Spring ARA - Gardner Canyon

The Arizona Regional Association (ARA) is composed of cavers in Arizona. The ARA meets three times per year.

Titan II Missile Site

The Titan II Strategic Missile Site 571-4.

Finger Rock Trail and Pontatoc Trail Loop - Santa Catalina Mountains

This hike starts in saguaros and climbs through the Upper Sonoran Zone into a habitat of yucca, live oak, juniper, Mexican pinyon pine, and agave.

I began my hike on the Finger Rock Trail at 11:21 AM, and I reached Linda Vista Saddle at 2:06 PM. It had taken me 2 hours and 44 minutes. The elevation at the saddle is approximately 5,700 feet. I started back down the Pontatoc Trail at 2:20 PM. It took me 2 hours and 6 minutes to get down and back to my car. 

Black Cross Butte - Superstition Mountains

I started my hike at 3:29 PM, and it took me 49 minutes to reach the 3,351-foot summit.  My hike was 2.4 miles round-trip, and it took me 2 hours.