Phoenix Sonoran Preserve
In 2020, I started finding heavy flowers the first week of March, when I hiked a half dozen trails in the Phoenix Sonoran Preserve‘s south […]
Locals Hike
Maricopa Peak
I was going to hike another segment of the Maricopa Trail today, but my wife was visiting family in Florida, and hiking from Anthem to […]
Skyline Regional Park
Working my way around the Phoenix metro area doing winter locals’ hikes, today was Skyline Regional Park’s turn. Skyline Regional Park has four summits, of […]
Maricopa Trail: CCRP to Anthem TH
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 3rd segment of the Maricopa Trail. I’ve had knee problems since I was 20, including blowing out each […]
Coldwater / Toothaker / Rainbow Valley
It gets cold in 7,000+ ft. northern Arizona during winter: The record low is a shocking -40℉ at Hawley Lake, in the White Mountains, on Jan. […]
Dixie Mine Loop
After two weeks of minimal physical activity, including seven days sitting in my car, driving to & from Maryland, I needed to do some real […]
Cave Creek Regional Park
Cave Creek Regional Park (CCRP) is considered one of the top spring flower destinations in the Phoenix area. There aren’t a whole lot of trails […]
Granite Mountain Loop
First off, just to be clear, this is the Granite Mountain in north Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve — not the Granite Mountain in Prescott, made […]
Phoenix Sonoran Preserve
My wife and I were in Houston the end of February, so I didn’t get a hike in the week we left, as we were […]
BCT: Boy Scout Loop
The Boy Scout Loop is the second segment, south-to-north, of the Black Canyon Trail. The BCT is a National Recreation Trail that stretches 80 miles […]