PCT: Watson Lake to Turley Trailhead
On Monday, the Coconino National Forest and Kaibab Forest closed due to extreme wildfire threat. I was planning on hiking around Knoll Lake, on the […]
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Hyde Mountain
After a complete lack of flowers at Picacho Peak and Phoenix Sonoran Preserve the last two weeks, I decided to skip this week’s scheduled Phoenix-area […]
Little Granite Mountain
The Tonto National Forest is back open, from fire restrictions, but after doing my last three hikes along the Mogollon Rim, I wanted to do […]
PCT: Williamson Valley to Willow Creek
The Prescott Circle Trail (PCT) is a 56-mile loop around the city of Prescott — and it is a city, no longer a small town […]
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 […]
PCT: Copper Basin Rd. to Thumb Butte
The Prescott Circle Trail is a 56-mile, mostly dirt, loop around the city of Prescott. I’ve been on bits and pieces of the PCT in […]
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, […]