Category: Hiking
Updated on May 12, 2026
Day 3 of 2026 President’s Day Trip to Phoenix, Flatiron
The third day of my 2026 President’s Day weekend trip to Phoenix. I hiked to Flatiron, a popular and somewhat strenuous mountain outside Phoenix, before flying back in the afternoon.
Updated on May 11, 2026
Day 2 of 2026 President’s Day Trip to Phoenix, Mount Picketpost
The second day of my 2026 President’s Day weekend trip to Phoenix. I hiked Mount Picketpost, a short but intensive hike to the southeast of the city.
Updated on May 10, 2026
Day 1 of 2026 President’s Day Trip to Phoenix, Battleship Mountain
The first day of my 2026 President’s Day weekend trip to Phoenix. I hiked Battleship Mountain, an outstanding rock formation in the Superstition Wilderness that featured a few exciting scrambling moves along the way.
Updated on May 2, 2026
Weekend Trip to Los Angeles
I spent a weekend in Los Angeles in early 2026. This post covers the flights there and back, along with a museum visit and a hike I enjoyed over the course of the weekend.
Updated on April 4, 2026
Hiking Mount Jackson and Webster
A post about my hike to Mt Jackson and Mt Webster in December 2025.
Updated on March 30, 2026
Day 5 of 2025 Thanksgiving Trip to Tucson, Mt Wrightson
The fifth day of my 2025 Thanksgiving Trip to Tucson brought me to Mt. Wrightson, a prominent peak rising to the south of the city. Less technically demanding than the traverses of the Santa Catalina Mountains — such… Read More
Updated on March 26, 2026
Day 3 of 2025 Thanksgiving Trip to Tucson, Mt Kimball via Finger Rock Canyon and Pima Canyon
The third day of my 2025 Thanksgiving Trip to Tucson. I climbed Mount Kimball in the Santa Catalina Mountains, traversing Finger Rock Canyon and Pima Canyon in what turned out to be a long and exhilarating day hike.
Updated on March 23, 2026
Day 2 of 2025 Thanksgiving Trip to Tucson, Tanque Verde Ridge
The second day of my 2025 Thanksgiving Trip to Tucson. I drove from Willcox back to Tucson this day, took a tour of Kartchner Caverns in the morning before hiking Tanque Verde Ridge in the afternoon.
Updated on March 17, 2026
Day 1 of 2025 Thanksgiving Trip to Tucson, Chiricahua National Monument
The first day of my 2025 Thanksgiving Trip to Tucson, I found myself wandering through the enchanting labyrinth of hoodoos at Chiricahua National Monument, where nature has sculpted the stone into an intricate forest of fantastical forms.
Updated on January 25, 2026
Weekend Trip to Seattle
Late September 2025, I made a weekend trip to Seattle to visit some friends and nature. This post would be about the two day hikes that I embarked on, together with the flights back and forth.
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