Maricopa Trail – Page 3 – Kingsnake's Home Den

Looking southwest from the corner of 195th Ave. and Bethany Home Rd. I checked radar an hour later: Over an inch in fell near Tonopah, and 3/4" along the west side of the White Tanks.

Maricopa Trail: White Tanks to Verrado

2022-09-21 Bike Riding 0

Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 9th segment of the Maricopa Trail. Thunderstorms predicted until at least mid-day. Decided to make the trip out […]

Honey bee gathering pollen from a teddy-bear cholla.

Maricopa Trail: Sun Valley to White Tanks

2022-04-07 Hiking 0

Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 8th segment of the Maricopa Trail. I’d be surprised if any other metro area has a loop trail […]

I imagine Surprise got its name after some 1880s eastern greenhorn believed the real estate slickster's sales pitch, paid their life savings for the "Garden of Eden", then showed up out here in the flattest desert you could imagine. "Surprise!" (GoPro screen cap)

Maricopa Trail: 119th Ave-Sun Valley Pkwy

2022-03-10 Bike Riding 0

Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 7th segment of the Maricopa Trail. The Maricopa Trail is a 315-mile trail system around the Phoenix metro […]

Enjoying the shade at the halfway cabana. I tried to time this photo to traffic passing in back, but no such luck.

Maricopa Trail: Lake Pleasant – 119th Ave

2022-02-10 Bike Riding 0

Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 6th segment of the Maricopa Trail. My goal is to hike or bike all 245 miles of the […]

Maricopa Trail: Anthem to Lake Pleasant

2021-12-08 Hiking 0

Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 4th and 5th segment of the Maricopa Trail. At the beginning of 2021, I set out to hike […]

Professional stunt man. Do not attempt this at home.

Maricopa Trail: CCRP to Anthem TH

2021-01-14 Hiking 0

Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 3rd segment of the Maricopa Trail. I’ve had knee problems since I was 20, including blowing out each […]

The only other desert chicory I found was a few inches away from this one, not far from the Go John Trail trailhead.

Maricopa Trail: Spur Cross to CCRP

2019-03-08 Hiking 0

Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 2nd segment of the Maricopa Trail. Heading into this week’s hike, I’d heard that flowers were going nuts, […]

The Cave Creek Complex Fire burned ~240,000 acres in June, 2005.

Maricopa Trail: Bronco TH to Spur Cross

2016-04-08 Hiking 0

Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 1st segment of the Maricopa Trail. I’ve had this hike on my list for years, at least since […]