Black Hills Loop
It’s been hard coming up with hikes the past six weeks. The temperatures have usually been over 110° in the low desert around Phoenix. As […]
Arizona
Phoenix Asshole Drivers #12
I try to avoid driving, if at all possible, due to my PTSD (Phoenix Traffic Stress Disorder). For instance, I will walk the 2.5 mile […]
Brins Mesa Loop
Last week on Tuesday and Wednesday it hit record highs for the day: At 121°, within one degree of Phoenix’s all time high, set on […]
Phoenix Asshole Drivers #11 – New Mexico
Twice a year, on the first Saturday in April and October, the White Sands Missile Range has an open house at the Trinity Site, where […]
Tanner Peak
I’ve had Tanner Peak on my list for two years, since I hiked Armer Mountain, looking for the West Point C-47 wreckage. The last time […]
Porter Mountain / Sunrise Mine
It’s been five months since Paul (‘PrescottStyle’) and I last did a hike together, to the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park, south of Yarnell. […]
Charles M. Christiansen Trail #100
I had planned to do a hike up in Yavapai County on Saturday, but PrescottStyle had to work. Since the temperature was scheduled to top out […]
Phoenix Asshole Drivers #10
It seems to be one month is up, one month is down. This was a down month, with my PTSD (Phoenix Traffic Stress Disorder) reaching […]
Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway
This is my fifth survey of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway right-of-way. I did my first Loop 202 survey on April 13, 2015, and […]
Cave Creek / Skunk Tank Loop
The last time I did the Cave Creek / Skunk Tank Loop, I was very new to Arizona hiking, with nothing much under my belt […]