The roadside memorial for Sandra Maydole (1963-2001) is at the intersection of I-10 and US-60.

Roadside Memorials #5

2017-03-18 Cemetery 0

I just realized I never did a blog for my first Roadside Memorial video. Three years ago, I was just figuring out the whole YouTube thing. […]

Still catching morning sun on these cholla at almost 10:00 a.m.

Palo Verde Trail #512

2017-03-02 Hiking 3

Last night, after planning this hike — downloading the route, etc. — I got a tweet from the Tonto National Forest that most of the […]

Enjoying the "easy chair" on top of Williams Benchmark.

Alamo Lake BM Loop

2017-02-23 Hiking 4

Four years ago, almost to the day, I first hiked the Alamo Lake BM Loop. Back in early 2013, I was still trying to find […]

Throwup on wall of shady used car lot in Sunnyslope.

Graffiti #3

2017-02-15 Video 0

I’m not a “writer”. I can’t even decipher most graffiti. I figured graffiti was just an urban phenomenon. But a few years ago, I was […]

Peak 3465 from the intersection of Walkin' Jim Trail and Bg Jim Trail.

Walkin’ Jim Trail

2017-02-12 Hiking 2

In late Fall, I set out a “program” for six months of hiking. I planned it so I got in some distance hikes, some elevation […]

South Mountain Loop

2017-01-27 Hiking, Rant 0

Bajada → Ranger → National → Goat Hill → National → Bursera → Gila → National → Bajada I had planned to hike to Peter’s Cave, out near Tortilla Flat, in the Superstition […]