Hike descriptions and/or photos.
Today’s hike started at the Trailhead Staging Area. In addition to regulars, Bob, Linda, and Janet, two other hikers joined us today: Elma and Connie. Elma and Connie told us that they do a lot of hiking at South Mountain; … Continued
Below is a photo from Sunday’s hike with Marilyn. I took this photo about half an hour before sunset. Even though it’s only a photo, I still find it difficult to look at the spot in the photo depicting the … Continued
Marilyn and I hiked Lousley Hill late in the day on Sunday. At the top, we saw a fellow flying remote control gliders. We didn’t stick around too long because there seemed to be biting gnats around. On the way … Continued
Today, Bob, Amy, and I hiked the North Trail. Bob and I continued on up the Chuparosa Trail when we got half way around the loop. Once we got to the Pemberton, we hiked up to the 150th street trail … Continued
Today’s hike started at the Wagner Trailhead. Bob, Janet, Linda, Amy, and I hiked the Wagner to the Granite, and turned onto a trail unofficially known as the “Cowboy” trail. Ranger Amy hiked out perhaps halfway with us on the … Continued
Bob and I met at the Wagner Trailhead today for the Fitness Hike. Ranger Amy showed up briefly to tell us that she had a sore throat. Textured clouds made for a brilliant sky just prior to sunrise. I’ll admit … Continued
Below is a photo taken during last Friday’s Fitness Hike. It had been a while since I had been on that section of the Pemberton and that was the first time I saw this sign. The Boulder Trail isn’t really … Continued
Today’s hike started at the Trailhead Staging Area in McDowell Mountain Park. We had a small group today consisting of Bob, Janet, and myself. It was humid and partly cloudy when we started. We had cloud cover off and on … Continued
It was raining today as I drove out to the Friday Fitness Hike at McDowell Mountain Park. It was still raining when I got there. Linda had already arrived. We rolled down our windows, said hello to each other and … Continued
Today’s hike started at the Lousley Hill Trailhead where Amy, Bob, Linda, Janet, and I started off. We took Lousley Wash up towards Pemberton. Amy turned around about a hundred yards shy of hitting the Pemberton. The rest of us … Continued