The Trips

2012 Trips:

A Hike to Two Slot Canyons and an Old Miner's Cabin in the Artillery Mountains of Western Arizona

A Ride to Camp Bouse, a Top Secret WWII Tank Training Base in Western Arizona

2011 Trips:

A Backpack Trip to Two Historic Ranch Sites in the Blue Primitive Area Eastern Arizona

A Ride to the Fritz Ranch(XXX Ranch) on the Blue River Eastern Arizona

A Pack in and Paddle on Chevelon Canyon Lake, Mogollon Rim, Arizona

A Day Hike through the Dos Cabezas Wilderness in southeastern Arizona to the old Buckeye Mill Site

The Old Arizona Mining Company Marble Quarry in southeastern Arizona--Then and Now

A backpack trip to revisit the Gold Mountain millsite, Powers Garden, Powers Cabin and Powers Mine in the Galiuro Mountains of southeastern Arizona

Road Trip to the Cloud Museum, Bard California(northeast of Yuma, AZ)--Rows and Rows of Ford Model T Cars and Trucks

Hike to the Riverview(Eureka)Mine, Imperial Wildlife Refuge, La Paz County Arizona

Roosevelt Power Canal and Diversion Dam, Arizona--Then and Now

2010 Trips:

This is not a backcountry trip but a report on an old Mining Location Notice that I stumbled onto that turned out to be related to how the ghost town of Christmas Arizona got its name

Google Earth Gives Up An Old Mining Camp in Western New Mexico

A Great Old Mining Camp Out in the Land Of Enchantment

Hike to an Old Cabin On the Squirrel Canyon #34 Trail in eastern Arizona

Short Hikes to an Old Forest Service Cabin and to a Big Tree in eastern Arizona

A trip to Black River and Big Lake in the White Mountains of eastern Arizona

Rock Circles in the Desert--The WW2 Era Sahuarita Bombing and Gunnery Range in southern Arizona

Dayhike on the Lucky Strike Mine Trail Sierra Ancha Mountains, Arizona

The Sasco Lines--lines of rocks in the desert near the old Sasco Smelter, Arizona

Kayaking and Canoeing Bear Canyon Lake Arizona

A drive and walk into an old mining area in the Catalina Mountains of Southern Arizona

Hike to St. Joseph Mine (Golden Dream Mine) Imperial Wildlife Refuge, Lower Colorado River, California

A Mine Site and Several Homesteads in the Holy Joe Peak and Table Mountain areas of southern Arizona

Anza Borrego Desert California--the Mud Caves and a jeep trail that includes the Diablo Drop-offs and Broken Shaft Gulch

2009 Trips:

A Mining Camp in the Catalina Mountains of southern Arizona

A couple of mine sites out on the Arizona, New Mexico border

A ride to look over some gold placer equipment in southern Arizona

A couple of kayak paddles on the Lower Colorado River--Picacho State Park and Ferguson Lake California

Quick Trips 2009--Several short quick trips--Apache Camp site, Catalina Mtns. Arizona--Kinder Crossing, Clear Creek, Arizona--Chimney Rock 4x4 trail, Arizona--Dayhike to Picacho Peak Arizona

2008 Trips:

Backpack Trip into the Arrastra Mountain Wilderness Arizona

Quick trips 2008--Several short quick trips around Arizona--an old water pump site and then the Vanadium mine in the Dripping Springs Mountains--Wagon ruts and an old ruin near Superior--Tonto Pittsburg Mine near Tonto Basin

Our kayak adventures on the lakes of Arizona

Sheep Tank Mine, Kofa Game Range, southwestern Arizona

A Ride and a walk to the Old Alamo Mine Camp and the Geyser Mine, Kofa Game Range, Arizona

2007 Trips:

A Return to the Hayden/Winkelman Az area in search of other mine sites

Lutz Mine and the Pomona Mine in the Huachuca Mountains of southeastern Arizona

Mine Sites in the Panamint Mountains of Death Valley, California

Royal Arch Route Backpack Trip--Grand Canyon

Backpack to Tony Ranch--Arizona

Hike to Jim Douglas Mine, Holy Joe Canyon , southern Arizona

2006 trips:

New Army Pass Loop Backpack Trip-Eastern Sierras--California

Boundary Peak Dayhike--State High Point--Nevada

Escalante Canyons--Slot Canyons and Arches--Utah

Verde Hot Springs and Mogollon Railroad Tunnel--Arizona

Several Old Mines and Charcoal Ovens of Eastern Nevada--Pioche and Ely Nevada

Several Old Mine Sites in Northern California--From Mono Lake to Downieville California

Several Old Mine Sites in Western Nevada--Dyer Nevada

Old Mines within a 20 Mile Radius of my Hometown Area--Hayden/Winkelman, Arizona

Two Trips To A Couple of Old Mines and Cabins in the Sierra Ancha Mountains--Arizona

2005 Trips

Hannah Hot Springs in the Blue Primitive Area--Two Backpack Trips to Arizona's second Hottest Spring

Dinosaur Tracks--San Pedro Valley--Arizona:

Gillard Hot Springs and Water Wheel--reported to be Arizona's Hottest Spring

2004 Trips:

Mount Whitney Day Hike--High Point of Continental United States

Humphrey's Peak Day Hike--State High Point--Arizona

180 Miles on the Arizona Trail--Mexican Border to Tucson

Wilbanks Road Kofa Wildlife Refuge--Arizona

Arizona Strip and the Grand Gulch Mine--Northwestern corner of Arizona

Trips 2003 and earlier:

The Cabeza Prieta Refuge and the El Camino Del Diablo

The Sand Tank Mountains and the Indian Chief Smelter on the Barry Gold Water Range Arizona

The Betty Lee Mine on the Barry Goldwater Range Arizona

Dayhikes of Escudilla Mountain and Mount Baldy --White Mountains of Arizona

Diamond Creek Road to the Bottom of the Grand Canyon--Arizona

Bainbridge Ashfork Steel Dam and abandoned Railroad Tunnel--Arizona

Mexican Border to Lake Mead on BackRoads--Arizona

Aravaipa, An Old Mining Camp--Arizona

Martinez Mine and the Coke Ovens--Arizona

2000-Crossing Arizona on Backroads from California to New Mexico

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