Monthly Archives: February 2015

Ben and I along with Dave Borgeson, a friend from my church previewed this hike on Monday.  It starts out on a Sandy trail that gives way to some rocks. The trail isn’t that difficult, but you’ll still feel a little bit … Continue reading →

Iron Mountain or Coyote Canyon? Like most mornings in Tucson during the winter, the sun slowly climbed the sky, bringing warm temperatures to the Rincon Desert Explorers on Wednesday,February 18th. A 7:30 a.m. departure time led sixteen brave souls to Saguaro … Continue reading →

No coyotes or other wildlife, just the sound of RCW’s wild hikers’ boots against the dirt and rocks of the trail with the sun warming our faces. The second group from last Wednesday’s hike took the Bowen House trail which included … Continue reading →

I was on the Windmill hike in Saguaro West. The flowers were blooming, the birds were singing and we were having an uneventful hike. However things were about to change with my stupidity! The coyotes were howling and my fellow … Continue reading →

In the empire of desert, water is the king and shadow is the queen. The Sunset Bittersweet hike was not far from the RV park and it was still not yet light as our group of 50+ hikers started out … Continue reading →

A Wrong Turn Makes History What do all of the following items have in common? Will Farrell’s Land of the Lost, The Lost Boys of Peter Pan Fame, Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour Lost, The Lost Colony of Roanoke Island, and The … Continue reading →

What a day for a hike! 20 brave souls gathered at Classroom 1 at 5:15 am, to prepare for our hike to the trail known as “The Flight Path” The trail is in the mountains across the street from the … Continue reading →