by Robin Harris | Friday, October 17, 2014 | Hike blogging |
Finding that the recent fire and monsoon rains had altered the west fork of Oak Creek made me want to go back further up the creek. Without a paddle. So last Sunday I did. That’s Steve in the corner. Manou is in the crowd up ahead. Spectacular! In case you...
by Robin Harris | Sunday, October 5, 2014 | Hike blogging |
The most popular local trail is the west fork of Oak Creek. It’s relatively flat and, thanks to the high canyon walls and riparian foliage, usually shady – a big plus in the summer months. The trail has been closed for the last 4 months due to the 21,000...
by Robin Harris | Saturday, October 4, 2014 | Off-Topic |
Like reconstructing Leeloo from the Fifth Element, with no Milla Jovovich. Or a replacement drive in a RAID set. This has been a busy week, but not with research and blogging. Busy fixing the blog instead. WordPress 4.0 broke the StorageMojo theme. The themesters came...
by Robin Harris | Saturday, September 27, 2014 | Hike blogging |
I frequently hike the Brins Mesa-Soldiers Pass-Jordan Trail loop, but Wednesday Qing wanted to shake things up. So once we made the top of the mesa we turned north and hiked another mile and about 500 feet higher. That took us to the edge of the Mogollon Rim. On top...
by Robin Harris | Friday, September 19, 2014 | Hike blogging, Off-Topic |
Got up at 6am last Sunday and headed off to the Broken Arrow trailhead. There are several possible loops but so far I’ve stuck with the longest one around Twin Buttes. It’s about 6.5 miles with over 1300 ft of total vertical, so it’s a decent...
by Robin Harris | Friday, September 12, 2014 | Hike blogging, Off-Topic |
With family visiting I only got out once this week: a 3 hour hike on the Brins Mesa, Soldiers Pass, Cibola and Jordan Trail’s loop. It’s a favorite: bracing vertical; much variety; not too many tourists (usually); and, of course, fabulous vistas....
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