Welcome to my blog.
I started this blog back in 2009, mostly to keep track of where I’ve been… a trail hiked, a problem solved, a year past. Since then it has grown to more than five hundred posts across different threads: hiking the Upper Peninsula and Arizona backcountry, mementos of a career building things on the web, and the occasional detour through life. It’s a wide mix across the decades and country.
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- LatestBright Angel / Tonto / HermitCold, brisk air wrapped around me as I stepped out of my car near the Grand Canyon’s Backcountry Office. It was early on the Coconino Plateau, before four in the morning, and the high elevation up here made for a delightfully cool …
- Tortilla LoopA gentle rain pattered down on my windshield during the last few miles of the drive. Unexpected, though not …
- Grandview / Tonto / New HanceA welcome trickle of light brought my surroundings into a soft fade, and I paused my forward shuffle long …
- Flatiron with the KidsFlatiron, the classic Superstition Wilderness hike that challenges tens of thousands of hikers every year, is …
- Icy Hike along Miners Needle LoopIn early 2022, during a particularly wet and cold winter, I took all three kids out to Peralta Trailhead for a …
- Building a Water ForecasterHiking, backpacking, or spending any amount of time in the backcountry of Arizona has one important …
- 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 …
Featured series
Across the MazatzalsA four-day Labor Day loop that turned into a semi-emergency exit down Davenport Trail.
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