Hiking Partner and I learned a very valuable lesson this Labor Day weekend: Don’t hike a new trail when it’s 112 degrees outside.Excited by the promise of a measly 104 degree temperature high for the day, we figured hitting the trail at 10 a.m. would be a fine idea. Of…
Thanks to professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek, a new, super-slick skate park is coming to Phoenix. Plans for the skate park were announced at Phoenix City Hall on Tuesday afternoon, during a press conference with Dyrdek, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, Phoenix Vice Mayor Michael Nowakowski, and District 8 Councilman Michael Johnson…
It’s no surprise Roy Watkins shoots his Nikon D300 with a fisheye lens — he’s at fish eye-level, under the rippling waters of Fossil Creek. His interest in photography started at a young age, but he didn’t get his camera wet until he combined his interested in photos with his…
This is the easiest trail hiking partner and I have done so far. Which is perfect because the summer weather is extremely evil right now (except for last night’s showers, of course).The Mojave Trail sits to the east of Piestawa Peak’s Summit Trail and is barely one mile, up and…
Grab a blanket, but forget the telescope — without a lens you should be able to see the Perseid meteor shower when it peaks between 2 and 5 a.m., Friday morning.As with any meteor shower, the show is going to be better the further you get from city lights. Evan…
Phoenicians love the smell of wet dirt.Because I’m a Phoenix native and an avid hiker, I recently braved the raindrops for a stellar evening hike.Hiking Partner and I got drenched while hiking up Shaw Butte on a semi-stormy evening last week. During cooler months, we usually hike this entire loop…
As my hiking partner and I pulled up to the trailhead at Lookout Mountain, I realized I had been there before.Not for hiking. For making out. Back when I was in high school, the trailhead was the site of some very awkward activity. Gross…
“Hike with the heat.” is my mantra during the summer. And Quartz Ridge Trail is the best place to do it.The heat is less shocking if you keep climbing mountains alongside the climbing temperatures. Plus, I’ve found it makes for an easier summer: I complain a lot less if I…
Now that I’ve fully recovered after the Hell Hike from a couple weeks ago, I’m finally emotionally ready to get back out on the trails.Not to mention, the weather’s cool spell this past weekend got me all fired up.Instead of risking my neck, I grabbed my hiking partner and opted…
