On May 19 I hiked the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim. Last week I rafted the canyon for 200 miles with Western River Expeditions. It is a stunningly beautiful experience....Read More
On Saturday May 19 I hiked the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim in a day. I’m 70 years old so it’s quite an accomplishment. In this post I’m going to try and figure why I like endurance hikin...Read More
The riot of pollinator activity around the Saguaro bloom was a wonderful surprise for me in the last few weeks. I saw bees, other bugs, Hummingbirds and Threshers. It make you wonder what they all liv...Read More
A way to get people to adopt new things or ideas is illustrated by hiking poles. I do a lot of hiking and people often think they want to go along. And since they can walk without a cane they are re...Read More
How about combining a hiking pole and a selfie stick.This simple idea would make it much easier to take digital photos and videos along the trail. ...Read More
About the same time that we were moving to Phoenix I had a virus on my blog. The virus or malware was putting ads for viagra on every page of my site. At first it looked like it was going to cost near...Read More
An article titled; “What’s with all those Stacks of Stones in the Woods?” was forwarded to me by Neal S. It makes an argument against building cairns. It even shows footage of an...Read More
The stairs are steep and the path between them gives no relief. There are approximately 90 stairs in two flights with a 50 step slope between them. Going up is hard work....Read More
Up the Arroyo Seco at the Paul Little Picnic Area there used to be a trail that went on up toward Inspiration point. I’ve been up looking for it a few times and today I found it. The trick is ...Read More