Cave Creek / Skunk Tank Loop
I started hiking at 0750. It was sunny, 34 degrees, no breeze (praise jeebus). I was hoping to get started by 0730, but I sat […]
Arizona
Dixie Mountain Loop
Report: Time out: 10:50 a.m. Weather: Sunny, about 70, no breeze. Did the trail clockwise, as I am just a clockwise kinda guy. There are […]
South Mountain Loop
Bajada → Ranger → National → Bajada Time out: 7:37 a.m. Weather: Sunny, low 60s, no breeze. Head east on Bajada Trail, slight climb, broken […]
BCT: Bumble Bee to Government Spring
I actually hiked this, the 9th of 12 BCT segments (south-to-north), first. It was one of the first hiking triplogs I wrote. Directions: North on […]
Palo Verde Trail #512
Directions: Loop 101 to Pima Rd exit. North on Pima Road, 12 miles. East on Cave Creek Rd, 4.2 miles. East Bartlett Dam Rd, 13.3 […]
Pass Mountain Trail #282
I started hiking at 10:00 a.m. The weather was partly cloudy, upper 60s. About 25 yds. past the trailhead, Pass Mountain Trail intersects Wind Cave […]
A high-tech chat can be diverting
I was just clearing out some old junk, and found this article tucked in a folder. It was written the same year the World Wide […]
153rd Field Artillery Brigade (AZNG)
I spent about 18 months in the 153rd Field Artillery Brigade of the Arizona Army National Guard, from around the time I was commissioned in May, 1989, […]