I returned to Elephant Head after two years with “Santa Rita” Bill Bens and Wendy. It was Wendy’s first time up and though she was a little nervous on the final scramble, she pushed through like a champ to the summit! Click on the picture below to go to the album from that trip. The [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Elephant Head’
A Big and a Little Elephant Head
Posted in Hiking, Wildlife Rehab, tagged Arizona, birds blues and bellydance, Elephant Head, Harris Hawk, Little Elephant Head, Santa Ritas, Sirena, wildlife rehabilitation northwest tucson on March 2, 2012 | 2 Comments »
A look back at 2010
Posted in Grand Canyon, Grand Enchantment Trail, Hiking, Wildlife Rehab, tagged Grand Canyon, Hiking, Catalinas, Arizona, Sutherland Trail, arizona trail, baboquivari, Ragged Top, off-trail hiking, Grand Enchantment Trail, Wildlife Rehab Fundraiser, cute animals, sabino canyon, Elephant Head, Superstition Wilderness, Flatiron, Lost Dutchman State Park, Picacho Peak State Park, Hunter Trail, Santa Teresa Wilderness, Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness, tucson, Santa Rita Wilderness, box camp trail, swimming, Sirena, desertsirena, GCHBA, Romero Pools, Miller's Wildlife Rehab, wildlife rehabilitation northwest tucson, Pusch Peak, Ash Creek Trail, Pinalenos, Sycamore Canyon, Royal Arch Loop, The Spine, Samaniego Ridge Trail, Lion's Ledge, Peak 5024, Saguaro Fruit, Baldy Saddle, Chiricahua National Monument, Jammed Log Pool, Lemmon Pools 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, [...]
Elephant Head
Posted in Hiking, tagged Arizona, desertsirena, Elephant Head, Great Horned Owl, Hiking, off-trail hiking, Santa Ritas, Scrambling, Sirena, tucson on February 5, 2010 | 5 Comments »
This week, I teamed up again with Bill Bens, who runs the Tucson Hikers Yahoo Group, and Mitch Stevens (my companions for my Ragged Top hike) for a hike up Elephant Head in the Western Santa Ritas. I have never been to this part of the Santa Ritas before, but have always been intrigued by [...]

