by Robin Harris | Thursday, September 24, 2015 | Hike blogging, Off-Topic |
Fall is finally starting in the high desert. October is a wonderful month for a visit. This picture, taken from near the top of the Cibola trail, imperfectly captures one of my favorite views. Several vertical rocks and spires create a tense, 3D arrangement of...
by Robin Harris | Sunday, June 21, 2015 | Hike blogging, Off-Topic |
Summer finally arrived in Northern Arizona, about 6 weeks later than usual. Good news: no wildfires, thanks to lots of rain. Bad news: I was freezing! I got out to the Twin Buttes before 7am – and was a little late. Shade is a valuable commodity in the Arizona...
by Robin Harris | Monday, May 11, 2015 | Hike blogging, Off-Topic |
The Soldiers Pass, Brins Mesa, Mormon Canyon loop is my favorite hike. It has about 1500 feet of vertical up to over 5000 ft and the combination of two canyons and the mesa means the scenery is ever changing. This shot is taken looking north from the mesa to Wilson...
by Robin Harris | Friday, December 19, 2014 | Hike blogging, Off-Topic |
Hike blogging got interrupted by some schedule conflicts and bad weather. Federal district court jury duty was one interruption. Some needed rain and cold temperatures was another. To make up for the lapse, here are two pictures from this week’s hike around...
by Robin Harris | Friday, November 21, 2014 | Hike blogging, Off-Topic |
Thanks to re:Invent and some other issues I haven’t done much hiking in the last 2 weeks. But back on the 8th I took a hike with my friend Gudrun up Cockscomb. There’s no official Forest Service trail so I was glad to have a guide for my first ascent. We...
by Robin Harris | Friday, November 7, 2014 | Hike blogging, Off-Topic |
I’ve been hiking regularly, but not posting Fridays due to some schedule conflicts. Last Saturday I took one of my favorite loops, but started from Soldiers Pass rather than Mormon Canyon, and headed counterclockwise. The weather was unsettled, with dark clouds...
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