At 5:41 PM, I began my hike up the Little Four Peaks to my favorite peak. It took me 34 minutes to reach the summit. The distance was 0.8 miles with with 628 feet of elevation gain. My round-trip hike was 1.6 miles, and it took me 1 hour and 20 minutes.
The Adventures of Ken
A Rambler with OCD
Friday, May 8, 2026
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Peak 2604 - Goldfield Mountains
I began my hike at 11:54 AM, and it took me 33 minutes to reach the summit, and 31 minutes to get back to my car. My hike took me 1 hour and 25 minutes.
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Cave Trail & Peralta Canyon Trail Loop - Superstition Mountains
At 3:44 PM, I began my hike on the Bluff Spring Trail. It took me 23 minutes to reach the Cave Trail. That was 0.7 miles. From there, I hiked 2 miles to the Fremont Saddle. From the trailhead to the saddle had taken me 2 hours and 8 min. Next, I hiked down Peralta Canyon trail, and back to my car. I finished at 7:00 PM. My hike was a 5 mile loop, and it took me 3 hours and 16 minutes.
Friday, May 1, 2026
Temptation Peak - Tonto National Forest
My hike up to the 3,195-foot summit of Temptation Peak took me 1 hour and 35 minutes. The round-trip hike was 3.9 miles, and it took me 3 hours and 6 minutes.
Monday, April 27, 2026
Pass Mountain Summit Loop - Tonto National Forest
At North Usery Pass Road, I began my 1.8 mile hike to the 3,304-foot summit at 10:29 AM. It took me 1 hour and 6 minutes. From there I continued along the ridge to Wind Cave Trail, then to Pass Mountain Trail, and the Talon Trail. My 6.5 mile loop hike took me 4 hours and 32 minutes.
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Grandview and Tonto Trail Loop - Grand Canyon National Park
I began my 13.1 mile hike at 6:38 AM, at the Grandview Trailhead at 7,400 feet elevation. From there it was 3 miles to the Cottonwood Creek Trail junction on Horseshoe Mesa. It took me 2 hours and 13 minutes to get there. The elevation drop was about 2,516 feet. It was 8:52 AM, when I began hiking the Cottonwood Creek Trail to the Tonto Trail. That was 1.6 miles to the junction. At 10:06 AM, I had arrived at the Tonto Trail. From the trailhead it had taken me 3 hours and 27 minutes to get there. Then, I followed the Tonto Trail for 4.3 miles to the Hance Creek Trail. I arrived there at 12:32 PM. Next, was the steep hike up the Hance Creek Trail to Horseshoe Mesa where I had earlier cached 2 liters of water. That was 1.3 miles, and that took me 1 hour and 31 minutes. I gathered my water and began the hike up the Grandview Trail to the South Rim. It was 2:03 PM. At 5:55 PM, I finally stood on the South Rim. It had taken me 3 hours and 52 minutes to go 2.7 miles. My entire hike took me 11 hours and 18 minutes.
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| Grandview Trail |
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| My 13.1 mile hike. |







































































































