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Month: June 2023

Bachelor's Button (Centaurea cyanus). Not sure how I figured this out, as it was only 1% likely on Wildflowersearch.org for elevation, color, size, etc. But it exactly matches the closeup on wikipedia. What a find!

General Crook Trail: V33-V39

2023-06-28 Hiking 0

Heading east from Dewey, this is the first part of the 6th segment of General Crook Trail. Even though it is late June, the managed Wilbur Fire is […]

New Mexico Locust, on shady north slope of Hill 6684, above Government Spring.

PCT: Turley Trailhead to Goldwater Lake

2023-06-22 Hiking 0

The Prescott Circle Trail (PCT) is a 56-mile, mostly dirt, loop around the city of Prescott — 56 if you count the sidewalk along Williamson […]

Immature ponderosa pine cone.

Promontory Butte – Mogollon Rim

2023-06-15 Hiking, Off Roading 0

My intent was to more or less follow the rim of Promontory Butte, all the way around. I figured it would be about 9 miles, […]

Looking across 229 acre Ashurst Lake, towards the San Francisco Peaks.

Anderson Mesa Land’o’Lakes

2023-06-08 Bike Riding 0

My first “away bike” of the summer was in an area I’d only skirted before: Anderson Mesa. (In 2017, I hiked from Marshall Lake to […]

Kingsnake's Dashcam #108

Kingsnake’s Dashcam #108

2023-06-04 Dashcam 0

I call myself out when I make mistakes, but unfortunately multi-hour trips several days in a row meant the dashcam footage was overwritten for the […]

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

    2026-07-08 Hiking 0
  • 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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