Twitterings… Google Reader Shared ItemsAfter quite a few days of rain this weekend finally brought drier weather, it seemed like an interesting chance to see Soldier Canyon full of water – so we set out on a hike from Prison Camp to Hairpin Turn via Soldier Canyon. If you stay in the water course there are a number of [...]
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Agua Caliente and Milagrosa canyons are beautiful destinations at the base of the Santa Catalina Mountains on the east side of Tucson. Interesting sections of both canyons can be enjoyed as loop hikes starting from the end of Suzenu Road – this weekend we decided to visit Agua Caliente Canyon. Map. To get to the [...]
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The Romero Canyon Trail in Santa Catalina State park can be a busy location – on a hot day you will undoubtedly pass groups of hikers focused on getting to the Romero Pools and enjoying the cool water. For much of the hike to the Romero Pools you can look down into Montrose Canyon. On [...]
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Adam and Amy joined us for one last adventure before heading to Zion – down Palisade Canyon to the intersection with Spencer Canyon and back up to the Spencer Campground. I did this hike (in the other direction) in August of 2004 (pictures here), both canyons are drier than they were then (summer rains?). The [...]
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Seven Cataracts is a classic adventure in the Santa Catalina mountains. It requires technical canyoneering skills to stay in the canyon and takes you thru some amazing terrain. There are several possible places to start and end this adventure, but my favorite is to go from Windy Point to Prison Camp. Map. Start at the [...]
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The Red Ridge trail makes a steep descent down the north side of the Santa Catalina mountains. The trailhead is a small parking area/pull thru on the right hand side of the road just after Red Ridge Road (private), a large Forest Service sign describing the trail is visible from the road if you look [...]
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After two weeks of hiking up the Finger Rock trail to Linda Vista we needed a change of scenery, so we headed to the Pontatoc Ridge trail. The trail starts from the same parking lot as the Finger Rock Trail – a prominent sign will get you onto the Pontatoc trail and hiking towards the [...]
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On Satruday I went with some friends from the Summit Hut to help build a small piece of the Arizona Trail as part of the Cienega Corridor Construction Project! I have not done any trail work before so I was happy to get plenty of help from the crew leaders and other volunteers. Once we [...]
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ADT and I have been doing some hiking on the popular Finger Rock trail to get in shape for a Zion trip at the end of May – the Finger Rock trail is perfect: steep, rocky and plenty of hot sun. A great destination on the Finger Rock trail is Linda Vista – an interesting [...]
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On Sunday Alison and I headed to the Prison Camp area (officially the Gordon Hirabayashi Recreation Area; once a nice free developed camping area – now $10 per vehicle to camp (parking for hiking/climbing is still free)). After following Alison up a few climbs we headed down Soldier Canyon – below the climbing area the [...]
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