Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 1

Introduction 2

What Is Cactus Country? 2

Sky Islands and Low Deserts 3

The Original Arizonans 4

Planning Your Trip 6

Weather 7

Desert Hiking 7

Sharing the Trail 9

How to Follow a Faint Trail 10

No-Trace Camping Techniques for the Desert 11

Driving on Desert Roads 12

Using This Guide 13

Map Legend 14

The Hikes

The Chiricahua Mountains 15

1 Heart of Rocks Loop 18

2 Rhyolite Canyon 23

3 Sugarloaf Lookout 25

4 Natural Bridge 27

5 Johnson Peak Loop 30

6 Chiricahua Crest 33

7 Mormon Ridge 39

8 Saulsbury Canyon 41

9 Raspberry Badge 43

10 Rucker Canyon 47

11 Red Rock Canyon 51

12 Greenhouse Trail 54

13 Snowshed Peak 57

14 South Fork of Cave Creek 59

15 Horseshoe Pass 62

The Border Ranges 64

16 Skeleton Canyon 68

17 Cochise Stronghold 71

18 Mount Wrightson Super Trail 74

19 Florida Canyon 77

20 Sonoita Creek Loop 81

21 Atascosa Lookout 84

22 Sycamore Canyon 87

The Huachuca Mountains 90

23 Coronado Peak-Joe's Canyon 93

24 Miller Peak 96

25 Miller Canyon 99

26 Clark Spring 101

27 Carr Peak 103

28 Reef Townsite Historical Trail 106

29 Ramsey Canyon Loop 108

30 Oversite Canyon Loop 112

31 Scheelite Canyon Loop 115

32 Huachuca Peak 118

The Aravaipa Country 120

33 Aravaipa Canyon 123

34 Tortilla Trail (Powers Garden) 130

35 Corral Canyon 133

36 Sunset Peak 136

37 BassettPeak 139

38 Cottonwood Mountain 142

The Pinaleño Mountains 145

39 Round the Mountain Trail 147

40 Arcadia Trail 151

41 Ladybug Trail 154

42 Dutch Henry Canyon 157

43 Ash Creek 160

44 Shingle Mill Trail 164

45 Blair Canyon 166

46 Johns Canyon 169

47 Blue Jay Ridge 172

Saguaro National Park and Surroundings 175

48 Cactus Forest Complex 178

49 Tanque Verde Falls 182

50 Douglas Spring 184

51 Tanque Verde Ridge 188

52 The Mica Mountain Complex 192

53 Chimenea Canyon 198

54 Hope Camp 201

55 Ridge View Trail 204

56 Turkey Creek 205

57 Heartbreak Ridge 207

58 Rincon Peak 210

59 Hidden Pasture 213

60 Hugh Norris Trail 216

61 Sendero Esperanza Trail 219

62 King Canyon 222

63 Yetman Trail 224

64 Ragged Top 227

The Santa Catalinas 230

65 Sabino Canyon 232

66 Bear Canyon 235

67 Esperero Canyon 239

68 Ventana Canyon 243

69 Mount Kimball 245

70 Pontatoc Canyon 248

71 Pima Canyon 250

72 Romero Canyon 253

73 Romero Ruins 256

74 Babad Du'ag Trail 258

75 Green Mountain 261

76 Brush Corrals Trail 265

77 Davis Spring 268

78 Aspen Loop 272

79 Wilderness of Rock 275

80 Mount Lemmon 278

81 Box Camp Trail 281

82 Palisade Trail 285

83 Red Ridge 288

84 Oracle Ridge 291

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument 296

85 Victoria and Lost Cabin Mines 299

86 Senita Basin Loop 302

87 Milton Mine 305

88 Red Tanks Tinaja 308

89 Dripping Springs Mine 311

90 Cipriano Hills 313

91 Grass Canyon Loop 316

92 Arch Canyon-Boulder Overlook 319

93 Bull Pasture-Mount Ajo 321

94 Sweetwater Pass 325

95 Bates Mountains 328

The Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge 331

96 Lost Mines of the Agua Duke Mountains 334

97 Pinacate Overlook 337

98 Tule Mountains Loop 339

99 Cabeza Prieta Pass 342

100 Point of the Pmtas 346

Appendix A A Glossary of Southwestern Terms 349

Appendix B Useful Addresses 351

Index 355

About the Author 357