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Valley of Fire State Park

Prospect Trail's south trailhead, on Valley of Fire Highway. Prospect might not be maintained, but it is thoroughly marked: Follow the white pole road! Follow the white pole road!

Valley of Fire State Park

2018-12-24 Hiking 4

Usually, my wife & I have our annual romantic Las Vegas visit earlier in December, but this year we could not swing it until Christmas […]

Elephant Rock

Valley of Fire State Park

2016-12-21 Hiking 1

This week my wife and I had our annual romantic pre-Christmas getaway to Las Vegas. As everywhere else we travel, I planned a hike or, […]

Recent Posts

  • Graffiti along the Arizona Canal at 43rd Ave.

    Graffiti #7: Arizona Canal & Cave Creek

    2025-05-23 Video 0
  • Black Mountain

    2025-05-07 Hiking 0
  • The Black Jack Trail #568 crosses right, along that small ridge, a contour down, then wraps left around the right side of the small hill, to Maverick Hill's summit.

    Maverick Hill Trail #568

    2025-04-29 Hiking 0
  • The Great Stalacpipe Organ, listed by Guinness as the world's largest musical instrument, occupies 3½ of Luray Cavern's 64 acres. The organ was created by Leland Sprinkle, who spent three years selecting and tuning the stalactites which serve as its "pipes". My video's (below) music was played on the organ by Monte Maxwell.

    Luray Caverns, Virginia

    2025-04-19 Tourism 0
  • The first four miles of Cave Creek Trail #4 are by far the best. (Mainly due to many awesome saguaro.)

    Cave Creek Trail #4

    2025-04-09 Hiking 0

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