Carefree – Kingsnake's Home Den

Black Mountain

2026-03-03 Hiking 0

Since I finished the C&O Canal, I plan on returning to doing Appalachian Trail day / segment hikes. There’s a lot of up & downs […]

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Black Mountain

2025-05-07 Hiking 0

Arizona has at least six Black Mountains, including two in Pima County. Today’s Black Mountain is in Cave Creek. (Technically, the summit is in Carefree, […]

I checked weather before I left home: The expected high in Seven Springs was low 50s, with a 30% chance of rain, starting at 1 p.m. (When this photo was later taken at Bronco Trailhead.)

FR 1058 to Bronco Trailhead

2025-04-02 Hiking 0

Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 26th segment of the Maricopa Trail. My goal the past five years has been to hike or bike […]

I believe these are cutleaf nightshade (Solanum xanti), not silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium), as the latter bloom later, at lower elevation. This is about 3,250 el., near Sears Kay Ruins.

Bartlett Dam Rd. to FR 1058

2024-04-08 Hiking 0

Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 25th segment of the Maricopa Trail. In the intro for the previous Maricopa Trail video, I said Granite […]

Clouds only came in at the end of my hike.

Granite Mountain TH to Bartlett Dam Rd

2024-03-20 Hiking 0

Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 24th segment of the Maricopa Trail. The Maricopa Trail is a 315-mile trail system around the Phoenix metro […]

Looking down at Camp Creek from Blue Wash Trail.

Blue Wash to Camp Creek Falls

2013-01-29 Hiking 0

Accurate numbers, but shortened description due to Great Data Disaster of 2013. “Develop the state of mind of consciousness of the corruption of the body, […]