Paul's pooch Lily, making snow angels at the Upper Saddle.

Hyde Mountain

2021-03-20 0

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 […]

The only sign on the Governors Peak hike announces the obvious. Notice the exposed plastic summit log container.

Governors Peak

2021-02-25 0

Less than an hour from my home in Sunnyslope, Governors Peak is not far from Phoenix. The trailhead is on a dirt road, but one […]

Loy Butte

Loy Canyon Trail #5

2020-10-15 0

I was on the Mogollon Rim two weeks ago, hunting fall colors in Merritt Draw & Maverick Canyon. With a big cross country drive coming […]

Last time I remembered finding abandoned dead cattle was three that got hit by lightning on Navajo Army Depot back in 1985. Odd part here is that this is in a corral and the ranch house is only a half mile away.

Medlar Springs Trail #9706

2020-09-10 0

Mid-week, Phoenix was in the midst of an unseasonable, but welcome, cold snap. Well, “cold” by Phoenix standards: Overnight lows were in the mid-60s! 🥶 […]

Little Granite Mountain

2020-08-08 0

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 […]