Little Granite Mountain
The Tonto National Forest is back open, from fire restrictions, but after doing my last three hikes along the Mogollon Rim, I wanted to do […]
Granite Mountain
Granite Mountain Hotshots Juniper
The sixth anniversary of the Granite Mountain Hotshots sacrifice on Yarnell Hill was coming up on June 30th. I’ve been to the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial […]
Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park
Today, I set out to do the hike I skipped a few weeks ago do to me having a cold and it being below freezing […]
Top 40 Photos of 2016
Last year, I decided to start summing up my hiking year in photos. A “Top 10 Photos of 2015“, if you will. No voting, just […]
Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park
Three and a half years ago, I hiked from Glen Oaks to Hill 6276, overlooking Wilhoit. I was concerned about wildfire as, at the time, […]
Little Granite Mountain Loop
My wife & I got out of Phoenix at a decent hour (5:38 a.m.). Less auto traffic than expected on northbound I-17, so I was […]
Granite Mountain Trail #261
I’ve had this on my list for at least a year, and finally got around to it today. Despite blowing by the I-17 slow-pokes heading […]