Hiking

Hiking Beer #5 and Other Beer-li-ness

Hiking Beer #5

2020-04-07 Video 0

When it’s not too hot, and I can spare the pack space, I like to squeeze in a bottle of heavenly nectar. Like Ben Franklin […]

No idea what this is, but it's got a bee on it.

Cave Creek Regional Park

2020-04-02 Hiking 0

Cave Creek Regional Park (CCRP) is considered one of the top spring flower destinations in the Phoenix area. There aren’t a whole lot of trails […]

The chuparosa were BONKERS on the south slope of Granite Mountain!

Granite Mountain Loop

2020-03-27 Hiking 0

First off, just to be clear, this is the Granite Mountain in north Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve — not the Granite Mountain in Prescott, made […]

Looking southeast across Sunnyslope towards Piestewa Peak and the previous rain band.

North Mountain

2020-03-12 Hiking 0

Decided a long hike looking for flowers might not be a good choice today, so i’m sticking around the house. Watching radar, I snuck out […]

Tugboat is across the Indian Paint Mine from Battleship Mountain.

First Water to Canyon Lake

2020-02-13 Hiking 0

The two major trailheads for the Superstition Mountains are Peralta Trailhead to the south and First Water Trailhead to the north. Sure, there are others, […]

I suspect their aim was affected by alcohol.

BCT: Boy Scout Loop

2020-02-06 Hiking 0

The Boy Scout Loop is the second segment, south-to-north, of the Black Canyon Trail. The BCT is a National Recreation Trail that stretches 80 miles […]

Gate on the saddle between Limestone Spring and Page Spring.

Limestone Trail #252

2020-01-30 Hiking 0

I had thought about doing something else this week, but then Gary, aka LosDosSloFolks, from HikeArizona.com contacted me about doing the Limestone Trail #252 loop. […]