Phoenix

Hiking Piestewa Peak in Phoenix, Arizona

This was my last adventure in Arizona before coming home from college early due to the Coronavirus! It was in the middle of March, just around the time the Coronavirus became the topic of every conversation. I remember using the railing at one point during the hike, joking about catching the virus. Thankfully I didn’t…
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Hayden Butte, aka “A” Mountain, in Tempe, Arizona

When I hiked “A” Mountain to paint the “A”, it was about 9am and already super hot outside, as you could expect in Arizona. There were over 4,000 of us out of our incoming class of 10,000 that attended this event! We each grabbed a cup of paint, poured it on our hands, then rubbed…
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Incredible Sunset Views from Papago Park’s Hole in the Rock in Phoenix, Arizona

We could’ve just sat in the hole to watch the sunset but Rita’s window neighbors didn’t want to settle so we climbed to the top of the rock! This was a little difficult since we were basically scaling a giant rock but we made it…
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Sunrise Hike at Camelback Mountain | Phoenix, Arizona

This sunrise hike in Phoenix, Arizona remains at one of the most beautiful and rewarding hikes I’ve done. The reason being that the sunrise that greeted my friend and I as we reached the top was truly breathtaking, and not just because we climbed a mountain for 45 minutes. By now, in 2023, I’ve hiked…
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