Dog Mountain is a popular summit located on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. This mountain is fantastic for views of the Columbia River and even Mt Hood on a clear day. If you time it right, this hike has some of the best wildflowers I have ever seen in my life….
Pawnee Buttes is a relatively unknown Colorado hike located about 13 miles south of the Wyoming border in the Northeast part of the state. The pair of 300ft Buttes break up the monotonous Prairie land that surrounds the area. The hike to the base of these two Buttes can be done year round and…
Dome Rock is a 10.5 mile loop located outside of Divide, Colorado. This trail is a nice loop for trail running, a longer hike or for someone looking to do some fishing in addition to hiking. The Dome Rock trail does have seasonal closures due to calving for bighorn sheep. This hike will usually…
Angel of Shavano is an east/southeast facing snow line on a 14er located in Central Colorado. When fully “in”, the line provides continuous snow from the top of the mountain all the way down to 11,200ft or so. The Angel of Shavano gets its name from a view of the snow line in the…
Piestewa Peak, formerly Squaw Peak, is the 2nd highest peak behind Camelback Mountain in the Phoenix area. Although less crowded and technical than its higher neighbor, this mountain requires a lot of elevation gain and some technical scrambling towards the summit. Piestewa was renamed in 2008 because the previous name is a derogatory term…
Camelback Mountain is likely the most popular hike in the Phoenix area with a few different routes to the summit: Echo Canyon and Cholla trails. This guide will focus on the Echo Canyon approach. This hike is extremely popular and involves a bit of scrambling towards the start of the trail. I would HIGHLY…