Bushwhack
Apache Leap
I planned to hike Preston the Yeti’s route up to Apache Leap, along the rim for 2.5 miles to the highpoint, 4875 ft, back track […]
Wood Canyon Rim
After breakfast at Buckboard City Cafe, took an alternate drive to the trailhead: south on FR 230, rather than AZ 177, almost to the ranch, […]
Picketpost Circumference
The last time I was out here, in June, 2012, I aborted due to time constraints. (And not because a rather large western diamondback was […]
Board Creek Loop
I like rain. Love listening to it patter on my roof. When I lived in Wisconsin, I would go out on my porch to watch […]
Board Creek Loop
Met up with Paul (Prescottstyle) at Bistro St. Michael’s on the northwest corner of Courthouse Square at 0730. I had coffee and a yogurt parfait. […]
Climax Mine
Did the first of several planned loops of mines northeast of Wilhoit. Started at 0800 from the large black gravel Glen Oaks pullout. The first […]
Alamo Lake BM Loop
Time constraints prevented me from hiking the benchmarks out to (gravel) Alamo Rd a few weeks ago. In reviewing the topo, I noticed there was […]
Peak 4053 – Teapot Mtn Quad
Was looking for something to do this weekend, and hiking the ridgeline to Hill 4053, above White Canyon, is what I came up with. Checked […]
First Water Upper Creek Loop
Met up with AZLumberjack about 0700. Had my water hiking shoes this week, but forgot my camera. It’s always something. At least I had my Blackberry, […]