Vineyard Mountain Trail #131
I got the idea to hike Vineyard Mountain from Mike_W on HikeArizona.com. Normally, I spend the winter months doing “locals’ hikes” in the Phoenix metro […]
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Butterfield Stage Trail Index
The Butterfield Stage Trail is a National Historic Trail that starts in St. Louis, travels various routes across the Southwest, ending 2,795 miles later in […]
Cave Creek Regional Park
Normally, on Christmas Eve, I hike Shaw Butte to visit it’s palo verde Christmas Tree. It’s a good work out hike. But not worth a […]
Apache Maid Mountain
I started my winter, lower-elevation, hiking program last week at Peoria Sunrise Mountain Preserve. When I finished around 1 p.m., it was a toasty 87℉. […]
Peoria Sunrise Mountain Preserve
Personally, I avoid doing the same hike a second time. Heck, the first sixty times I hiked the desert behind my house, I only repeated […]
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 […]
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 […]