Category Hiking
The Valley of Fire Backcountry Trailfest is a weekend of trail races in Logandale, Nevada. I learned about them from a woman I met last June through Meetup.com. Cassie was visiting Tucson from out of town, and was looking for… Continue Reading →
Alastair and I had been interested in exploring more of Utah, so when I was looking at trail races for 2021 the Vacation Races Bryce Canyon event was at the top of the list. We left four days before the… Continue Reading →
Updated May 26, 2021 – In addition to several virtual running challenges this year, I’m registered for the Bryce Canyon 30k trail race – eighteen miles of amazing scenery starting at Proctor Canyon at @7200′ and climbing to a little… Continue Reading →
I think we’re all glad 2020 is over! Even though there was some good stuff that happened (more on that later), it was a painful end for me. Alastair and I decided to spend the afternoon of New Year’s Eve… Continue Reading →
My December 5, 2019 hike in Aravaipa Canyon was quite magical, so I decided to do it again with Alastair and several friends. Aravaipa Creek flows year-round, an unusual phenomenon in the Arizona desert. The Bureau of Land Management manages… Continue Reading →
Hard to believe that in my 22 years in Tucson I’ve never hiked to the top of Mt. Wrightson, a 9,456-foot peak in the Santa Rita Mountains within the Coronado National Forest, in southern Arizona. I went with a couple… Continue Reading →
On the weekend of October 17-18, I joined a group for the AZT’s Trail Design and Layout training event on the Arizona Trail Passage 4 (Temporal Gulch) in the Rincon Mountains. Our training focused on: Why, who, what of trail… Continue Reading →
Our vacation plans abroad this year were cancelled, but we were able to get away for a week in Flagstaff – great break from the heat and smokey air in Tucson. The emphasis of the trip was on hiking, and… Continue Reading →
It’s hard to believe I’ve lived in Tucson for 20 years and had never visited Aravaipa Canyon. It’s now one of favorite places in Arizona! Gary Faulkenberry (retired Oracle State Park ranger) and I hiked in from the West trail… Continue Reading →
After 16 years as a volunteer at Oracle State Park, I decided to also start working with the Arizona Trail Association, doing trail building and maintenance. On the 15th of September, I was with a group of volunteers led by… Continue Reading →