Category Archives: Arizona hiking
Overnight in the Four Peaks Wilderness
About a year ago a small group of us did the first “club” hike to Browns Peak in the Four Peaks Wilderness (see blog entry here —> https://oldslowhans.com/2015/02/28/four-peaks-looking-down-on-the- supes/ ). When writing up my blog of that hike, I made this observation “wouldn’t … Continue reading
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Another day, another canyon or two
Yesterday we we hiked a loop in the Box Canyon area, east of Florence. This is an old standard of our group, about 6 miles long. The “trailhead” is at the west end of Box Canyon (lots of parking) reached … Continue reading
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Wet Feet in Cottonwood Narrows
The scheduled hike for this Wednesday was either a “challenger” trip up the Flatiron, or an intermediate trip to Siphon Draw. Probably would have done Siphon Draw, but frankly that one isn’t on my “top 5” list. But Monday … Continue reading
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Boulder Canyon Trail
“Why am I doing this hike again?” That’s the question which crosses my mind every time as I start the drudge of climbing out of the Salt River basin at Canyon Lake trailhead on the Boulder Canyon Trail. This isn’t … Continue reading
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Color in the Canyons
This past week I hiked with the group in two canyon environments east of here in the area south of Superior, Arizona. Both hikes were selected because we expected to see good fall color in the canyon interiors. (Because I’ve … Continue reading
For Edward Abbey Fans….
Some of his quotes which resonate with me. The first one, especially! I just found it this evening, and it embodies my theme of “Wandering about with no supervision” exactly! “We can have wilderness without freedom; we can have wilderness … Continue reading
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A Blessing for Hikers
“Benedicto: May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. May your rivers flow without end, meandering through pastoral valleys tinkling with bells, past temples and … Continue reading
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Happy Trails 2015
The hiking season has wound down, so there are no more adventures to document until the fall. In “packing up” I selected a few last images from this spring which didn’t rate a “story” but which I wanted to put … Continue reading
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Wandering About With No Supervision 