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 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, 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, […]

Graffiti Cabin & PIestewa Peak

Piestewa Peak

2016-01-24 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, […]

Me on top of Vulture Peak

Vulture Peak

2016-01-14 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

Roblas Butte

2016-01-01 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 […]

Looking at fourth summit of Little Four Peaks.

Little Four Peaks

2015-12-13 0

42° from Phoenix to Apache Junction. Got to AJ too soon for store to be open to buy the jacket I forgot. All the way […]

Selfie I took for my wife (who is in Houston) and my son (who lives in Maryland).

Lookout Mountain

2015-12-12 0

Got a late start because I was working on a non-hiking video project. 60°, and totally overcast, when I left home in Sunnyslope at 1500. Caught […]

Grand Canyon : Desert View Watchtower

Cedar Mountain

2015-10-02 0

The main event of my weekend. My purpose for being up north. A hike I’ve been planning for a couple of years, ever since someone […]