Vulture Peak
Looking at it from the trailhead, I was like, no way, it’s straight up. But really, it is not bad, steep but steady. Personally, I […]
Maricopa County
Baldy / Francis Rogers Mountain
On 241-something miles for the year and want to make 250 so I headed out to Lake Pleasant after watching my European soccer team embarrass […]
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 […]
Deem Hills Recreation Area
Wanted to do something close to town that would give me time to get to Turf Paradise by 11:30. (Even though the local horse season […]
Cottonwood Spring Loop
Been really busy, and stressed out — work — lately, and so have not been exercising as much as I should have. (As an example, […]
Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244
This morning’s pre-game meal was again courtesy of Rainbow Donuts, but to get some variety in my diet, I had a kolache (a sausage roll) […]
Ballantine Cabin & Corral
I tried finding some hiking partners, but I guess there was a football game on TV. Anyway, stopped at Rainbow Donuts on 7th St in Sunnyslope […]
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 […]