Pomade frisur 2021

I'm posting my backlog of pre-pandemic hikes. Please observe all CDC health & safety recommendations and travel advisories while recreating on public lands. Ideally, stay close to home and away from congested trails until conditions are improved. PYEATT DRAW Tonto National Forest. A slick rock passage in Pyeatt Draw There are two ways to hike through Pyeatt Draw, the hard way and the easy way.   The major drainage that spins off of Ellison Creek a few miles northeast of Payson near the popular Water Wheel recreation site is an entertaining mix of dirt passages, water-ravaged channels and obstacle-loaded corridors. Rock ledges close in on Pyeatt Draw Although the challenging woodsy route is mostly used by OHV enthusiasts, it’s scenic qualities and varying terrain offer hikers a quirky alternative to more traditional trails. The ragged course is intertwined with a primitive forest road that traces the banks above the draw, crossing it several times. The trek begins at a dirt pull

Dogs & Dilemmas Rowdy hikes in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve Living with a rambunctious pack of dogs helps one develop a sense of humor and an ability to appreciate the lighter side of life. If you take yourself too seriously you might see an occasional poo-poo in the kitchen or a butt-sniffing incident in front of company you’re trying to impress as disasters instead of the disarming stagings of canine Commedia dell’Arte that they are.   Dogs throw a wrench in our most cherished routines and possessions. Layla takes a break on a Scottsdale trail The peed-on pillow, the dug-up garden and the change in plans brought on by a trailside skunk encounter are disruptions made to bolster our resilience. Dogs make good pilots during times of crisis. Ironically, through their inconsistency, dogs send a consistent message: the only thing we can control is our own behavior.   That’s a good concept to embrace during a global pandemic. Sophia Maria hikes Dixileta Trail in Scottsdale Because of c

There’s a feeling you get during the last mile of a long hike. Sweaty, tired and hankering for something to eat other than trail mix, the final leg of a hike—the light at the end of the tunnel-- holds the promise of relief, celebration and maybe a cold beer. Hike progressions can be sort of like the ubiquitous bell curves and graphs that have become lifestyle tracking devises—the GPS—of the novel coronavirus reality we’ve been experiencing during these past weeks. Solitude on the Sycamore Point Trail, Kaibab NF Like those charts and graphs, hikes roll out on a curve. First, there’s the warm up followed by acceleration and pace-finding. Well-designed trails usually crescendo at a summit, high point, crux junction or vista point before winding down for the home stretch. Sedona's Carroll Canyon area trails are less crowded options But, unlike following a mapped trail with a pre-determined outcome, tracking a novel virus is a whole other matter. Being the insufferable nerd that I am, I