Black Mountain
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, […]
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Ludden Mountain
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 […]
Sunnyslope Murder Tour #3
Before we look at some older Sunnyslope homicides, we had five — that I am aware of — in 2024: Feb. 19: Tiana Hodges shot […]
Sunnyslope Murder Tour: Index
These are the homicides that have occured since I moved to Sunnyslope in September, 2008. Or, in the case of Sunnyslope serial killing “Zombie Hunter” Bryan […]
Reach 11 Recreation Area
Reach 11 Recreation Area is located in north Phoenix. From Cave Creek Rd., Reach 11 stretches seven miles east to Scottsdale Rd., and a less than a […]
Paw Paw Tunnel
Eighteen months ago I hiked the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal towpath from Bonds Landing to Paw Paw Campground. But Paw Paw Tunnel was closed due […]
White Horse Lake to Sycamore Point
White Horse Lake is a dammed 35-acre lake, located 13 miles southeast Williams, on the rim of Sycamore Canyon. White Horse Lake Campground has 94 […]
Sunnyslope Murder Tour #2
I moved to Sunnyslope in 2008. Sunnyslope is actually improvement from when I first moved to Arizona in 1984, living out of the back of […]
Baby Snek!
Doing one of my regular bike loops, through Dreamy Draw, in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve. Zipping down the bike path towards AZ-51 / Piestewa Freeway, […]