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The best fall color was across the Potomac River, on West Virginia's Knobley Mountain.

North Branch to Cumberland

2023-10-30 Hiking 0

My wife and I have been visiting our younger son, Jason, and his family in Hagerstown several times a year since 2010. Our autumn visit […]

Fall color along Geronimo Trail #240.

Geronimo Trail #240 – East Webber #289

2023-10-18 Hiking 0

The Geronimo Trail #240 – East Webber Trail #289 hike starts at the Geronimo Trailhead, just outside the gate of Camp Geronimo (a Boy Scout […]

The Dude Fire burned so hot, that 33 years later Moore Creek hasn't recovered.

General Crook Trail: V43-V51

2023-10-11 Hiking 0

Heading east from Dewey, this is the 7th segment of General Crook Trail. I originally plotted the seventh segment of the General Crook Trail to run […]

The obvious sign I missed.

Mount Baldy Crossover Trail #96

2023-09-29 Hiking 0

My plan this week was to bike Railroad Grade Trail #601 from Apache Railroad Trailhead on AZ-260, south 19 miles to Railroad Cove Trailhead at […]

Fisher Point, at the junction of Sandys Canyon, Walnut Canyon and Fay Canyon.

Sandys Canyon & Walnut Canyon

2023-09-14 Hiking 0

TL;DR I didn’t take many pictures. For a full description, read my 2020 Sandys Canyon / Walnut Canyon blog. I’ve been through Sandys Canyon, into […]

Singed and sooty chevron on ponderosa pine charred by the Wilbur Fire.

General Crook Trail: V27-V33

2023-09-06 Hiking 0

Heading east from Dewey, this is the 5th segment of General Crook Trail. I hiked the previous General Crook Trail segment, from Upper Sawlog Tank #1 […]

C&O Canal midpoint marker: Though in my case, after today, I have a mere nine miles to complete the towpath.

McMahon’s Mill to Williamsport

2023-08-21 Hiking 0

I planned to hike the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath from McMahon’s Mill to Williamsport during Easter, 2022, but had to bail due to the […]

Unlike some railroad bridges down the Potomac River, this CSX line is active.

Oldtown to North Branch

2023-08-18 Hiking 0

I was originally going to hike the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from Oldtown to Spring Gap, but that is barely 6½ miles, and would have […]

Big, puffy, clouds started rolling in from the north about 9:30 a.m. I first heard thunder at 10:50 a.m.

General Crook Trail: V39-V43

2023-07-26 Hiking 0

Heading east from Dewey, this is the second part of the 6th segment of General Crook Trail. The overall sixth segment of the General Crook Trail, […]

Crystal Spring Trail #17

2023-07-19 Hiking 0

It has now been three years since the Bighorn Fire, and two years since I last hiked the Catalina Mountains. In 2021, I attempted Butterfly […]

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    Goldwater Lakes Loop

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    Alder Canyon

    2026-07-15 Hiking 0

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