I have had non-hiking visitors in town and have been trying to get away for days to see the wildflower bloom in the Tucson Mtns. This morning I woke up at 6am and snuck out the door before anyone was up. Hiked to Wasson Peak using Sendero Esperanza to the Hugh Norris Trail. Sendero Esperanza’s [...]
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Wasson Peak Wildflowers
Posted in Hiking, tagged Arizona, desertsirena, Hiking, hugh norris trail, Saguaro National Park West, sendero esperanza, Sirena, Summit, tucson, tucson mountains, wasson peak, Wildflowers on April 6, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Ragged Top Loop
Posted in Hiking, tagged Arizona, bushwhacking, desertsirena, Hiking, ironwood forest, ironwood forest national monument, off-trail hiking, Ragged Top, Sirena, Summit, tucson on January 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »
When I worked as an archaeologist, I did a pipeline survey that went from the New Mexico border up to Phoenix. It was great work, getting paid to hike along the pipeline and record archaeological sites. One of the areas the pipeline went through was what is now the Ironwood Forest National Monument. There was [...]

