This page is a work in progress as we have travelled to some really cool places but it always seems the places closest to home are the last ones I get to write about. There is lots more to come.

Cave Creek & Black Mountain (3398ft) Phoenix Part 2
Originally posted on travel adventures after 50:
I had planned on running the Aids 5k the next morning but after the hotel fire I found myself hours away by bus rather than three blocks away on foot so I got a coffee and took the bus to get a rental car. On the advice of the…

Humphreys Peak, Arizona
After going down the Grand Canyon it only seamed logical to go up Humphreys Peak, the highest peak in Arizona at 12637ft. The peak is reached via Humphreys Trail a straight forward 7.7km path which starts in the Arizona Snowbowl parking lot. The trailhead is at an elevation of over 9000 ft. and the areaContinue reading “Humphreys Peak, Arizona”

The Grand Canyon South Rim: Phantom Ranch and Back to the Top.
Overnight at Phantom ranch and the hike up Bright Angel

The Grand Canyon South Rim: From the Top to the Bottom.
Hiking down the South Kaibab Trail




Phoenix Arizona, Hiking with a little biking thrown in. Part 1 Camelback.
Unlike most of my stories this one does not include a race of any kind although it was supposed to… This story has been moved to https://traveladventuresafter50.wordpress.com/2016/10/01/phoenix-arizona-hiking-with-a-little-biking-thrown-in-part-1-camelback/
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