Aravaipa Canyon Exploration
My plan — the one I had loaded in my GPS — was to follow BLM Route 5026 up Bear Canyon, over a ridge, and […]
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Klondyke Road to Aravaipa Canyon
Klondyke Road is a quality dirt road, from US-70, between Fort Thomas and Pima, 40 miles to the east trailhead of Aravaipa Canyon. This is […]
Kingsnake’s Dashcam #105
Short month, short dashcam video. But the first one is a doozy. Good thing I am alert and expecting assholery … Phoenix Traffic Stress Disorder […]
Maricopa Trail: Telegraph to Pima Canyon
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 […]
Sophie’s Flat & Dinosaur Wash
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 […]
Maricopa Trail: Bajada to Telegraph Pass
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 […]
Kingsnake’s Dashcam #104
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 […]
Maricopa Trail: Tres Rios to Bajada TH
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 […]
Camera Date Reset Error
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 […]
Maricopa Trail: PIR to Tres Rios Wetlands
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 […]