Maricopa Trail: Sun Valley to White Tanks
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 8th segment of the Maricopa Trail. I’d be surprised if any other metro area has a loop trail […]
Hiking
Hiking Beer #7
Somehow, the 1920s were “roaring” despite Prohibition taking effect on January 17, 1920. Americans could possess alcohol, just not brew / distill it, transport it, […]
Toohey Trick Tank Trail #9440
It’s been nine months since Prescottstyle (Paul) and I last hiked together. Now that the weather is better in mile-high Prescott, I figured we ought to […]
BCT: Big Bug Creek to Brushy Wash
The Black Canyon Trail (BCT) is a National Recreation Trail. Originally 64 miles from Carefree Highway to Big Bug Trailhead on AZ-69, it has grown […]
San Tan Mountain Regional Park
Unlike most of metro Phoenix, which is laid out in one mile squares, the roads in Queen Creek are all curley. So, for the third […]
Dixie Mountain Loop
I haven’t gotten out of the house for anything more than a spin around the neighborhood since biking the Maricopa Trail three weeks ago. Funeral […]
Skyline Exploration
There’s a lot of old jeep trails in what is now Skyline Regional Park. One of them appears to extend from Skyline’s main wash up […]
Bulldog Canyon
There’s so many diverse places to hike in Arizona that — other than the Mogollon Rim — I figure I am doing well if I […]
South Mountain: Pyramid Loop
Every winter, I do hikes in lower elevations, where there is no snow. Most of those are what I call a “locals hike“: Phoenix area hikes […]
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 […]