Klothos Temple - Muggins Mountain Wilderness

I tried to hike up to the summit of Klothos Temple but I became too exhausted and decided to turn around. But I got really close. I was also afraid I would not make it back to my car before sunset if I went to the top. I hiked 5.9 miles round trip, and ascended 1,360 feet. The hike took me 4 hours and 50 minutes.

My car just past the entrance.

My 5.9 mile hike.

Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground

Painted Rock Petroglyph Site, approximately 90 miles southwest of Phoenix, provides visitors the opportunity to view an archaeological site containing hundreds of figures and designs carved into rocks, known as petroglyphs. The campground offers visitors 59 individual campsites.

I camped here the night before my hike up Klothos Temple in the Muggins Mountain Wilderness.

My campsite.

Arch Canyon - Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

I went to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and hiked the Arch Canyon Trail for the second time. It was 3 miles round trip and took me 2.5 hours to complete. I got to use my National Park Senior Pass for the first time! I got 50% off the campsite. So happy to turn 62 last November.

Site #204

Jim Kortsen West Pinal Park - Stanfield, AZ

The Jim Kortsen West Pinal Park is a 160 acre community park located near the community of Stanfield, and right off interstate 8. The campground makes a convenient overnight stop for $10. I camped here for the night before driving to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.

 

Pass Mountain - Tonto National Forest

This hike was harder than usual because I had a chest cold.

Little Cat Mountain & Bobcat Ridge - Tucson Mountain Park

I hiked up Little Cat Mountain, and Bobcat Ridge for a 4.2 mile loop hike. The 1.3 mile hike to the summit of Little Cat Mountain took me 52 minutes. The entire loop hike took me 3 hours and 4 minutes. This is in the Tucson Mountain Park. 

Cat Mountain - Tucson Mountain Park

I hiked up Cat Mountain by heading up the difficult northwest ridge, and then descended the easier eastern ridge. The northwest ridge has occasional rock cairns, and sometimes you can see a trail. My hike was 4.2 miles and took me 4 hours. First it was a 1 mile hike on the Sarasota Trail to the base of Cat Mountain. Then it was 0.73 miles to the summit, and that took me 1 hour and 30 minutes. Going down the eastern ridge was easier. That obvious trail took me 36 minutes to get down the mountain and connect with the Explorer Trail. That trail from the summit is 0.61 miles. From there it is 1.9 miles back to the trailhead.