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Scottsdale

The only flowers I saw all day were this and one other ocotillo.

Windgate Pass-Bell Pass Loop

2019-11-22 Hiking 0

I spend the middle months of the year hiking in higher, somewhat cooler, locations, often involving long drives. Because, other than the Sky Islands, like […]

Four Peaks at sunrise.

Tom’s Thumb & Ogre’s Den

2019-01-11 Hiking 0

Last week, I tried taking the Climbers Access Route up East End Mountain to Tom’s Thumb. I had to bail when I encountered a section […]

Climbers’ Route to Tom’s Thumb?

2019-01-04 Hiking 2

After my last hike, on Prospect Trail in Nevada’s Valley of Fire, it was back home this week. Being winter, I planned another ‘Locals Hike’, […]

Yea, though I walk through a wash in the shadow of DC Ranch, I fear no poverty: For Merrill Lynch is my shepherd; it's dividends comfort me.

Desert Park-Windgate Pass-Gateway Loop

2016-12-30 Hiking 0

With a short week due to being in Las Vegas last week, and Mission Viejo for Christmas, and working on the subsequent Valley of Fire […]

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Recent Posts

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    Cave Creek Trail #4

    2025-04-09 Hiking 0

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