Shaw Butte – Kingsnake's Home Den

2021-11-17 Hiking 0

Today, November 17, is National Take a Hike Day — something I only realized sometime in the past year. My two previous hikes on this […]

2017-12-24 Hiking 0

I was intending to do a hike in the Weaver Mountains today, but with overnight temps in the mid-30s in Phoenix, I knew it would […]

2017-02-04 Hiking 0

Shaw Butte is my go to hike when I can’t get away for an away from home hike. From the North Mountain Visitor Center, doing […]

2016-10-21 Dashcam, Hiking, Rant 0

This week, I again scheduled myself to hike Tanner Peak. Yet again, the day before, I had my plans altered. Unlike last week, when I […]

2016-03-31 Hiking, Rant 2

I’ve had it in mind for quite some time to do a double summit of Shaw Butte and North Mountain. North Mountain, as most people […]

2015-12-24 Hiking 0

63°, partly cloudy, no breeze when I started at 1300. Perfect weather. Took Trail #100 to the NMVC, then started clockwise on #306. The little […]

2014-12-31 Hiking 0

Well, I made it. Just a hair over 600 miles for the year: My best ever. Four days ago I was on 589, and figured […]

2014-06-29 Hiking 0

Are you a Tim in Phoenix? Check out the Bobby Murdoch Phoenix CSC site! The Celtic FC Foundation — the charitable arm of the team […]