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Backpacking
- Update on Sandy Saddle Trail MaintenanceFinally! Sandy Saddle Trail has been cleared all the way to Castersen Seep. This is our first big milestone, …
- Winter Trip to Powers GardenStepping out of my car, legs stiff from the long, dark drive, my breath caught in the bitter cold at Deer …
- Rogers Canyon Family OvernightThe winter and spring of 2022 had been quite busy for both the kids and me. Their little legs were taxed …
- Bringing Back the Sandy Saddle TrailA short distance into the Mazatzal Wilderness is an overlooked trail, a shortcut from Barnhardt Trail to Horse …
- Overnight on McFadden Horse MountainRecent signs of monsoon activity surrounded my drive up to the Sierra Ancha Wilderness. The hills were bright …
- Exploring the Galiuro WildernessI had a problem when 2022 started. I didn’t know where to go hiking. Now, this isn’t because …
- Overnight at Hell's HoleWe needed to get out to the backcountry. It was early summer in 2021, and the kids and I were raring to go on …
- Powers Garden of the GaliurosGaliuro Wilderness is a relatively short sky island located between the Santa Catalinas and Pinalenos. …
- Climbing up SteepleLast night’s storms left their mark at my campsite on the bank of the Blue River. A few broken branches …
- Up the Blue RiverSoftly shuffling around my campsite, hesitant to break the cool, still air of morning, I slowly packed up and …
