HGwD Blog

  • Mt Baldy via Devil’s Backbone

    Mt Baldy via Devil’s Backbone

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  • Hualapai Mountain: A Forest in the Desert

    Hualapai Mountain: A Forest in the Desert

    Hualapai Mountain Park is 15 miles from Kingman, AZ  A forest in the desert? Yes! Although it was 82 degrees in Kingman at 4:30 PM, it was at least 10 degrees cooler at the main trailhead. The trailhead was pretty empty on that late Sunday afternoon. We parked next to the yellow gate and began… Read more

  • Whatever Wednesday: Beach Babe

    Whatever Wednesday: Beach Babe

    When it’s too hot even in the mountains, we head over to Huntington Dog Beach. Xoxo~ Read more

  • #TrailTip Tuesday: High Altitude

    #TrailTip Tuesday: High Altitude

    When you hike at high altitudes (5,000 to 11,500 feet (1,524 to 3,505.2 m) above sea level), your body has to work harder. At higher altitudes, the air is thinner. There is less available oxygen and it becomes more difficult to breathe. However, the level of sensitivity to the high altitude is different from individual… Read more

  • Chiquito Falls

    Chiquito Falls

    Here is another pretty hike in the Cleveland National Forest. The trailhead begins from the same parking lot for the Sitton Peak hike. The single-track dirt path quickly takes you into Decker Canyon and away from the Ortega Hwy (Route 74) noise. The sound of the creek from the canyon was relaxing. It gave me… Read more

  • Whatever Wednesday: Gear Chat

    I don’t consider myself as a gear junkie but my gear list keeps growing. I admit not all of the items in my backpack are necessary but they sure make the lunch at the peak so much nicer. My latest obsession is a blowup Teton seat cushion. I got it as a gift and now I… Read more