Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
How to Use This Book viii
Introduction xi
Geology xi
Natural History xiii
Human History xiii
Map Legend xvii
Trail Finder xviii
Greater Phoenix 1
1 Go John Trail 2
2 Lookout Mountain 6
3 Echo Canyon Trail 9
4 Pass Mountain Trail 12
5 Baseline Trail 15
Desert Ranges 19
6 Vulture Peak 20
7 Quartz Peak Trail 23
8 Margies Cove Trail 27
9 Cave Creek Trail 30
Mazatzal Mountains 33
10 Marion Spring 34
11 Squaw Flat 37
12 Copper Camp Canyon 40
13 Mazatzal Divide Trail 44
14 Deer Creek 48
15 South Fork of Deer Creek 52
Four Peaks 57
16 Camp Creek 58
17 Browns Peak 61
18 Pigeon Spring Loop 65
Superstition Mountains 69
19 Western Foothills 70
20 Siphon Draw 74
21 Massacre Grounds 78
22 Garden Valley Loop 82
23 Second Water Trail 85
24 Lower La Barge Box 88
25 Marsh Valley Loop 91
26 Peters Mesa 95
27 Tortilla Pass-Red Tanks Divide 99
28 Reavis Ranch 103
29 Upper Fish Creek 106
30 Pinyon Mountain 110
31 Fireline Loop 113
32 Mountain Spring 118
33 Reavis Creek 120
34 Angel Basin 124
35 Randolph Canyon 128
36 Coffee Flat Mountain Loop 132
37 Bluff Spring Loop 136
38 Dutchmans Loop 139
39 Barks Canyon 143
40 Needle Canyon 147
Appendix A Tips for Hiking Near Phoenix 151
Appendix B Hiker Checklist 165
Appendix C Agencies 167
Appendix D Clubs and Trail Groups 169
Appendix E Further Reading 170
Hike Index 171
About the Author 172
