Patreon February-March Featured Hikes – Zone 3 (Southwest) & Zone 4 (Rocky Mountain States)

Zone 3

Southwest (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona)

Arizona

Bulldog Canyon Saddle and Pass Mountain Trail

5.0 mile loop; 1,090ft. elevation gain; Strenuous

Desert flora; views; mountains; Apache Junction

Bulldog Canyon Saddle and Pass Mountain Trail Guide

Crystal Forest

0.9 mile lollipop loop; 99ft. elevation gain; Easy

Petrified wood; views; desert; Petrified Forest National Park

Crystal Forest Trail Guide

New Mexico

Birdhouse Loop

11.4 mile loop; 1,542ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous

Views; forest; Albuquerque

Birdhouse Loop Trail Guide

Placitas Stripmine Loop

5.0 mile loop; 535ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous

Forest; views; Placitas

Placitas Stripmine Loop Trail Guide

Texas

Missions San Jose to Mission Concepcion

6.7 miles out & back; 242ft. elevation gain; Easy

River; missions; history; San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

Mission San Jose to Mission Concepcion

Zone 4

Rocky Mountain States (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado)

Idaho

Polecat Loop

6.8 mile lollipop loop; 822ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Views; meadows; mountains; Boise

Polecat Loop Trail Guide

Montana

Sourdough Canyon

3.8 miles out & back; 268ft. elevation gain; Easy

AKA Bozeman Creek Trail; Forest; creek; Bozeman

Sourdough Canyon Trail Guide

Wyoming

Aladdin Tipple

0.5 miles; 50ft. elevation gain; Easy

History; ghost town; Aladdin

Aladdin Tipple Trail Guide

Colorado

Monument Canyon and Wedding Canyon

7.2 mile lollipop loop with spur; 961ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous

Rock formations; views; canyons; Colorado National Monument

Monument Canyon and Wedding Canyon Trail Guide