Maricopa County – Page 2 – Kingsnake's Home Den

Arrowhead Lakes, as viewed from the summit of Arrowhead Point. Sierra Estrella peaking through the I-10 smog, 25 miles away. Coachwhip Trail traverses the area below the lakes.

Thunderbird Conservation Park

2024-11-14 Hiking 0

After my annual Halloween hike in Maryland, I start my winter hiking program back home in Phoenix. I actually have the next six months of […]

RJ Peak

2024-10-22 Hiking 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 Hiking 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. […]

Kingsnake’s Dashcam Greatest Hits #8

2024-09-29 Dashcam 0

Lots of trips around the country before the coronavirus hit … Phoenix Asshole Drivers #71: Fully-engulfed car. 🔥 Phoenix Asshole Drivers #72: Lucky bird. 🪶 […]

Sunnyslope Murder Tour #2

2024-07-07 Video 0

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!

2024-06-11 Bike Riding 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, […]

Kingsnake’s Dashcam #118

2024-04-21 Dashcam 0

A lot of my non-hiking spare time the last few months has gone into working on the Sunnyslope Murder Tour. Sunnyslope isn’t a large neighborhood, […]

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 […]

Maricopa Trail Index

2024-04-08 Bike Riding, Hiking 0

Maricopa Trail is a 315 mile trail system in Maricopa County. The 315 miles is the total, including access routes. The actual loop itself, around […]

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 […]