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North Mountain

2022-09-19 0

Thought I was doing okay. Made final turn at 12:25, which is 30-60 seconds faster than normal. Thought, “Hell, if I really push, I have […]

generic white hiker on brown background sign

North Mountain

2020-10-19 0

Got some travel coming up, so not going for an “away” hike this Thursday. Instead, I will be climbing North Mountain by the steep dirt […]

Looking southeast across Sunnyslope towards Piestewa Peak and the previous rain band.

North Mountain

2020-03-12 0

Decided a long hike looking for flowers might not be a good choice today, so i’m sticking around the house. Watching radar, I snuck out […]

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Top 40 Photos of 2016

2017-01-01 2

Last year, I decided to start summing up my hiking year in photos. A “Top 10 Photos of 2015“, if you will. No voting, just […]

North Mountain, Phoenix Mountains Preserve

North Mountain

2016-09-19 0

I don’t normally blog about short, local, maintenance hikes. That would be boring: “Yeah, I hiked up Camelback. Again.” Well, except Camelback is a zoo, […]

Brittlebush on North Mountain. Looking across 7th St., towards the Pointe Tapatio resort.

North Mountain

2015-02-21 0

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 […]