Piestewa Peak
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, […]
Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Pointe Tapatio Golf Course Loop
74° when I started my hike at 1450. I photographed several bum nests for a future “Better Bum Nests & Gardens” video. (You can just […]
Charles M. Christiansen Trail #100
Figured I’d take advantage of a brief window of non-downpour. 53°, partly cloudy, and slightly cool, when I started at 0930. Signs of slight erosion […]
Charles M. Christiansen Trail #100
I plan on taking a nap this afternoon, so I did my last hike of the year yesterday, the 30th. 60° when I started hiking […]
Pointe Tapatio Golf Course Loop
Was going to have my wife drop me off over by the end of Perl Charles #1A, where it crosses under AZ 51, after this […]
Shaw Butte Trail #306
63°, partly cloudy, no breeze when I started at 1300. Perfect weather. Took Trail #100 to the NMVC, then started clockwise on #306. The little […]
Freedom Trail #302
55° when I left home at 1230. Perfect hiking weather. After shrink visit, had wife drop me off at Piestewa TH. Started hiking at 1430, […]
Lookout Mountain
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 […]
North Mountain
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 […]
Shaw Butte Trail #306
Well, I made it. Just a hair over 600 miles for the year: My best ever. Four days ago I was on 589, and figured […]