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Month: January 2023

Kingsnake's Dashcam #104

Kingsnake’s Dashcam #104

2023-01-29 Dashcam 0

I used to get really sick once per winter, for a couple of weeks. The three Chinese Lung AIDs winters — 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 […]

Brittlebush in front of Alta Ridge. The only other desert flowers I saw were creasote and desert marigold.

Maricopa Trail: Tres Rios to Bajada TH

2023-01-19 Bike Riding 0

Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 13th segment of the Maricopa Trail. My goal is to hike or bike all 245 miles of the […]

Angry Frustrated Hair Pulling Guy

Camera Date Reset Error

2023-01-05 Uncategorized 0

My hiking camera is a Panasonic DMC-TS5 pocket camera, because it easier to quickly deploy it than an fancy digital SLR, and it is “waterproof”. Only […]

Salt River, just above the confluence with the Gila River.

Maricopa Trail: PIR to Tres Rios Wetlands

2023-01-04 Hiking 0

Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 12th segment of the Maricopa Trail. Despite hitting 1,000 combined hiking & biking miles for 2022, I slacked […]

Recent Posts

  • This friendly fella stopping by to say "Hello" at the coneflower patch on FR 139C was the highlight of my day.

    Middle Barbershop Bail

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  • The Stott, Scott & Wilson cemetery in Hangmans Draw reminded me of Davey Gowan's grave in the Mazatzal Mountains. Note the "Aug 4 1888" dates of death are incorrect: The three were lynched a week later.

    Stott Canyon – Hangmans Draw

    2026-07-01 Cemetery, Hiking 0
  • Looking north across Potato Lake. I like this perspective the best. Lots of white clover, plus elk & deer scat.

    Potato Lake Draw

    2026-06-24 Hiking 0
  • Sheep Tank is located a mile west of Mooney Mountain. The water looked really good!

    Garland Prairie – Sheep Tank Loop

    2026-06-10 Hiking 0
  • Emerald Point, viewed from Abalone Point Lookout. The panoramic view stretches (L-R) from Dana Point, past Laguna Beach, Two Rock Point, Emerald Point, Abalone Point, Crystal Cove, Catalina Island (distant), Reef Point, Palos Verdes (distant), and Pelican Point, to Newport Beach.

    Crystal Cove State Park

    2026-05-25 Hiking 0

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