Maricopa County – Page 25 – Kingsnake's Home Den

An AT-6 Texan done up as a Mitsubishi A6M Zero of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

Lake Pleasant AT-6 Plane Crash Site

2017-01-18 Hiking 2

My normal hike day is Friday, but it is supposed to rain all day Friday. And Thursday. And Saturday. It took me two days to […]

On the summit. Across the background are Bronco Butte, Continental Mountain, Black Mountain and the city of Cave Creek.

Quien Sabe Peak

2017-01-13 Hiking 0

I first noticed Quien Sabe Peak’s distinct formation while hiking Cottonwood Creek from the Bronco Trailhead to Cave Creek last April. I frequently plan hikes, then don’t […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #6

2017-01-05 Dashcam 0

I used to commute ~12 miles each way, from Sunnyslope to Raintree and the 101 in Scottsdale. I left early enough that I would arrive […]

Coronado Mesa

2017-01-01 Hiking 0

This is the third of Pam’s New Years HikeArizona get togethers I’ve done, after Vulture Peak in 2013 and Roblas Butte last year. This was […]

Yea, though I walk through a wash in the shadow of DC Ranch, I fear no poverty: For Merrill Lynch is my shepherd; it's dividends comfort me.

Desert Park-Windgate Pass-Gateway Loop

2016-12-30 Hiking 0

With a short week due to being in Las Vegas last week, and Mission Viejo for Christmas, and working on the subsequent Valley of Fire […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #5 – Xmas Fun!

2016-12-17 Dashcam, Rant 0

First, let me say that the SpyTec A118C dashcam is a heaving pile of shit. I have had nothing but problems with my crappy SpyTec […]

Closeup of a Teddy Bear Cholla. No, I did not zoom in.

Dixie Mountain Loop

2016-12-16 Hiking 0

With the holidays coming up, I knew I wouldn’t have any time to do a long, out of town, hike, let alone the associated triplog, […]

Amtrak's Sunset Limited derailed in Quail Spring Wash on October 9, 1995. This photo is looking east, the direction the train came from.

Amtrak Sunset Limited / Agua Caliente Rd.

2016-11-28 Hiking, Off Roading 1

Today was another expedition I’ve had gestating for awhile. (Almost two years, since Stoic and I visited the rock art at the Sundad ghost town.) I […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #4

2016-11-18 Dashcam 0

More incidents of Phoenix drivers being assholes, including a left turn across six lanes, another appearance by Sergeant Halftrack and his Winnebago, and running a […]

Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway

2016-10-28 Hiking 0

Today was the fourth of my biannual South Mountain Freeway / Loop 202 survey hikes, that I started in April, 2015. The basic concept is […]