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Maricopa County

Nathan Martens memorial at the Afghanistan-Iraq War Memorial in San Tan Mountain Regional Park. The Martens family lives adjacent to the park.

San Tan Mountain Regional Park

2020-01-16 Hiking 0

The Phoenix metro area — aka the “Valley of the Sun” — is so large it is hard to grasp how big it really is: […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #64

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #64

2020-01-16 Dashcam 0

After our usual round of fall travel — #dashcam in tow — to Maryland, Florida, Missouri and Las Vegas, for this edition of Phoenix Asshole […]

Saguaro are rare along the Biscuit Flat segment of the Black Canyon Trail.

BCT: Carefree Hwy. to New River Rd.

2020-01-02 Hiking 0

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 #62 - Las Vegas

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #63: Las Vegas

2019-12-30 Dashcam 0

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

Phoenix Asshole Drivers Greatest Hits #2

2019-12-23 Dashcam 0

My wife & I travel quite a bit. Even more than the four road trips below. (We did not have a travel dashcam until later […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #62 - Missouri

Phoenix Asshole Driver #62: Missouri

2019-12-16 Dashcam 0

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 Sign Arizona Flag #10

Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway

2019-12-07 Hiking, Rant 0

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

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #61: Florida

2019-12-02 Dashcam 0

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 […]

The only flowers I saw all day were this and one other ocotillo.

Windgate Pass-Bell Pass Loop

2019-11-22 Hiking 0

I spend the middle months of the year hiking in higher, somewhat cooler, locations, often involving long drives. Because, other than the Sky Islands, like […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #58

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #58

2019-10-24 Dashcam 0

Many dashcammers put out 15+ minute videos every week. Another I follow does a 6-10 minute video every three days. Even if there is some […]

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