February 2025 – Kingsnake's Home Den

The only flowers I found were ocotillo, in the 1650-1850 ft. elevation band, on the south and west flanks of Hill 1893. At least it's something.

Deem Hills Recreation Area

2025-02-26 Hiking 0

I last hiked Deem Hills 12½ years ago. Another one of my pre-video hikes, I’ve been meaning to get back for at least five years. […]

Mansel Carter, and his Cherokee sidekick Marion Kennedy, were mid-20th century prospectors in the San Tan Mountains. When Carter passed in 1987, Queen Creek was still mostly rural. Now, it is a city of 76,000, extending nearly to Florence. The Carter & Kennedy graves are just off Goldmine Trail, ⅓ mile south of Goldmine Trailhead.

San Tan Mountain Regional Park

2025-02-19 Hiking 0

It’s a long drive from Sunnyslope to Queen Creek, so it’s been three years since I last hiked San Tan Mountain Regional Park. Back then, […]

Ludden Mountain

2025-02-04 Hiking 0

Ludden Mountain is a free-standing, double-peaked, formation in far northwest Phoenix. Part of the Deem Hills, Ludden Mountain was named for area rancher Homer Charles […]

Kingsnake's Home Den

Hiking Arizona & Beyond

Month: February 2025

Deem Hills Recreation Area

San Tan Mountain Regional Park

Ludden Mountain