BCT: Boy Scout Loop
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 […]
Hiking
Limestone Trail #252
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. […]
South Mountain: Desert Foothills Loop
16,283 acre South Mountain Park is the largest city park in the United States. It is popular with the usual array of Phoenix outdoor activities: Hikers, […]
San Tan Mountain Regional Park
The Phoenix metro area — aka the “Valley of the Sun” — is so large it is hard to grasp how big it really is: […]
Kaiser Hot Spring – Burro Creek Mine
2019 was a tough year for me in terms of consistently getting out for ‘away hikes’, so after hiking the Black Canyon Trail last week, […]
BCT: Carefree Hwy. to New River Rd.
The Black Canyon Trail (BCT) is a National Recreation Trail that stretches 80 miles from the Carefree Highway, in far north Phoenix, to Russian Well, […]
Bowl of Fire – Northshore Summit
Bowl of Fire is not Valley of Fire, which is a Nevada state park. Bowl of Fire is part of Lake Mead National Recreation Area, […]
Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway
In preparation for my 10th, and final, Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway survey hike, I created a new route to follow. After downloading the route […]
Windgate Pass-Bell Pass Loop
I spend the middle months of the year hiking in higher, somewhat cooler, locations, often involving long drives. Because, other than the Sky Islands, like […]
Great Falls to Edward’s Ferry
Today was my second of two Halloween week hikes along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath. My first hike, on Sunday, was supposed to be […]