South Mountain: Thondum Wihom Trail
Thondum Wihom Trail is located on the north side of Phoenix South Mountain Park / Preserve, where Dobbins Rd. curves north to become 20th St., […]
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Skyline Exploration
Today was the first “locals hike” of my winter hiking program. I plan my hikes six months in advance. If not yet a detailed route […]
Sunnyslope Murder Tour: Index
These are the homicides that have occured since I moved to Sunnyslope in September, 2008. Or, in the case of Sunnyslope serial killing “Zombie Hunter” Bryan […]
General Crook – Woods Canyon Lake
My wife and I were driving east on AZ-260, about where it becomes undivided, a couple of miles before topping the Mogollon Rim. I reach […]
Lost Dog Wash to Sunrise Peak
Sunrise Peak is in Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve, the largest city park in the United States at 30,500 acres. Maricopa County’s McDowell Mountain Regional Park, […]
Black Mountain
Since I finished the C&O Canal, I plan on returning to doing Appalachian Trail day / segment hikes. There’s a lot of up & downs […]
North Mountain Intervals
It’s been over a year since I hiked North Mountain. Most of my during-the-week exercise has been biking around Sunnyslope. I decided to get back […]
Reach 11 Recreation Area
There’s a good decription of the overall Reach 11 Recreation Area from when I biked the west end last year, so I won’t repeat it, […]
South Mountain: Holbert Loop
Lots of folks frequently hike Phoenix’s South Mountain Park. Even though South Mountain has 100 miles of dirt trails spread over 16,283 acres, I prefer […]
Butterfield Stage: Estrella Rd. to Gap Well
What is now known as the Butterfield Stage Trail was in use at least as early as Juan Bautista de Anza’s expedition from Culiacan to […]