San Tan Mountain Regional Park
The Phoenix metro area — aka the “Valley of the Sun” — is so large it is hard to grasp how big it really is: […]
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Phoenix Asshole Drivers #64
After our usual round of fall travel — #dashcam in tow — to Maryland, Florida, Missouri and Las Vegas, for this edition of Phoenix Asshole […]
Kaiser Hot Spring – Burro Creek Mine
2019 was a tough year for me in terms of consistently getting out for ‘away hikes’, so after hiking the Black Canyon Trail last week, […]
BCT: Carefree Hwy. to New River Rd.
The Black Canyon Trail (BCT) is a National Recreation Trail that stretches 80 miles from the Carefree Highway, in far north Phoenix, to Russian Well, […]
Phoenix Asshole Drivers #63: Las Vegas
Our annual romantic December getaway to Sin City, when rates are at their lowest. Even Wynn Encore is reasonable — and with a great view […]
Phoenix Asshole Drivers Greatest Hits #2
My wife & I travel quite a bit. Even more than the four road trips below. (We did not have a travel dashcam until later […]
Bowl of Fire – Northshore Summit
Bowl of Fire is not Valley of Fire, which is a Nevada state park. Bowl of Fire is part of Lake Mead National Recreation Area, […]
Phoenix Asshole Driver #62: Missouri
My wife likes to travel a lot more than I do, and her family is scattered around the good ol’ USA, while my is mostly […]
Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway
In preparation for my 10th, and final, Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway survey hike, I created a new route to follow. After downloading the route […]
Phoenix Asshole Drivers #61: Florida
My wife likes to travel more than I do, and whereas my family is concentrated in Arizona, her’s is scattered far & wide. Even in […]