Locals Hike

Hedgehog Cactus flower.

Maricopa Peak

2015-03-28 Hiking 0

This hike gave me the idea to do my Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway series of hikes. (See the video, below.) Wow, that was slower […]

Detailed hedgehog cactus flower.

Go John Trail

2015-03-20 Hiking 0

Overton ➞ Slate ➞ Quartz ➞ Go John ➞ Overton loop It rained last night, and I got sprinkles as I headed north on Cave Creek Rd. I hit the trail about 7:10 […]

Brittlebush on North Mountain. Looking across 7th St., towards the Pointe Tapatio resort.

North Mountain

2015-02-21 Hiking 0

I kept a slow, but steady, pace up the North Mountain road. Back was getting sore, and I’m sure my heart rate was elevated, but […]

Sign outside the Blue Bird Cafe: "A mine is a hole in the ground owned by a liar." (Mark Twain)

Hackberry Spring Loop

2014-11-17 Hiking 0

This was my second time out at Hackberry Spring this year. Enjoyable day with nice people: AZLumberjack MinerMike and trekkin_gecko. 🙂 We checked out the […]

The famous Glasgow Celtic Hoops on the summit of Shaw Butte. Sunnyslope below.

Shaw Butte Hoops

2014-06-29 Hiking 0

Are you a Tim in Phoenix? Check out the Bobby Murdoch Phoenix CSC site! The Celtic FC Foundation — the charitable arm of the team […]

Starting to descend from Garden Valley to Hackberry Springs.

Hackberry Spring Loop

2014-03-11 Hiking 0

Another trip with Rockadoodledude. Only three cars in the lot when we started at 0715. Really nice light along the whole hike, but particularly in […]