Hikes, trips, and other outings
Below you’ll find a timeline of the various hiking trips and other outings that I’ve taken, nearly always with Kim at my side. You can view photos from virtually every trip. Hiking and NPS site trips (check out the listings) are usually found at scottspics.com, while most other trips can be found on my flickr page. Enjoy.
| 1. | Timeline Created | 08/12/2008 |
| 2. | Timeline Created | 06/20/2008 |
| 3. | Timeline Created | 05/29/2008 |
| 4. | Timeline Created | 05/08/2008 |
| 5. | Timeline Created | 04/06/2008 |
| 6. | Timeline Created | 04/03/2008 |
| 7. | Timeline Created | 02/26/2008 |
| 8. | Timeline Created | 02/25/2008 |
| 9. | Timeline Created | 02/03/2008 |
| 10. | Timeline Created | 02/01/2008 |
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| 12. | Spent the morning rehabilitating some illegal vehicle tracks in Ironwood Forest National Monument during our first public service project for the Friends of Ironwood Forest. | 01/26/2008 |
| 13. | Co-led a Sierra Club hike in Sonoran Desert National Monument. We hiked about 6 miles in the North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area along the west Margie’s Cove Trail. | 01/19/2008 |
| 14. | Participated in a tour of the proposed relocation of a wildlife water in Sonoran Desert National Monument. | 01/17/2008 |
| 15. | Finally made it to the Mission Santa Ana de Chirquiburitac site in Ironwood Forest National Monument, accompanied by the park ranger and a fellow FIF board member. We also stopped at the old Silverbell town site, as well as encountering some border activity near the mission. | 01/14/2008 |
| 16. | Led some colleagues on a muddy hike over Black Mesa in Agua Fria National Monument. We toured a few rock art sites, a large pueblo ruin, and the remains of an old mining town before returning to the vehicle. | 01/09/2008 |
| 17. | Took a quick walk down muddy Badger Springs Wash in Agua Fria National Monument to see if we could cross there during tomorrow’s hike. Um, not so much. It was roaring, churning, and otherwise looking like a real river, not the one I’m used to seeing there. | 01/08/2008 |
| 18. | Made a quick stop down at Casa Beach (aka Childrens Pool) in La Jolla Cove to check out the harbor seals [learn more]. | 12/30/2007 |
| 19. | Took in Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, visited the Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá (the first Spanish mission in California), and ended the day with a sunset walk on Mission Beach. | 12/29/2007 |
| 20. | Spent the day at the San Diego Wild Animal Park enjoying all of the exhibits, including the “Journey Into Africa” tour of the backlot. | 12/28/2007 |
| 21. | Took a quick walk around Casa Grande Ruins National Monument after having a meeting there. | 12/19/2007 |
| 22. | Hit Navajo National Monument for a guided tour of the Betatakin Ruin. It’s a nice 5mi. round-trip trail originally constructed by the CCC, with +/- 700ft of elevation gain. We also took the scenic overlook trail. | 11/18/2007 |
| 23. | Spent the day on a National Public Lands Day service project in the White Pockets are of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. We closed some illegal roads entering the wilderness area, and delineated a parking area for White Pockets visitor to help keep vehicles off the rock formations. | 11/17/2007 |
| 24. | Stopped by the Museum of Northern Arizona on our way up to Page. Nice place, but was hoping to see some Perry Mesa artifacts I’ve heard so much about. I did enjoy running into an old colleague that works there. | 11/16/2007 |
| 25. | Toured a few archaeological sites in Ironwood Forest National Monument with two site stewards. We visited Cerro Prieto and a nearby rock art site recently damaged by target shooting. | 11/14/2007 |
| 26. | Led a short tour and hike in Sonoran Desert National Monument for a prospective funder. We visited several areas hard hit by off-road vehicle and shooting damage, drove the Butterfield Trail, and hiked for a few miles along the east Margie’s Cove trail. | 10/24/2007 |
| 27. | Toured several areas of Sonoran Desert National Monument with the park ranger, getting more familiar with a few key areas and surveying resource damage. | 10/17/2007 |
| 28. | Spent the day driving around Sonoran Desert National Monument, checking up on a few things. | 10/16/2007 |
| 29. | Kim and I visited the Desert Botanical Gardens with a couple of friends who are soon moving away to Oregon. | 10/07/2007 |
| 30. | Did a driving tour of Sonoran Desert National Monument with an out-of-state colleague, including stops at Margie’s Cove, Vekol Valley, and a trek through Butterfield Pass. | 06/14/2007 |
| 31. | Spent the day up in Agua Fria National Monument with an out-of-state colleague and the monument ranger. Headed down to Rattlesnake Pueblo, and around to a nice rock art panel. Also took a walk down Badger Springs to the river. | 06/13/2007 |
| 32. | Kim and I went for a short sunset walk in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve, checking out the 32nd Street trailhead. | 06/10/2007 |
| 33. | Brought a couple of colleagues up to Agua Fria National Monument to visit Pueblo la Plata. | 05/17/2007 |
| 34. | Made a few quick stops in Sonoran Desert National Monument to show some colleagues a few locations. | 05/16/2007 |
| 35. | Had a nice hike on the Parsons Trail in the Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Area with my mom for Mother’s Day. It was a bit hot and we arrived later than preferable, but still had a great time wandering around a stellar riparian area. Read more … | 05/13/2007 |
| 36. | Took a short walk down to the Agua Fria River in Dewey during the Open Space Convention organized by the Agua Fria Open Space Alliance. | 05/05/2007 |
| 37. | Headed up to Agua Fria National Monument to check out some areas impacted by reckless off-road vehicle use and illegal trash dumping. | 05/02/2007 |
| 38. | Our last day of groundtruthing in Ironwood Forest National Monument, focusing mostly on the Sawtooth Mountains region. | 05/01/2007 |
| 39. | More groundtruthing in Ironwood Forest National Monument. The day was a bit hotter than Monday, but still enjoyable. | 04/25/2007 |
| 40. | Spent the day in Ironwood Forest National Monument with the monument ranger and a fellow FIF board member. We’re doing some groundtruthing to better inform our comments on the draft resource management plan currently out for comment. | 04/23/2007 |