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Month: February 2023

Kingsnake's Dashcam #105

Kingsnake’s Dashcam #105

2023-02-26 Dashcam 0

Short month, short dashcam video. But the first one is a doozy. Good thing I am alert and expecting assholery … Phoenix Traffic Stress Disorder […]

Squeezing through Fat Man's Pass. Screen Cap from my new Ricoh WG-6 pocket camera -- which I'm not sure is an adequate replacement for my departed Panasonic DMC-TS5.

Maricopa Trail: Telegraph to Pima Canyon

2023-02-16 Hiking 0

Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 15th segment of the Maricopa Trail. At the beginning of 2021, I set out to day hike the […]

The first of two absolutely enormous rock formations on the north ridge of Creighton Peak. If this is the "stegosaurus", to me it looks like crouching panther that just pooped.

Sophie’s Flat & Dinosaur Wash

2023-02-08 Hiking 0

After being sick most of January, I need to build up some long distance hiking strength for my March trip to Aravaipa Canyon. (Or what […]

There were large swathes of moapa bladderpod (Physaria tenella) along Bajada Trail.

Maricopa Trail: Bajada to Telegraph Pass

2023-02-02 Hiking 0

Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 14th segment of the Maricopa Trail. The Maricopa Trail is a 315-mile trail system in & around the […]

Recent Posts

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    Potato Lake Draw

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    Garland Prairie – Sheep Tank Loop

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    Crystal Cove State Park

    2026-05-25 Hiking 0

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