Butcher Jones Trail #463
I planned to hike from Butcher Jones TH across the north shore of Saguaro Lake to the AZNG site on Hill 1980 at the mouth […]
Locals Hike
North Mountain
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 […]
Shaw Butte Trail #306
Well, I made it. Just a hair over 600 miles for the year: My best ever. Four days ago I was on 589, and figured […]
Hackberry Spring Loop
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 […]
Shaw Butte Hoops
Are you a Tim in Phoenix? Check out the Bobby Murdoch Phoenix CSC site! The Celtic FC Foundation — the charitable arm of the team […]
Hackberry Spring Loop
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 […]
Limestone Trail #252
This loop is a tale of three segments: The out, the fun — Limestone Trail #252 — and the back. As I hiked it, the […]
Elephant Mountain Trail
This was my fourth trip to Spur Cross in the last four weeks. Might not seem much to those folks who have second homes in […]
Elephant Mountain Trail
Back out to Spur Cross to have another go at the Elephant Mountain loop, this time with a loaded route in the GPS. I figured […]
Hackberry Spring Loop
This was my second time out to First Water TH, and though I knew the road was gravel, I had forgotten how bumpy the ride […]