This sign represents one of my pet peeves: If you are ostensibly exercising, what is the point of saving 10 ft.?

Bear Canyon Lake

2021-05-06 0

Gradually transitioning from bike riding, I didn’t become a regular hiker until 2011. That was also the year I did my first Mogollon Rim hike, […]

Looking south, down the Mogollon Rim, from the top of Miller Canyon.

Upper Miller Canyon

2020-08-14 0

Two years ago, I hiked middle Miller Canyon, the four miles north of FR 141H. (“Middle” is the section, not the actual name of the […]

Drowning Butterfly is the name of my new Goth band.

Woods Canyon Lake

2020-07-30 0

The weatherman was predicting it would be 117℉ in Phoenix, near 100℉ in Prescott and Payson — the latter of which is in the closed […]

I parked just past the Milk Ranch Point sign, though you could easily drive at least to Donahue Trail #27.

Milk Ranch Point

2020-07-23 0

After last week’s adventure hiking Willow Springs Canyon, I thought it would be a good idea to avoid canyon crawling, and stick to an established […]

Previous hiker?

Willow Springs Canyon

2020-07-16 0

I’ve hiked around Woods Canyon Lake several times, but I’ve never been down the canyon it drains into. The lake is my favorite place in […]

Bush Fire smoke, as seen from about milepost 5.5 on Rim Rd. / FR 300

Kehl Canyon

2020-06-18 0

I did my first Mogollon Rim hike in 2011, when I hiked from the Geronimo Trailhead to Washington Park. But that was below the Rim, […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #71

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #71

2020-06-11 0

Most of the incidents my dashcam captures on dirt roads involved OHVs channeling their inner Sebastian Loeb, swinging wide through corners. (Other than that one […]