Balanced "mushroom" at Mushroom Rock Scenic Point. Tom's Thumb Trailhead visible on the left. It is an easy one mile roundtrip to Mushroom Rock Scenic Point.

Marcus Landslide

2021-12-23 0

Marcus Landslide was “discovered” in 2002 by two ASU geography post-grads. Surely, many people had looked at the rocks before, but the students were the […]

The view from the top of Indian Mesa, looking southeast across Tule Creek, and the Agua Fria River, towards Lake Pleasant (the sliver just in front of the distant White Tank Mountains).

Indian Mesa Ruins

2021-12-01 0

Indian Mesa Ruins is another one of those hikes I’ve had on my to-do list for years. Not sure why I’ve never gotten around to […]

Small portion of the antenna farm atop Shaw Butte.

Shaw Butte Trail #306

2021-11-17 0

Today, November 17, is National Take a Hike Day — something I only realized sometime in the past year. My two previous hikes on this […]

Red Basin, from Off the Beaten Path waypoint 8.

Clam Beds & Red Basin

2021-10-21 0

The Petrified Forest is a 221,391 acre national park in Navajo County and Apache County, in northeast Arizona. It is known for its fossils, the stunning […]

The highlight of my bushwhack down Barbershop Canyon was this beautiful cliff.

Barbershop Canyon

2021-10-06 0

Last week’s expedition to Greens Peak did not yield the rainbow of fall color I had hoped for. The best fall color I’ve found in […]

Looking up at Greens Peak from FR 61. For some reason, cattle were gathered around this roller.

Greens Peak

2021-09-29 0

Fall color on the San Francisco Peaks … uh, peaks … during the last week of September / first week of October. Lockett Meadow is […]

I love Woods Canyon Lake. I wouldn't mind my ashes being spread here some day.

Scouting Woods Canyon

2021-09-22 0

In July, 2020, I attempted a through hike of Willow Springs Canyon and Woods Canyon. Long story short, I bit off more than I could […]