Porcupine Canyon Police Call
In the Army, a “police call” is when you pick up garbage around your “AO” (area of operations, usually a barracks or motor pool). When […]
Hiking
McClintock Draw
McClintock Draw is a small canyon on the Mogollon Rim, between McClintock Ridge and Dane Ridge. McClintock Draw extends for only 2¾ miles, before emptying […]
Johnson Canyon Railroad Tunnel
Johnson Creek starts at the base of Hearst Mountain, three miles north of Williams. Johnson Creek winds westward for 20 miles, ending a mile south […]
Quien Sabe Draw
Quien Sabe Draw is a small canyon on the Mogollon Rim, between Turkey Pen Ridge and Fred Haught Ridge. Only 2½ miles long, Quien Sabe […]
Schnebly Hill Meander
Munds Mountain Trail #77 is one of those hikes I’ve had on my list years, yet never quite got around to. If I do an […]
Marshall Peak Loop
This week was our annual summer trip to Mount Lemmon. You could hike up from Tucson, but if you do you are much stronger hiker […]
Sandstone Canyon
Sandstone Canyon is a short canyon that starts at Sandstone Tank, and ends only 2¼ miles later at West Leonard Canyon. Sandstone Canyon is dead […]
PCT: White Spar to Copper Basin Rd.
Today was my penultimate segment hike of the Prescott Circle Trail, a 56 mile loop around the city of Prescott. “The Other PCT” is mostly […]
Prescott Circle Trail Index
The Prescott Circle Trail (PCT) is a 54-mile loop around Prescott that utilizes City of Prescott, Yavapai County and Prescott National Forest trails. The PCT […]
Porcupine Canyon
Today’s Mogollon Rim canyon crawl is down an unnamed canyon. Let’s call it “Porcupine Canyon”, after Porcupine Ridge, which forms its west flank. After exiting […]