Battleship Mountain - Superstition Mountains

This was my second time to the 2,797-foot summit of Battleship Mountain. At 6 AM, I began my hike at First Water Trailhead, and followed Second Water Trail to Boulder Canyon. It was 3.6 miles to Boulder Canyon, and it took me 1 hour and 26 minutes. From there I hiked 1.2 miles southeast down Boulder Canyon where a trail went up the mountain. At this junction I was 4.7 miles from the trailhead, and I had been hiking for 2 hours and 12 minutes. At 10:12 AM, I reached the summit, and I was 5.9 miles from the trailhead. By the time I returned to my car it was 2:35 PM. My hike was 12.1 miles round-trip, and it took me 8 hours and 34 minutes.

 

The class 3 climb.

My 12.1 mile hike.

Blue Ridge Loop - Goldfield Mountains

My sister Debbie had wanted to hike the Blue Ridge on the north side of Apache Junction, and I wanted to do a short hike. So we began a fun morning hike. Our hike was a 3 mile loop, and it took us 2 hours and 16 minutes.

My sister Debbie.

Walking on the Blue Ridge.

Walking on the Blue Ridge

The 3 mile loop.

Monument Canyon - Superstition Mountains

I returned to Monument Canyon with a goal of hiking up the eastern ridgeline of the canyon. I hiked Jacob's Crosscut Trail for 1.8 miles, and that took 43 minutes. At that point I discovered a very overgrown social trail heading up to the ridgeline. It took me 2 hours and 42 minutes to reach the highest spot on the ridge, which was 2.5 miles from my car. There was a waist high rock cairn marking the high point. After that I continued on for a half mile. It was 12:50 pm when I decided to hike back down. I made it to the fireplace ruin by 2:36 pm. Then it was a 44 minute hike back to my car. It was a beautiful and difficult hike. My hike was 5.9 miles round-trip, and it took me 6 hours and 7 minutes.