Category Archives: Hikes

Hike #31 – American Flag Trailhead North 17.3 Miles

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Back to Oracle Arizona and the American Flag Trailhead. This week’s hike was a small 17 mile section in between and connecting Hike #16 and Hike #31. You can actually accomplish this hike from the Tiger Mine Trailhead and head south … Continue reading

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Hike #30 – American Flag Trailhead South 15.5 Miles

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Today’s hike started out south of Oracle, Arizona, from the American Flag Trailhead  and boy……it was a tough one. This section is pushing us farther south on the ATZ and is, kind of, the backway into the Santa Catalina Mountains toward … Continue reading

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Hike #29 Cedar Ranch North – 25.6 Miles

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Hi all, welcome back. So this hike was originally only planned as a 20 mile hike meant to push our trail venture north from hike #25 in the area between Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon. The area of the trail … Continue reading

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Hike #28 Roosevelt Lake South – 14 Miles

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This hike starts out of the Vineyard Trailhead north of the bridge at Roosevelt Lake. Tom and I were happy to welcome back on this hike, Eric (my nephew) from his 5 month successful thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. 2200 … Continue reading

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Hike #27 Bargaman Park South – 22 Miles

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This hike, on August 29th, was really the continuation of Hike #27 moving south toward our link up with Hike #15 from back in April. Hiking from Bargaman Park south toward Blue Ridge Trailhead on highway 87, this hike would also be … Continue reading

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Hike #26 Gooseberry Trailhead South – 19 Miles

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This hike started at the Gooseberry Trailhead on 08/14/2017. Gooseberry trailhead is an easy highway drive up the 87 to Lake Mary Road from Payson / Pine. Very easy to access and if you recall we did a section of … Continue reading

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Hike #25 Highway 89 TH South – 14 Miles

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The last Flagstaff AZT hike….. Up to this point we have been attacking the AZT from the west and east of Flagstaff, leaving a little 14 mile out and back (7 miles each way) section that we had to complete … Continue reading

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Hike #21 – FR151 South to Snowbowl – 15 Miles

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  This was the second day of hiking from the overnight Hike #25…. and I know these hike numbers got out of order somehow. After waking up to some very noisy elks making some odd scream-like yells, Tom and I … Continue reading

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Hike # 24 – Forest Road 151 / 418 – 26 miles

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Yes…. you read that correctly….. 26 miles…. ouch…. This hike starts at the Forest Road 151 turn off, “the second FR151” heading north out of Flagstaff toward the Grand Canyon on Highway 180. Not the first FR151… This one turns into FR418 and … Continue reading

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Hike #20 – Snowbowl Trailhead South – 19 Miles

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 And up we go. Having a desire to summit Humphrey’s Peak 12,633 feet,  we were back in the Tahoe last Tuesday, July 25th. Unfortunately, it was rain, rain, rain as we approached Flagstaff, the peak completely covered in clouds. Oh … Continue reading

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