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Black Canyon Trail

It stopped raining not long before I started hiking.

BCT: Bumble Bee to Government Spring

2018-03-26 Hiking 1

I had planned to hike Black Canyon Trail segment #9, from Bumble Bee to Government Spring, and segment #10 on to the ghost town of […]

Looking across Bumble Bee Creek towards Sunset Point.

BCT: Crown King Rd. to Bumble Bee

2017-03-10 Hiking 0

As I discovered last year, the Black Canyon Trail (BCT) is a sorely underrated area for bagging #flowerporn. So, I put it on my list a […]

Interesting bugs I have not seen feeding on a New Mexico Thistle before.

BCT: Crown King Rd. to Black Canyon City

2016-04-15 Hiking 0

I define Black Canyon Trail segments by the car-accessible roads on which they terminate. Each is 6-8 miles long. So, segment #6 begins at the […]

The Agua Fria River was loud!

BCT: Table Mesa Rd. to Black Canyon City

2016-02-28 Hiking 0

We needed to stay close to home today, to take care of some family business in the afternoon, so I came up with the idea […]

Very large Western Diamondback.

BCT: Table Mesa Rd. to Little Pan Loop

2011-07-03 Hiking 0

Directions: North I-17, exit 236, west Table Mesa Rd. After you cross over I-17, turn right down the dirt road. (If you stay straight on […]

If you are getting the impression there is a lot of shooting along the first three BCT segments, you would be correct.

BCT: Boy Scout Loop to Table Mesa Rd.

2011-06-26 Hiking 0

Directions: North I-17, exit 232, west New River Rd. After you cross under I-17, and drive up the small rise, take the very first right, […]

Must be a nasty divorce.

BCT: Emery Henderson to Boy Scout Loop

2011-06-04 Hiking 0

Directions: North I-17, exit 232. West New River Rd. ~3.4 miles to TH. Gate is left open, so you can get in before sunrise. Report: I […]

Shot up TV near FCI Phoenix: Someone did not want their MTV.

BCT: Emery Henderson to Carefree Hwy.

2011-05-30 Hiking 0

Directions: North I-17, exit west Carefree Highway. Go 6.4 miles to New River Rd, turn north. (Warning, this is *just* after the Lake Pleasant Pkwy. […]

generic white hiker on brown background sign

BCT: Bumble Bee to Government Spring

2011-01-02 Hiking 0

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 […]

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Recent Posts

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    Finishing Up Alder Canyon

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    Stott Canyon – Hangmans Draw

    2026-07-01 Cemetery, Hiking 0

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