Paxton Place Mine
I couldn’t find any info on the internet — not even on mindat.org! — for the Paxton Place Mine. Given what was mined at Camp […]
Arizona
Aravaipa Canyon
After checking out the Turkey Creek Cliff Dwelling, Randy dropped me off at the intersection of Turkey Creek and Aravaipa Creek. I had never hiked […]
Turkey Creek Cliff Dwelling
The drive from Pima, over the pass above Cottonwood Canyon, past the radar towers, down to Klondyke Rd is simply spectacular. I enjoyed the drive […]
Gila Box River Trail
Wife is out of town, so I figured I would take the opportunity to do some hiking in area I’d never been to, let alone […]
Pivot Rock Canyon
I try to divide my summer time between west and east uplands. Problem turned out to be, it’s not quite summer. I saw my jacket. […]
Hiking Food
Food I’ve eaten before, during & after hikes, bike rides … and some road trips: Bartlett Lake: Clif Shot Blocks Energy Chews Road Trip: Biscuits & […]
Copper Basin Mineral Hunt
I figured it was about time to start acclimating to higher elevations, as I won’t too many more hikes in the Valley until November. prescottstyle […]
Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway
I wanted to hike the future route of the South Mountain Loop 202 freeway, but did not think there would be a place to park […]
Sundad Ghost Town
From the Fourr Cemetery and Oatman Massacre sites, Stoic and I moved on to Sundad. Sundad is on Agua Caliente Rd., which is dirt, but […]
Oatman Massacre / Fourr Cemetery
Headed out with Stoic to follow up on some previous trips, throwing in the Sundad ghost town / rock art as a side trip. First […]