Hiking – Page 36 – Kingsnake's Home Den

Looking west, across the Potomac River, from the top of Weverton Cliffs. Harpers Ferry is near the bottom of Blue Ridge in the distant middle. The Maryland Heights on the right.

A.T.: Crampton’s Gap to Harpers Ferry

2016-03-25 Hiking 0

Every Easter, my wife & I visit our younger son, and his family, in Hagerstown, MD. The highlight is watching our grandaughter’s Easter egg hunt. […]

West side of Hidden Valley Tanks (center), protected by sheer cliff faces.

Arch-O-Rama

2016-03-11 Hiking 0

I was last out here 13 months ago, when I attempted to find an arch near the trailhead, then hike up canyon, through Hidden Valley […]

BCT: Table Mesa Rd. to Black Canyon City

2016-02-28 Hiking 0

We needed to stay close to home today, to take care of some family business in the afternoon, so I came up with the idea […]

Big Chief Mine

2016-02-21 Hiking, Mine Exploring 3

I’ve been planning to explore the mines between the Hassayampa River and Maverick Mountain—the Gold Chief Mine, Jersey Lily Mine and Goldwater Mine—for several years, […]

Phoenix, AZ: Flourescent green smog inversion layer.

Pointe Tapatio Golf Course Loop

2016-02-19 Hiking 0

I went to high school in the South Bay part of Los Angeles. My high school was maybe a mile from the beach. Despite the […]

How the White Tank Mountains got their name.

Ford Canyon Loop

2016-02-12 Hiking 0

Working too hard on transferring data from my old site to this new one to take time to set up anything outside of town. I […]

Harquahala Peak

2016-02-05 Hiking, Off Roading 2

Harquahala Peak is the highest point in the Harquahala Mountains, which stretch from Aguila, in the far west end of Maricopa County, to Salome, in […]