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 […]
Locals Hike
Limestone Trail #252
I had thought about doing something else this week, but then Gary, aka LosDosSloFolks, from HikeArizona.com contacted me about doing the Limestone Trail #252 loop. […]
South Mountain: Desert Foothills Loop
16,283 acre South Mountain Park is the largest city park in the United States. It is popular with the usual array of Phoenix outdoor activities: Hikers, […]
San Tan Mountain Regional Park
The Phoenix metro area — aka the “Valley of the Sun” — is so large it is hard to grasp how big it really is: […]
BCT: Carefree Hwy. to New River Rd.
The Black Canyon Trail (BCT) is a National Recreation Trail that stretches 80 miles from the Carefree Highway, in far north Phoenix, to Russian Well, […]
Windgate Pass-Bell Pass Loop
I spend the middle months of the year hiking in higher, somewhat cooler, locations, often involving long drives. Because, other than the Sky Islands, like […]
Bartlett Lake Super Bloom
My dad is laid up, and several times has mentioned to me his disappointment at not being to get out to see the Super Bloom. […]
Skyline Regional Park
Lot of stuff going on behind the scenes are Kingsnake Studios. I’ve been uber busy. Not sure where to look for #flowerporn this week, and […]
Black Mesa Loop
Last week I explored Big Stick Mine, on the Santa Maria River, about a two hour drive from my home in Sunnyslope. So, this week […]
Guadelupe Ridge & Fat Man’s Pass
Fray Marcos de Niza (c. 1495-1558) was a Italian Franciscan friar who, in 1531, arrived in Spanish America to be a missionary. In 1536, the […]