Arizona Summits – Blog & Portfolios

Arizona Summits: Ragged Top via the North Gully (3,907′)

joderd / December 20, 2016

If you have never heard of the Ironwood Forest National Monument in southern Arizona you could be forgiven. This […]

joderd / December 16, 2016

This is not much of a summit as far as mountains go. In fact, the total climb barely exceeds 50

joderd / October 31, 2016

So, you have hiked Picacho Peak a few times, you enjoyed it, and now you want to do something

joderd / February 13, 2016

Some desert images from last week’s quick visit to Tucson… First, a note…For more complete details of Picacho Peak

joderd / February 20, 2015

I tend to use color for the photographs I use to document a trip (as in yesterday’s Wasson Peak blog

joderd / February 19, 2015

Wasson is sort of a nondescript desert summit, amongst others of a similar nature in the Tucson Mountains, but it

joderd / January 9, 2015

Yet another short-but-fun outing…maybe three miles round trip and 1200′ vertical in total from the parking lot at the end of Sarasota

joderd / January 7, 2015

Have 2-3 hours to spare whilst in the Old Pueblo? Here is a fun one… Drive west on Speedway, into

joderd / December 20, 2014

As a farewell to Tucson, here is an image of a prominent peak left unclimbed but is on my

joderd / December 19, 2014

On the drive between Phoenix and Tucson this one surely caught your attention. Coming from the north, it’s unique shape