Trinity Test fireball at 16 milliseconds.

Trinity Site

2017-04-01 0

After my hike at Alkali Flat, we returned to the White Sands Motel, relaxing with a couple of beers, while looking at the mountains just […]

Looking from the pass towards Hargan MIne, with the summit of Webb Mountain in the background.

Hargan Mine

2017-03-24 0

In 1942, thieves stole all of Hargan Mine’s gear, and burned the concentrator table and wooden pulleys. Eventually all but $350 of the gear was […]

The roadside memorial for Sandra Maydole (1963-2001) is at the intersection of I-10 and US-60.

Roadside Memorials #5

2017-03-18 0

I just realized I never did a blog for my first Roadside Memorial video. Three years ago, I was just figuring out the whole YouTube thing. […]

Still catching morning sun on these cholla at almost 10:00 a.m.

Palo Verde Trail #512

2017-03-02 3

Last night, after planning this hike — downloading the route, etc. — I got a tweet from the Tonto National Forest that most of the […]

Enjoying the "easy chair" on top of Williams Benchmark.

Alamo Lake BM Loop

2017-02-23 4

Four years ago, almost to the day, I first hiked the Alamo Lake BM Loop. Back in early 2013, I was still trying to find […]