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Month: June 2019

Granite Mountain Hotshots at the alligator juniper they saved during the Doce Fire. The tree is believed to be the world's oldest and largest alligator juniper. Chris MacKenzie (photographer) and Eric Marsh are not pictured. I recognize Andrew Ashcraft and Brendan McDonough (bottom, 2nd and 3rd from left). If anyone can identify the other hotshots, please let me know.

Granite Mountain Hotshots Juniper

2019-06-28 Hiking 0

The sixth anniversary of the Granite Mountain Hotshots sacrifice on Yarnell Hill was coming up on June 30th. I’ve been to the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #50: Wisconsin

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #50: Wisconsin 🧀

2019-06-27 Dashcam 0

Last year. my wife & travelled back home to Wisconsin once, the lowlights being featured in Phoenix Asshole Drivers #31. This year was even better, […]

Pine standing sentry on the shore of Lake Michigan.

Ice Age Trail: Point Beach Segment

2019-06-13 Hiking 0

This is the fifth straight year I’ve hiked the Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin. Not the whole thing, mind: The Ice Age Trail curls 1,200 […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers Greatest Hits #1

Phoenix Asshole Drivers Greatest Hits #1

2019-06-13 Dashcam 0

In May, this year, while working on Phoenix Asshole Drivers #50, I finally figured I ought to do a “Greatest Hits”. Some dashcammers do a […]

Untitled (2007) by Michelle Grabner. I thought the dots were beads, but they are acrylic, specifically flashe.

Back Home in Wisconsin

2019-06-11 Tourism, Walking 0

Every year I take my wife on a trip back to Wisconsin, where I grew up from 1964-1976, and where I moved back to from […]

Recent Posts

  • Line for the guided Mount Vernon mansion tour. Taking about 25 min., in groups of ~15, the tour visits all the rooms on the first and second floors. Beside the mansion are the colonnades, kitchen, and store house.

    Mount Vernon

    2026-10-04 Tourism 0
  • I was hoping for more fall color, but my A.T. hike was a week early. This tree is a Black Gum (Nyssa sylvatica), aka black tupelo, or sour gum. Photo taken with my new OM System Tough TG-7 pocket camera.

    A.T.: Mount Weather to Snickers Gap

    2026-10-02 Hiking 0
  • Looking north-northwest from the Hutch Mountain Lookout: Left, Mormon Mountain (13 mi.) and, behind it, Kendrick Peak (48 mi.). Right, the San Francisco Peaks (39 mi).

    Mahan Mountain & Hutch Mountain

    2026-09-10 Hiking 0
  • City of Phoenix - Sunnyslope - Murder Center

    Sunnyslope Murder Tour: Index

    2026-09-06 Video 0
  • I found silver lupine (Lupinus argenteus) along FR 231, and on the lower reaches of Sliker Hill.

    Dutton Hill & Sliker Hill

    2026-09-02 Hiking 0

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