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The Golden Hoodoos of Bryce
This post isn’t so much about a hike (although I took a short one) , but is just a sharing of the visual experience of Bryce Canyon National Park. After spending a couple of days at Zion National Park (see … Continue reading
Zion Park – Angels Landing – My Excellent Adventure
Colleen and I are on our way back to Minnesota, taking a non-direct route. Right now we are in Zion National Park, in the southwest corner of Utah. The park has a variety of hikes of various categories. One of … Continue reading
Mount Peeley — some options for next season
Today three of us, George, Peter, and me, went exploring again in the high country of the Mazatzal Wilderness. We drove to the Mount Peeley trail head. This is an adventure all in itself, 8 or 9 miles of single … Continue reading
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Peak 5057
Peak 5057 (one of Joe’s “Six Challenges”) was the Friday destination. Two routes were employed. One group went up the eastern route via Carney Springs, and a second group took the western route via Hieroglyphic Canyon. A subset of the western … Continue reading
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The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
About 60 years ago, I and my two next-younger brothers, Lyle and Art, skipped church one Sunday and walked to the town of Mahnomen, 12 miles east of us, and went to the movie “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine”. … Continue reading
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Upper Dwelling – Tonto Monument
Today (Feb 3rd) a group of us took the backcountry hike to the “Upper Cliff Dwelling” ruins in Tonto National Monument. This hike (about 3 miles) is led by a Park Ranger (you cannot go without a Park Service escort). … Continue reading
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Miners Needle – And another lost goldmine!
Wednesday of this week took a short hike (about 5-1/2 miles) from Peralta trailhead out to Miners Needle, using the Lost Dutchman trail. This is an easy hike which starts out with a short climb up across a rocky ridge … Continue reading
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Cross-Mountain Hike, Peralta to First Water
Friday (Jan 27th) we crossed the Superstition mountain range, from south to north, starting at the Peralta Canyon trailhead. Took the trail up Peralta Canyon to the head of the canyon at Fremont Pass, then down into Boulder Canyon to … Continue reading
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Horse Mesa Dam – Grand Canyon of the Superstitions
Today 4 of us hiked down to the Horse Mesa dam area, through Fish Creek Canyon which is also known as the “Grand Canyon of the Superstitions”. The route runs on Forest Road 80, about 2.5 miles each way (in … Continue reading
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Sunrise Summit
Today (Friday the 13th) we did a route new to our group, a hike to the summit of Sunrise Peak. This peak is located in northeast Scottsdale in the city-owned “Sonoran Preserve”. The “hikingaz” website lists the accumulated gain to … Continue reading
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Wandering About With No Supervision 