Granite Mountain Hotshots Juniper
The sixth anniversary of the Granite Mountain Hotshots sacrifice on Yarnell Hill was coming up on June 30th. I’ve been to the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial […]
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PCT: Copper Basin Rd. to Thumb Butte
The Prescott Circle Trail is a 54 mile, all dirt, loop around the city of Prescott. I’ve been on bits and pieces of the PCT […]
Skull Valley Ruins
Prescottstyle (Paul) is my frequent hiking & mine exploring buddy, especially when I am up in Yavapai County. Paul knows Yavapai like the back of […]
Finch Wash Mine Exploration
My wife’s away for a second week, so my regular mine exploring buddy Prescottstyle (Paul) suggested we hike up Finch Wash in Copper Basin, just […]
Porter Mountain / Sunrise Mine
It’s been five months since Paul (‘PrescottStyle’) and I last did a hike together, to the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park, south of Yarnell. […]
Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park
Three and a half years ago, I hiked from Glen Oaks to Hill 6276, overlooking Wilhoit. I was concerned about wildfire as, at the time, […]
Mount Union Mine
My mine exploring buddy Paul, aka @PrescottStyle, had this up for last Saturday, but William couldn’t make it, and I knew Sunday would be too […]
Big Chief Mine
I’ve been planning to explore the mines between the Hassayampa River and Maverick Mountain—the Gold Chief Mine, Jersey Lily Mine and Goldwater Mine—for several years, […]
Copper Creek Mine Hunting
Headed down to the FR 73 / Copper Creek area with prescottstyle to followup on a previous adit discovery. Last time we had actually hiked […]
Moscow Peak Loop
Drove into Prescott, with sun, despite predicted 75% chance of thunderstorms, to pick up the stylin’ one. We headed down Walker Rd. and Big Bug […]