Baby Jesus Ridge Trail

This is a great hike in the foothills of the Catalina Mountains northwest of Tucson, near Catalina. This trail can be done as a long loop trail which connects to a 4wd trail called the Sutherland Trail. This wonderful trail is close to town but without the crowds. As an added bonus, you’ll get to see some “wild” goldfish – something extremely unusual in Arizona.

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Arizona Trail, Oracle, Arizona

This is a nice hike in the foothills of the Catalina Mountains northwest of Tucson. It takes you up through some nice granite rock formations to a 4wd trail called Oracle Ridge. At almost 5000 ft in elevation, this is a great place to hike in the spring and fall to get away from the valley heat.

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Templeton / Bell Rock Trails, Sedona, Arizona

Templeton Trail near Cathedral Rock


The switchbacks near Cathedral Rock



The trail down near Oak Creek


This is a great hiking trail in Sedona, Arizona. This is an easy hike with lots of Sedona redrock and it’s all within a few minutes of downtown Sedona.

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Little Horse and Llama Trails, Sedona, Arizona

This is a nice hike between Twin Buttes (Broken Arrow trail) and Bell Rock. It’s not as beautiful as Broken Arrow but it's less crowded and a nice trail.











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Butterfly Trail, Mt. Lemmon

Nice wide trail at the start ... don't let it fool you.


The trail gets narrower


And steeper, but really beautiful


Rock at Waypoint 002


My cat-dog at the overlook near Waypoint 002


It was almost like a wild jungle on some parts of the trail


Wild raspberries!


Yikes! An Arizona Black Rattlesnake.


Beautiful flowers

This is a beautiful hike up in the cool air of Mt. Lemmon near Tucson and a great change of scenery for us desert dwellers! But, this trail isn’t for beginners. It heads down, and keeps going. Some parts are steep enough that I was stopping to catch my breath on the way back up. You can also visit the site of an F-86 fighter jet crash in 1957. Finally, as the name implies, you have a good chance at seeing a bunch of beautiful butterflies. All-in-all an awesome hike.

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Doe Mountain Trail #60, Sedona

Awesome views!


Arizona Adventurer at the top!


Looking west


A nice, relaxing place to hang out


Views climbing up the trail


The trail


This is a beautiful and short hike that climbs up Doe Mountain on the northwest side of Sedona. What makes this a cool hike is that you can easily explore the relatively flat top of the mesa and get awesome views of the surrounding area in all directions (though not at the same time).

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Thunder Mountain, Sedona, Arizona

The Thunder Mountain Trail

This is a nice, close-in trail to hike in Sedona. That’s the good news, the bad news is that it’s close to town and you’ll see a lot of houses during your ride. But it didn’t matter too much to me, it was still a nice hike.

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