Beautiful Day Hike

 Wildlife management area near Gardi, GA.  Both hiking and kayaking options!

Nice, end of Fall trip to the desert Southwest.  This area is an "archipelago" of sky islands of mountains that rise up out of the desert floor, and I enjoyed visiting the Rincon, Dragoon, Chiricahua, Pinaleno, Dos Cabezas, and Tucson mountain ranges during my visit.  Not a drop of rain and temperatures were 40-70 degrees! 720 miles driven and 67 miles hiked over 8 days.  View below is in the Pinaleno range, in the Coronado NF, near Safford, AZ.

Coronado NF. Near Rosemount OHV area. 

Saguaro NP. From Miller TH. Near Tucson, AZ. 

Natural Bridge trail. Chiricahua NM. Near Willcox, AZ. 

National Historic Site. US Army.  Near Bowie, AZ. 

Coronado NF, near Safford, AZ. 

Pinalenos Mtns, Coronado NF. Near Safford. AZ. Started at Noon Creek CG. 

Pinaleno Mtns, Coronado NF. Near Safford, AZ. View south to Dos Cabezas and Chiricahuas. 

Chiricahua Wilderness, Coronado NF. Via Morse Canyon trail #43. Peak is 9370'. In the vicinity of Willcox, AZ. 

Coronado NF, near Willcox, AZ. 

Cochise trail, from East Stronghold. Coronado NF, near Willcox, AZ. 

Saguaro NP East. Loma Alta TH. Near Tucson, AZ. 

 Final wedding departures provided the opportunity!  Pecan Park Rd. exit off I-95.  Near JAX airport.

Nice driving trip in the Fall colors of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. 880 miles driven and  40 miles of hiking over five days. Beautiful view over the southern foothills and piedmont from the top of the Blue Ridge at Black Balsam Knob at 6200'. Looking Glass Mtn. in the morning light.

Sumter NF, near Abbeville, SC. 

DuPont State Forest. Near Cedar Mountain, NC.

Pigeon River watershed.  Pisgah NF. Near Brevard, NC. 

To Bennett Gap. Pisgah NF, near Brevard, NC.

Featuring John Rock and Looking Glass Mtn. Pisgah NF, near Brevard, NC. 

From Blue Ridge Parkway. Pisgah NF, near Brevard, NC. 

Hiking on Mountain to Sea trail at Devil's Courthouse. Pisgah NF, near Brevard, NC. 

Hiking above Music Center in Brevard, NC. 

Sansavilla WMA. Near Mt. Pleasant, GA. Wayne County.

Great friends reunion summer trip to Southern Colorado in the Wet Mountain Valley! 97 miles of hiking, 962 miles driven, plus some ATV, UTV and Jeep trail riding!  Great time with Tom, Jim and David out of our base in Westcliffe, CO. Occasional weather gave us beautiful clouds and light!  Westcliffe is a nice, small, rural town surrounded by beautiful cattle country!

From Grape Creek TH via Rainbow Trail and some bushwhack. Overlooks Music Creek valley with Milwaukee Peak in center and Marble Mtn to right, and Music Mtn to left. San Isabel NF, near Westcliffe, CO. 

From the Comanche/Venable Rainbow trail loop. San Isabel NF, near Westcliffe, CO. 

BLM land near Westcliffe, CO. 

Namesake colors from the White Hills. Near Westcliffe, CO.

BLM land near Westcliffe, CO.