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 […]
Locals Hike
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 […]
Freestone Park to Park of the Canals
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 17th segment of the Maricopa Trail. One of my current projects is to hike or bike all 245 […]
Maricopa Trail: PIR to Tres Rios Wetlands
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 12th segment of the Maricopa Trail. Despite hitting 1,000 combined hiking & biking miles for 2022, I slacked […]
Maricopa Trail: Estrellas to PIR
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 11th segment of the Maricopa Trail. One of my current projects is to hike or bike all 245 […]
Maricopa Trail: Sun Valley to White Tanks
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 8th segment of the Maricopa Trail. I’d be surprised if any other metro area has a loop trail […]
San Tan Mountain Regional Park
Unlike most of metro Phoenix, which is laid out in one mile squares, the roads in Queen Creek are all curley. So, for the third […]
Dixie Mountain Loop
I haven’t gotten out of the house for anything more than a spin around the neighborhood since biking the Maricopa Trail three weeks ago. Funeral […]
South Mountain: Pyramid Loop
Every winter, I do hikes in lower elevations, where there is no snow. Most of those are what I call a “locals hike“: Phoenix area hikes […]