I had a grand plan: to watch the eclipse from Granite Beach in the Grand Canyon as part of a 5-day Hermit to South Kaibab trip. The soggy weather forecast (four days of cold rain) changed those plans, so plan B was to hike to the top of Table Mountain in Pima Canyon, spend the [...]
Archive for December, 2010
Chasing the Eclipse
Posted in Hiking, tagged arizona trail, lunar eclipse, Molino Basin, Pima Canyon Trail on December 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Sad news
Posted in Wildlife Rehab, tagged Janet Miller, Lewis Miller, wildlife rehabilitation northwest tucson on December 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Those who have been following my blog know that I hike to raise money for Wildlife Rehabilitation Northwest Tucson, where I have volunteered for the past year and a half. The rehab was started 15 years ago by Janet and Lewis Miller because they wanted to do something constructive with their retirement. In the past [...]
A look back at 2010
Posted in Grand Canyon, Grand Enchantment Trail, Hiking, Wildlife Rehab, tagged Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness, Arizona, arizona trail, Ash Creek Trail, baboquivari, Baldy Saddle, box camp trail, Catalinas, Chiricahua National Monument, cute animals, desertsirena, Elephant Head, Flatiron, GCHBA, Grand Canyon, Grand Enchantment Trail, Hiking, Hunter Trail, Jammed Log Pool, Lemmon Pools, Lion's Ledge, Lost Dutchman State Park, Miller's Wildlife Rehab, off-trail hiking, Peak 5024, Picacho Peak State Park, Pinalenos, Pusch Peak, Ragged Top, Romero Pools, Royal Arch Loop, sabino canyon, Saguaro Fruit, Samaniego Ridge Trail, Santa Rita Wilderness, Santa Teresa Wilderness, Sirena, Superstition Wilderness, Sutherland Trail, swimming, Sycamore Canyon, The Spine, tucson, Wildlife Rehab Fundraiser, wildlife rehabilitation northwest tucson on December 8, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I’ve put together a look back at the past year of hiking and backpacking. For those who are regular readers, I’ve added quite a few pictures that didn’t make it in to the blog in other posts. You can click on the name of the hike to go to the journal entry about that hike, [...]
Aravaipa Fall Colors
Posted in Grand Enchantment Trail, Hiking, Wildlife Rehab, tagged Abe White Bridge, Aravaipa Canyon, Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness, Aravaipa Road, Arizona, Backpacking, desertsirena, donate, Grand Enchantment Trail, Hell's Half Acre, Hiking on December 6, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Aravaipa. The mere name gives me butterflies and mentally transports me to that lush riparian wonderland. I have been trying to work in a trip to see the fall colors, but only had the time to go for a dayhike. I knew I was going to have backpacker’s disappointment when it was time to turn [...]
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