Bartlett Dam Rd. to FR 1058
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 25th segment of the Maricopa Trail. In the intro for the previous Maricopa Trail video, I said Granite […]
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Maricopa Trail Index
Maricopa Trail is a 315 mile trail system in Maricopa County. The 315 miles is the total, including access routes. The actual loop itself, around […]
Hiking Beer #9
Today, National Beer Day, April 7th, the USA celebrates the repeal of Prohibition on this festive occasion in 1933. 🍻 Pictured are beers I’ve mostly quaffed […]
Sharpsburg & Ferry Hill
Short walk on the C&O Canal from Lock 38 east to Conococheague Sportsman Club, back to Lock 38, then north ⅔ mile around Ferry Hill. […]
Granite Mountain TH to Bartlett Dam Rd
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 24th segment of the Maricopa Trail. The Maricopa Trail is a 315-mile trail system around the Phoenix metro […]
Skyline Regional Park
It’s been a couple of years since I last hiked in Buckeye’s Skyline Regional Park, at the south end of the White Tank Mountains. But, unlike […]
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 […]
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 […]