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Mazatzal Wilderness
- Bringing Back the Sandy Saddle TrailA short distance into the Mazatzal Wilderness is an overlooked trail, a shortcut from Barnhardt Trail to Horse …
- Exploring the Galiuro WildernessI had a problem when 2022 started. I didn’t know where to go hiking. Now, this isn’t because …
- Black Ridge LoopOn the southern edge of the Mazatzal Wilderness is a little hiking loop made up of access roads, the Arizona …
- Deadman Falls of the MazatzalsThere is a set of waterfalls in the Mazatzals that, for as many times I’ve adventured in the wilderness, …
- Snowy Introduction to the MazziesOn New Year’s Eve a storm rolled across central Arizona. In Phoenix, the valley of the sun, we saw …
- Rainy Day on the Verde RiverWaking about an hour before sunrise, I was initially slow moving under the dark sky. As soon as I was dressed …
- Wet Bottom ParadiseBull Spring Trail passes through three drainage basins after it leaves the AZT. With each basin it swings …
- Saddle Ridge to Bull Spring SaddleThis morning started like so many of my Mazatzal adventures: pitch-black sky, frigid air, and a stumbling gait …
- Highwater - Verde River LoopCrisp November air swam around me, filling my chest with each breath and nipping sharply at my nose. It felt …
- Back to Sheep BridgeTen miles sat between me and the trailhead as I began my descent from the unplanned bivouac site. My original …
