Apache Leap
I planned to hike Preston the Yeti’s route up to Apache Leap, along the rim for 2.5 miles to the highpoint, 4875 ft, back track […]
Pinal County
Wood Canyon Rim
After breakfast at Buckboard City Cafe, took an alternate drive to the trailhead: south on FR 230, rather than AZ 177, almost to the ranch, […]
Historical Pinal Cemetery
After doing the Queen Trail, east of Superior, in the morning, I stopped by the Historic Pinal Cemetery on my way out of town. Despite […]
Queen Creek Canyon
Did the Queen Trail in the morning, before stopping by the Historic Pinal Cemetery early in the afternoon. Stopped for breakfast at the Buckboard Cafe, […]
Picketpost Circumference
The last time I was out here, in June, 2012, I aborted due to time constraints. (And not because a rather large western diamondback was […]
Mining Mountain – Vale School
Had a Aravaipa Property Owners Association meeting on Sunday, so I decided to head down a few days early to relax with my wife (and […]
Peak 4053 – Teapot Mtn Quad
Was looking for something to do this weekend, and hiking the ridgeline to Hill 4053, above White Canyon, is what I came up with. Checked […]
Brandenburg Mountain
I hate to make the 2.5 hour trip to Aravaipa for the property owner’s meeting and not get a hike in, and I’ve been wanting […]
Picketpost Circumference
Would have liked to have started at first light, or about 0515, but because I figured my wife might like visiting nearby Boyce Thompson while […]
Flat Top Mountain
Back in Aravaipa for a second straight weekend. (We had a Aravaipa property owners meeting/picnic later in the morning, so hiking there made perfect sense.) […]