Pomade frisur 2021

SPUR CROSS-MARICOPA TRAIL Beautiful back country on the Maricopa Trail Sometimes, an addiction is a good thing.   Swapping a junk food obsession or a movie streaming fixation for a commitment to healthful foods and regular outdoor recreation are the kinds of addictions that improve quality of life.   Kicking bad habits isn’t easy, but hiking can help wean even the most devout triple-burger-with-the-works aficionados off the artery-hardening stuff. The route crosses Cave Creek several times That’s because, like eating potato chips, once you start, it’s difficult to stop.   And when you really get into it, you’ll be inspired to get fit to take on longer, more difficult treks. A bird verifies Audubon Arizona important bird area As with goals in general, it helps to have a plan.   An old forest service sign on the Maricopa Trail For Phoenix-area hikers, there’s a ready-made plan already in place. It’s called the Maricopa Trail.   The 315-mile route circumnavigates t...

LOCAL HIKERS PICK THE VALLEY'S BEST TRAILS Black Canyon Trail: Gloriana Segment I get asked this a lot—"What are the best hikes in the Phoenix area?”   While my answers are unapologetically subjective (and off the wall), I find that when I turn the same question back on the asker with a, “What do YOU think?”, I get consistent responses: Camelback Mountain and Piestewa Peak. Which leads me to ask, is there a   difference between “best” and what first comes to mind? Clearly Camelback and Piestewa have high-name recognition. Any hotel concierge with a pulse can rattle them off, but does that mean they are the “best” hikes?   While these iconic trails do have their finer points such good workouts and great summit vistas, they are also notoriously crowded, noisy, prone to search and rescue incidents, and they often smell like laundry additives and cologne. Finding parking at these trailheads can be a door-dinging nightmare. Not big plusses per my rating criteria . South Mounta...

MARICOPA TRAIL: Lake Pleasant – Anthem The route dips into a drainage area alive with greenery This section of the MT passes by the Waddell Canal Saguaros tower over tangled desert trees on the MT Finding water in the desert is kind of like striking gold. This is especially true for hikers accustomed to desert trails where there’s seldom any water except for puddles and stock tanks.   Not so on the Lake Pleasant-Anthem segment of the Maricopa Trail.   Waddell Dam and the lower lake from the Maricopa Trail The 16-mile stretch of the 317-mile Valley-circling route passes by an important water resource hub.    Ironwood shade a water-scoured section of the trail Located south of lake Pleasant Regional Park, the Agua Fria trailhead serves as the launch point for an interesting hike that moves from a sparsely populated watershed area to the busy suburbs of the north Valley.   Beyond the lake, the trail goes thru mostly flat, open desert There’s a map kiosk and pay sta...