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, […]
Locals Hike
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 […]
Tom’s Thumb & Ogre’s Den
Last week, I tried taking the Climbers Access Route up East End Mountain to Tom’s Thumb. I had to bail when I encountered a section […]
Climbers’ Route to Tom’s Thumb?
After my last hike, on Prospect Trail in Nevada’s Valley of Fire, it was back home this week. Being winter, I planned another ‘Locals Hike’, […]
Limestone Trail #252
Now that is cool in the Sonoran Desert, I plan to do a few mine explorations. This Friday, I intended to return to Santa Maria […]
Hiking Lake Pleasant
I avoid hiking high elevations, like Strawberry Mountain, in the winter. Couple of inches of snow up there the last few days. No thanx. ✋ […]