I wasn't expecting desert flowers, so I hunted for saguaro.

Phoenix Sonoran Preserve

2024-12-18 0

The Phoenix Sonoran Preserve is in far north Phoenix. There’s two units, South and North, separated by Sonoran Desert Drive and Cave Buttes Recreation Area. […]

A coconut!?

Hawes Trail System

2024-12-11 0

I hadn’t put my shoes on dirt in three weeks, and hadn’t done a decent hike since Coachwhip Trail and Arrowhead Point Trail in Thunderbird […]

I saw no "trail work in progress", but the RJ Peak trail was in good shape, and their effort much appreciated!

RJ Peak

2024-10-22 0

RJ Peak is not a long hike — only 1.38 miles roundtrip — but there is a “complete” description here. Though short, RJ Peak gives […]

7:00 a.m.: Bush Highway at AZ-87 (aka Beeline Highway). Mazatzal Mountains ahead.

General Crook Trail Bail

2024-10-02 0

I planned to hike the 12th segment of the General Crook Trail. I knew AZ-87 had landslide clearance going on north of Sunflower from 8:00 p.m. […]

City of Phoenix - Sunnyslope - Murder Center

Sunnyslope Murder Tour: Index

2024-07-31 0

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 […]

Baby diamondback in Dreamy Draw.

Baby Snek!

2024-06-11 0

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, […]