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Sunset over Point Loma from Harbor Island.

South Fortuna Mountain

2017-09-09 Hiking 2

I lived in southern California — Rancho Palos Verdes and Torrance — in the late 70s, but I don’t recall ever having gone for a […]

Tanner Peak

2017-06-04 Hiking 3

I’ve had Tanner Peak on my list for two years, since I hiked Armer Mountain, looking for the West Point C-47 wreckage. The last time […]

Enjoying the "easy chair" on top of Williams Benchmark.

Alamo Lake BM Loop

2017-02-23 Hiking 4

Four years ago, almost to the day, I first hiked the Alamo Lake BM Loop. Back in early 2013, I was still trying to find […]

On the summit. Across the background are Bronco Butte, Continental Mountain, Black Mountain and the city of Cave Creek.

Quien Sabe Peak

2017-01-13 Hiking 0

I first noticed Quien Sabe Peak’s distinct formation while hiking Cottonwood Creek from the Bronco Trailhead to Cave Creek last April. I frequently plan hikes, then don’t […]

North Mountain

2016-09-19 Hiking 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, […]

Looking from summit of Shaw Butte, towards North Mountain, with Piestewa Pea in the background.

Shaw Butte & North Mountain Double Summit

2016-03-31 Hiking, Rant 2

I’ve had it in mind for quite some time to do a double summit of Shaw Butte and North Mountain. North Mountain, as most people […]

Harquahala Peak

2016-02-05 Hiking, Off Roading 2

Harquahala Peak is the highest point in the Harquahala Mountains, which stretch from Aguila, in the far west end of Maricopa County, to Salome, in […]

Piestewa Peak

2016-01-24 Hiking 0

Most of my out of town hikes this month have been short, but I didn’t want to invest 4+ hours round trip drive time either, […]

Vulture Peak

2016-01-14 Hiking 0

So, the desert race having been last week, I planned on hitting Camp Bouse Peak this week. Rather than take the long route via Bouse […]

Roblas Butte

2016-01-01 Hiking 0

While I putting together my 2015 photo highlights video, I realized that what looked like good photos, viewed normally, did not look quite so good […]