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Amy Blackburn, MSG, MPH

Amy Blackburn, MSG, MPH

Hiking Review: Laguna Canyon Willow Staging Area Part III: Bommer Ridge Trail and Missing Link

Once I completed Lizard Trail, I arrived at Bommer Ridge, which runs along the top of the canyon, all in the sun, with plenty of mountain…

5 min readFeb 7, 2024

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Hiking Review: Laguna Canyon Willow Staging Area Part III: Bommer Ridge Trail and Missing Link

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Hiking Review: Laguna Canyon Willow Staging Area Part II: Lizard Trail

Once I completed Laurel Canyon Trail, I explored Upper Laurel and Serrano trails very briefly. Then returned to Laurel Spur to Lizard…

2 min readFeb 7, 2024

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Hiking Review: Laguna Canyon Willow Staging Area Part II: Lizard Trail

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Hiking Review: Laguna Canyon Willow Staging Area Part I: Laurel Canyon Trail

Great hike with many trail options and varieties. The Laurel Canyon Trail provides the most shade and is mostly flat until a 3-minute…

5 min readFeb 7, 2024

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Hiking Review: Laguna Canyon Willow Staging Area Part I: Laurel Canyon Trail

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Hiking Review: Camelback, Arizona

The legendary Camelback Mountain (Echo Canyon Trail) in Phoenix, Arizona is a double black diamond hiking trail; steep and difficult and…

4 min readMar 2, 2022

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Woman wearing hat and head band covering her ears, high-neck shirt, jacket, with large rock in the distance

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Sedona Hiking Review: Bear Mountain

Trail length is 5 miles roundtrip if you go to the end. Very steep and difficult, but worth the effort and views!

2 min readFeb 22, 2022

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Warning sign: Be prepared to meet the Wilderness Challenge! Do NOT be a lost or injured visitor: Do NOT put yourself and others at risk! Bear Mountain Trial length: 5 miles roundtrip, Elevation gain: 2,000 ft. Rugged, exposed, mostly unmarked trail; Plan a minimum of 5 hours rountrip; Inform someone of your agenda; Be properly equipped: at least 1 gallon of water per person; shoes with ankle support; map and compass; flashlight; weather appropriate clothing. Orange trail to red rock in distance.

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Sedona Hiking Review: Bell Rock

Must see and leave plenty of time to explore! You could spend half the day here.

3 min readFeb 17, 2022

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Sign: Bell Rock Pathway with red rock, brush, clouds sparsed with blue sky

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Sedona Hiking Review: West Fork Trail

Beautiful, mostly flat, long 6.5-mile hike round trip. North of Sedona toward Flagstaff, so in February there was snow and ice on much of…

4 min readFeb 17, 2022

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Sedona Hiking Review: West Fork Trail

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Sedona Hiking Review: Devil’s Bridge

Easy 3.6-mile hike (round trip) to the very popular Devil’s Bridge in Sedona, Arizona

2 min readFeb 15, 2022

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Sedona Hiking Review: Devil’s Bridge

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How Can You Increase Your Faith?

Faith is acting on your belief of things not seen that are true. The act of faith in God and Jesus Christ harnesses the power to move your…

4 min readFeb 14, 2022

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Black and white, rugged-edged mountain tops with some snow

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Hiking Review: Sierra Madre, California

Bailey Canyon Trail to Jones Peak connecting to Mt. Wilson trail.

5 min readFeb 13, 2022

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Smiling woman taking selfie with sign on pile of rocks that says, “Jones Peak” and view behind from top of mountain.

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Amy Blackburn, MSG, MPH

Amy Blackburn, MSG, MPH

USC Master of Public Health, gerontologist, kinesiologist, writer focusing on the dimensions of wellness, targeting self-care for family caregivers.

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