Honest trail reports, Cheeto adventures, and what we've learned out there — one hike at a time.
We hit the trailhead before 6am to beat the heat and were rewarded with a completely empty canyon, a red-rock creek crossing, and one very curious cat who had opinions about the rushing water. Here's everything you need to know before you go — including which section is shaded and which will cook you alive by 9am.
Seven Cataracts in the Catalinas. Cheeto's first real climb. He was smug about it the whole way down.
We've been through five harnesses in two years. This is the one Cheeto stopped fighting.
Valley View Overlook was crowded. The Bajada Loop was not. Here's the one most guides don't bother mentioning.
It took four months. There were setbacks. Here's what actually worked — and what everyone on the internet gets wrong.
He saw it. He froze. The roadrunner absolutely did not care. We stood there for eleven minutes. Worth every second.
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