City of Phoenix - Sunnyslope - Murder Center

Sunnyslope Murder Tour: Index

2024-03-18 0

These are the homicides that have occured since I moved to Sunnyslope in September, 2008. Or, in the case of Sunnyslope serial killing “Zombie Hunter” Bryan […]

Kingsnake's Dashcam #117

Kingsnake’s Dashcam #117

2024-03-17 0

The internet has “calculator site” for just about every formula you could possibly think of. I occasionally use a road grade calculator to determine slope on my […]

Sunnyslope Murder Tour #1: Circle K stabbing, Mayor of Sunnyslope, Retta Renee Cruse, viral Mustang hit & run.

Sunnyslope Murder Tour #1

2024-02-25 0

I live in Sunnyslope, a neighborhood in north central Phoenix. Sunnyslope ranges from 19th Ave. east to 16th St., and Northern Ave. north to Cactus […]

African daisy (Dimorphotheca sinuata) south of Desert Hills Trailhead.

Phoenix Sonoran Preserve

2024-02-13 0

Three years ago, I hiked the other “half” of Ocotillo Trail and Sidewider Trail, from Apache Wash Trailhead, at the east end of the Phoenix Sonoran Preserve. Today, […]

Kingsnake's Dashcam #116

Kingsnake’s Dashcam #116

2024-01-28 0

Shorter drives the past month, and not as many of them. (Scottish football has been on a winter break.) So, a shorter episode. Nonetheless, enjoy! Phoenix […]

Looking west from Hill 1930. Left to right: White Tank Mountains, Hill 1918, Calderwood Butte, and Western Overlook (Hill 1846).

West Wing Mountain

2024-01-09 0

It was a frigid — by Phoenix standards — morning. Low temp was about 34℉. So, I delayed leaving home until 10:00 a.m., and even […]