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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 […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #57

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #57

2019-10-10 Dashcam 0

I first moved to Arizona in October, 1984. A lot has changed since then, particularly in the Phoenix area. For instance, in 1984, the only […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #56

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #56

2019-09-26 Dashcam 0

The King Asshole should be whoever it is who decided to escort three fugitives, two of them wanted for murder, one of whom is 6’5″, […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #55

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #55

2019-09-12 Dashcam 0

You may have noticed the odd segment here & there in previous editions of Phoenix Asshole Drivers, where I referenced #WifeCam. That’s an Aukey DR01 […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #54

Upload #500: Phoenix Asshole Drivers #54

2019-08-29 Dashcam 0

First order of business is a celebratory whisky — Balvenie 12 year old, single malt, single barrell, first fill — commemorating this, my 500th YouTube […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #52

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #52

2019-08-01 Dashcam 0

Sitting at a red light, minding my own business, with a ¼ mile of clear road behind me, when I got clobbered by a truck. […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #51

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #51

2019-07-18 Dashcam 0

After the relative calm of driving in Wisconsin, it is back to Arizona, for a heaping helping of PTSD (Phoenix Trafic Stress Disorder)! Usually I […]

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Recent Posts

  • Enjoying some quality hiking food at the junction of Alder Canyon and West Fork Alder Canyon.

    Finishing Up Alder Canyon

    2026-07-29 Hiking 0
  • Mount Bigelow, viewed from Kellogg Mountain Trail #45. That boulder is where Mount Bigelow Trail splits.

    San Pedro Vista to Mount Bigelow

    2026-07-21 Hiking 0
  • Alder Lake was bone dry. On current satellite view it has water.

    Alder Canyon

    2026-07-15 Hiking 0
  • This friendly fella stopping by to say "Hello" at the coneflower patch on FR 139C was the highlight of my day.

    Middle Barbershop Bail

    2026-07-08 Hiking 0
  • The Stott, Scott & Wilson cemetery in Hangmans Draw reminded me of Davey Gowan's grave in the Mazatzal Mountains. Note the "Aug 4 1888" dates of death are incorrect: The three were lynched a week later.

    Stott Canyon – Hangmans Draw

    2026-07-01 Cemetery, Hiking 0

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