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The Hiking Archive
Every hiking post, newest first, grouped by year.
'bout a mile, mile-and-a-half
374 posts across 15 years, 2009–2026.
2026
2022
2021
- Haunted-Paradise Loop
- Nankoweap Trail
- Rincon Double Feature
- Powers Garden of the Galiuros
- Black Ridge Loop
- Reavis Ranch Loop
- Red Tanks Super Loop
- Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim
- Climbing up Steeple
- Up the Blue River
- Across the Blue River
- Sycamore Rim Loop - with Kids
- Mt Baldy Super Loop
- First Kid Backpack - Cabin Loop
2020
- Horton-Derrick Loop
- Isabella-Groom Loop
- Summiting Mount Lemmon
- Asbestos Point and Mine
- Coon Creek
- Moody and Below the Rim
- Climbing up Parker to Aztec Peak
- Indian Spring of the Eagletails
- Quick Visit to Haunted Canyon
- Deadman Falls of the Mazatzals
- Weekend at Wet Beaver
- Moody Point Trail
- Loop at Willow Springs Canyon
- Overnight at Byous Butte
- Quick Visit to Arnett Creek
- Bluff Spring Mountain Loop
- Hassayampa River Preserve
- Horns of Dilemma
- Magma Mine Wander
- Return to Robber's Roost
2019
2018
- Highwater - Verde River Loop
- Taking the Boys to Siphon Draw
- Back to Sheep Bridge
- Red Hills Romp
- Around Midnight Mesa
- Butcher Jones Trail
- Two Hikes in Show Low
- Rim Trail and Aztec Peak
- Center Mountain to Pueblo Canyon Overlook
- Sheep Bridge Loop
- Barnhardt - Sandy Saddle Loop
- Hackberry Springs via Needle Vista
- Short Visit to Coon Bluff
- Ballantine Trail to Pine Mountain
- Another Motherlode Attempt
- Fig Trail and a Kayak
- Fuller Seep
- East End of Davenport Wash Trail
- Sheep Creek Trail
2017
- Verde River and Red Creek
- Escape down Davenport
- Crossing Deadman Creek
- Willow Springs Bushwhack
- Over Sandy Saddle
- Shaw Butte
- Sycamore Rim Loop
- Picacho Peak Loop
- South Fork - Gold Ridge Loop
- Deadman Mesa
- Descent to Fossil Creek
- Sunflower
- Cornucopia - Thicket Spring Loop
- Cross F Trailhead to Squaw Flat
- Davey Gowan and Gold Ridge
- Along the Mazatzal Divide
- Up to Gowan Camp
- Mazatzal Peak Super Loop
- Sears Trail
- Down Sheep Creek
- Climbing Squaw Flat
- Road to Copper Camp Creek
- North Peak Trail and the End of the Mazatzal Divide
- Little Loop at Cave Creek
- A Terrapin Exit
- Hidden Valley of the Superstitions
- Morning Ascent of Bluff Spring Mountain
- Three Sisters
- Superstition Peak via Hieroglyphics
- Turk's Head
- Descent from Tortilla Peak
- Tortilla Peak
- Goat Hill of South Mountain
- Camping on Battleship
2016
- Mount Ord
- Hackberry Springs
- Little Hike at Little Four Peaks
- Return to Amethyst Peak
- Noah's First Camping Trip
- Quartz Peak in the Sierra Estrella
- Overnight at Brown's Peak
- Cave Loop Overnight in the Supes
- Retreat down Barnhardt
- North of Hopi Spring
- Climbing Rock Creek
- DIY Gravity Setup with the Sawyer Mini
- Experimenting with a Hammock
- Ballantine to Boulder Flat
- Willow Springs Loop
- Pine Creek Loop and a Bail
- Silly Mountain with the Boys
- Mount Peeley Summit
- Lower Red Tanks Trail
- Bluff Springs to LaBarge
- Backpacking Gear Updates - 2016
- Spending the Night on Flatiron
- Marcos de Niza Loop with the Boys
- Group Backpacking on the Cabin Loop
- Return to Peter's Canyon
- Superstition Backpack with Katie
- Whiskey Springs
- Red Tanks Divide
- Race to Reed's Water
- Retreat down Barnhardt
- Beyond Chilson Camp
- Behind Mazatzal Peak
- Up the Y-Bar Trail
- Garden Valley Loop with the Family
- Club Cabin of the Mazatzals
- Taliesin Overlook of the McDowells
- Establishing Hiking Tiers
- Failed Return in Peter's Canyon
- The Peak of Malapais
- To Geronimo Head
- Quick Visit to Massacre Grounds
- Little Loop from Tortilla Trailhead
- Hiking and Backpacking in 2016
- Final Haul up the Coffee Flat
- Cold Drop to JF Ranch
- Wet Slog up the JF Trail
- Crossing Peter's Mesa
2015
- Fremont Saddle to Marsh Valley
- Family Hike on the San Tan Stargazer Loop
- East Pima Loop of South Mountain
- Breakneck Ridge on the Hudson
- Mound Mountain - Highpoint of the Superstitions
- Robber's Roost Loop
- Some Isle Royale Hiking Routes
- Lessons Learned from Isle Royale
- Thunderstorms over Rock Harbor
- 24 Miles to Moskey Basin
- A Long Way to Malone Bay
- Sunrise from Feldtmann Ridge
- Hard Start on Feldtmann
- Magnificence of the Minong
- Easy Times at the Todds
- Cold Morning on the Greenstone
- The Rush to Lane Cove
- Wave Cave of the Superstitions
- A Missed Loop at Usury Park
- Hiking Gear
- The Cabins of Cabin Loop
- Amethyst Peak
- Planning for Isle Royale
- Return Along the Rim
- U-Bar and Barbershop
- Fred Haught Trail
- Up the Mogollon Rim
- Moonrise Visit to Miner's Needle
- Family Hike on the Hieroglyphic Trail
- Early Morning on Black Top Mesa
- Grand Canyon: South Kaibab to Bright Angel
- A Hot Climb Up Miner's Needle
- Bluff Spring Mountain
- Garden Valley Loop with the Parents
- Quick Visit to Broadway Cave
- Along the Bell - Windgate Loop
- Red Hills and Needle Canyon
- To the Bow of Battleship Mountain
- Gateway Loop on McDowell
- Hidden Valley via Pima Canyon
- For a View of Weaver's Needle
- Death Marches in the Upper Peninsula
- Battleship Mountain and Yellow Peak
- Superstition Peak
- Browns Peak of Four Peaks
- Along the Superstition Ridgeline
- Desert Hiking Goals for 2015
- Beverly Loop of South Mountain
- Flatiron of the Superstition Mountains
- Missed Waterfalls of Middle Branch Escanaba
- Goldmine Loop of San Tan Mountains
2014
- Camelback Mountain - Cholla to Echo Canyon
- Hot Hike to Tom's Thumb
- Storms above Siphon Draw
- Quick Summit on Piestewa Peak
- Hidden Valley of South Mountain
- UP Hiking Regrets
- McCormick Heights of Marquette
- Little Presque Isle
- Grand Camp of the McCormick
- Around Bulldog Lake
- Ski Hill of Limestone Mountain
- Mystery of Little Giant Falls
- Maple Ridge of Merriweather
- Beyond Fish Cove
- Under Bare Bluff
- Estivant Pines
- Sunrise over Hunter's Point
- Camping on Copper Falls Bluff
- A Brief Visit to Cliff Ridge
- Exploring North Kearsarge
- Camelback Mountain of Phoenix
- Bugs of the Upper Peninsula
- Point Abbaye
- The Elusive Vista Falls
- Cushman Bluff
- Tips for Bushwhacking
- South Bluff of Rockland
- Lightfoot Bay near Skanee
- Mink Run up Mt Benison
- Turner Point of Mountain Lake
- The Hill of Ericks Road
- Mosquito Beach and Falls
- Indian Head to Mosquito Beach
- Grand Portal Point
- Chapel Rock and Spray Falls
- Spring Visit to Sugarloaf
- Gold Mine Hills near Birch Creek
- Saux Head Hill
- Teal Lake Bluffs of Al Quaal
- Peshekee Overlook Trail
- Mt Baldy of Michigamme
- Negaunee Caving Grounds
- Granite Point
- Beneath Big Bay's Cliffs
- Cliffs of Freeman's Landing
- Eben Ice Caves
- Wintertime at Rocking Chair Lakes
- Ice Cliffs of Freda
- Courtney Lake Snowshoeing
- Highpoint of Houghton County
- Epic UP Hikes: 2014 (and Beyond!)
2013
- Around Echo Lake
- Slate Quarries of Arvon
- The Acropolis of the Peshekee
- Lake Dortay of the McCormick Tract
- The Fortress of White Deer Lake
- Tailing Ponds near Schweitzer Basin
- Black Rock Point
- Thomas Rock of Big Bay
- Brushy Creek Ridge
- Ascending Ives Hill
- Bear Mountain
- Horseshoe Harbor
- Bare Bluff
- Mount Baldy of Eagle Harbor
- East Bluff
- Keystone Bay
- High Rock Adventures
- The North Shore
- American Gold Mine
- A Rocky Western Ridge
- Lakes of Tilden Mine
- The Hill on Indian Road
- A Hike Around Cliff Lake
- Tokiahok Head on Mount Ida
- Highland Adventures at Toivola
- Waterfalls of East Huron River Gorge
- Migisy Bluff
- The Pup Creek Loop
- Carp River and Marquette Mountain
- Hills of Harlow Lake
- A Snowy Hike along Erick's Road
- Snowy Trudge to Echo Lake
- Ice and Rock at Presque Isle Park
- Winter's Fog over Wewe Hills
- Bad Times on Lake Mine Hills
- Waterfalls that don't Exist
- Mount Houghton in the Winter
2012
- Irish Hollow Cemetery
- Abandoned Lighthouse of Fourteen Mile Point
- Mount Homer and Mountain Lake
- Trap Hills near Cascade Creek
- Lookout Mountain on Section 17
- The Hills of Holyoke
- Return to the South Blind 35 Mountain
- Little Mountain
- Lost in the Herman-Nestoria Swamp
- Breakfast Roll
- The Search for No Name Falls
- Wolf Mountain
- Salmon Trout Bay
- Jacob Meets a Moose
- Goose Lake
- The Cabin on Lake 8
- Dakota Farm
- Eastern Peaks
- Western Peaks
- The First Visit
- Snake Creek Hills
- Bob and Paul Lakes
- Northern Boise Creek Valley Explorations
- Hiking Mt Benison
- Western Alder Hill
- Eastern Alder Hill
- Return to Mulligan Cliffs
- Mount Mathew
- Return to Bald Mountain
- Dead River Falls
- Blind 35 Hills - South Side
- Blind 35 Hills - North Side
2011
2010
2009
- Katie and I at Mulligan
- The Last Waterfall Hike
- Epic Hiking Adventures Plan
- Driving through the Huron Mountains
- Red Road Cliffs
- Volcanic Plugs of Ottawa Forest
- Rocking Chair Lakes
- Clark Creek and Island Lake
- Superior Mountain Hike
- McCormick Tract
- Salmon Trout River
- Ontonagon River
- Tick Mountain Hike
- Yellow Dog River
- Sturgeon River
- A Few River Gorges
- Silver River
- The Mulligan Area
- Dead River
- A Keweenaw Hike
- Huron Mountain Range
- Waterfalls of the Keweenaw
- Bald Mountain