Camelback is basically a giant hellish rubble pile set in the center of Phoenix.
A short trip to
Coronado National Memorial.
A hike part way up the
Finger Rock trail in the
Catalina's on Christmas Eve, 2002.
A hike all the way up to the base of Finger Rock itself, with my friend Joe in late March 2003. There are also two QuickTime Movies (video only):
one (that's Joe snoozing) and
two.
Hutch's Pool, the "best pool in the Catalina's", on a hike from Sabino Canyon.
The Big Island has it all, including a real desert, about 12 miles across!
A short hike from the historic Volcano House, Kilaeua Iki is part of the Kilaeua caldera complex that last erupted in 1959.
A rare look at a pristine lava tube in Hawaii.
Experimental nighttime shots during the famous meteor shower.
Images from a two-day backpacking trip in the Rincon Mountains
(Saguaro National Park) on Labor Day Weekend 2002.
A gonzo adventure in the Huachuca Mountains of Southern Arizona. Beginning at Montezuma Pass in Coronado National Memorial, we bike down and over to Miller Canyon, then to Miller Peak in the Wilderness Area of the same name. An approximately 25-mile full-circle with about two miles of total vertical elevation change.
The Napau Crater trail in Hawaiii Volcanoes National Park crosses the Maunu Ulu lava flows, intersects several craters, plunges through rainforest, and permits a view of the currently active vent.
Several photos from a brief hike part of the way into Pima Canyon in the Catalina Mountains.
A short steep hike with spectacular views of the city.
Hiking to Romero Pass in Tucson's Catalina Mountains (Jan 6, 2003).
An annual gathering in the desert to celebrate the end of the holiday season.
