Tina and I took a day and drove up to check out the Arboretum. It’s been a while since we’d been there and I wanted to get some digital pictures. It can take a full day to walk all the trails on the property. It was hot the day we were there, so we did…
We decided to hike up Mt. Wrightson this weekend. The weather was clear and there was a nice wind. The S. Az. Hiking Club was holding a race to the top, but we had other plans. Our goal was to hike from Madera Cnyn up to Baldy Saddle , .9 mi from the summit, then…
Last weekend was a good time to hike up Mt. Hopkins. The 8450′ summit can be reached either by a windy, paved road (which is closed except for guided tours) or by crossing the ridge that connects to Mt. Wrightson. We took the ridge. The hike starts at the Madera Canyon parking lot. We took…
The summer monsoon season is coming and our hikes are moving to higher elevations to start. This is a good time to check out Sycamore Canyon (near Arivaca), Mt. Lemmon, and Mt. Wrightson.