Mount Davis
Our plan was to do the usual double summit, but Yankee Doodle Trail #284 up Mount Union is closed. (It crosses a deeded mining claim, […]
Bradshaw Mountains
Mount Tritle
I’ve been in the Mount Tritle area several times before, most recently a year ago, when my mine exploring buddy Paul and I explored the […]
Blue Dick Mine
It’s starting to get warm down here in Phoenix, so I sent a twitter DM to my hiking & mine exploring buddy, @Prescottstyle (Paul), asking if […]
Big Bug Mesa
It’s been almost four years since I last explored Big Bug Mesa. In 2014, I hiked up Pine Creek Trail #289 from Pine Flat. Last […]
Finch Wash Mine Exploration
My wife’s away for a second week, so my regular mine exploring buddy Prescottstyle (Paul) suggested we hike up Finch Wash in Copper Basin, just […]
Smith Brothers Mine
In my constant search for new things to check out, where I won’t have to fight hordes of perfume-reeking, boombox blasting, spandex-stretching weekend warriors, I […]
Mount Union Mine
My mine exploring buddy Paul, aka @PrescottStyle, had this up for last Saturday, but William couldn’t make it, and I knew Sunday would be too […]
Silver Dollar Mine
Hot, hot, hotter than hell Burn you like the midday sun Silver Dollar Mine is another hike I’ve been planning for quite some time. In […]
Big Chief Mine
I’ve been planning to explore the mines between the Hassayampa River and Maverick Mountain—the Gold Chief Mine, Jersey Lily Mine and Goldwater Mine—for several years, […]
Cherry Creek Trail #214
“Life is short: Make it saucy.” When I see an unlimited amount of food in front of me, my eyes get big, I get ambitious, […]