Hawes Trail System
I’ve never been to the Hawes Trail System before. You just don’t hear aboout people hiking it much. It’s popular with mountain bikers. Maybe they […]
Hiking
Phoenix Sonoran Preserve
Three years ago, I hiked the other “half” of Ocotillo Trail and Sidewider Trail, from Apache Wash Trailhead, at the east end of the Phoenix Sonoran Preserve. Today, […]
Gateway Trailhead to Tom’s Thumb TH
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 22nd segment of the Maricopa Trail. The Maricopa Trail is a 315-mile trail system in & around the […]
West Wing Mountain
It was a frigid — by Phoenix standards — morning. Low temp was about 34℉. So, I delayed leaving home until 10:00 a.m., and even […]
Taliesin West to Gateway Trailhead
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 21st segment of the Maricopa Trail. My goal is to hike or bike all 240 miles of the […]
Picketpost Mesa Explore
When I last visited Arnett Canyon and Telegraph Canyon in 2018, I first hiked along the east rim of Arnett. From that vantage point, I […]
Shallmo Wash, Pemberton & Escondido
McDowell Mountain Regional Park is a 21,099 acre Maricopa County park north of Fountain Hills, nestled between the McDowell Mountains to the west and the […]
BCT: Orme Rd. to Old Cherry Rd.
The Black Canyon Trail (BCT) is a National Recreation Trail that stretches 93 miles, from Carefree Highway, in north Phoenix, to the John 3:16-17 spring box, […]
Black Canyon Trail Index
The Black Canyon Trail is a National Recreation Trail that starts at Carefree Highway, in far north Phoenix. Originally 64 miles to the Big Bug Trailhead […]
North Branch to Cumberland
My wife and I have been visiting our younger son, Jason, and his family in Hagerstown several times a year since 2010. Our autumn visit […]