Maricopa Trail: Estrellas to PIR
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 11th segment of the Maricopa Trail. One of my current projects is to hike or bike all 240 […]
Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Maricopa Trail: Verrado to Estrellas
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 10th segment of the Maricopa Trail. At the beginning of 2021, I set out to day hike the […]
Toothaker / Gadsden / Butterfield
Estrella Mountain Regional Park is 19,840 acres of easy Sonoran Desert hiking. Officially, the most difficult trail is rated “moderate-difficult”, but Maricopa County tends to […]
Coldwater / Toothaker / Rainbow Valley
It gets cold in 7,000+ ft. northern Arizona during winter: The record low is a shocking -40℉ at Hawley Lake, in the White Mountains, on Jan. […]
Butterfield / Pedersen / Coldwater Loop
One of the things I decided to start doing this year is more hikes in the cooler months closer to home. Partly because it would […]
Butterfield / Pedersen / Coldwater Loop
Did this last weekend, as I wanted to test myself at a longer distance. Mostly, it turned out to be a mental test, as Pedersen […]