Hiking!

Thumb Butte

I’ve done this hike many, many times. It’s near the doctor’s office. The loop is about 2 miles, but there are lots of other trails in the area to also explore.

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La Mesa Walk (The Stairs)

This is a walk I used to do most everyday during the week and so I repeated it with one of my best friends, Bryan Conway. By the way, he’s a tennis pro if any of you in the San Diego area want to take lessons. Bryan’s Website. One of the things I’ve always loved…

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Iron King Trail

This is an oldie but goodie…it’s the one behind our house. I’ve been on this trail more than any other trail here in Arizona. You can walk the Iron King trail from our house all the way to Watson Lake (about 7 miles). It has some great rocks on the hike. Not as red as…

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Ranch Trail, #62

Today my neighbor, TJ, and I went to a trail he has had his eye on for awhile. Neither one of us was expecting what we got on this trail: a nice steady climb for 2 miles and some wonderful views of the Prescott Valley area. By the way, the original name of Prescott Valley…

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White Spar Trailhead – 369

This trailhead is about 13 miles from our house, a 25 minute drive. Lots of trees. Lots of pine trees. My only complaint, and it’s nothing big, is that there are not a lot of viewpoints because there are so many trees. I’m also thinking this would be a better trail to hike in the…

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