North Mountain
I don’t normally blog about short, local, maintenance hikes. That would be boring: “Yeah, I hiked up Camelback. Again.” Well, except Camelback is a zoo, […]
Maricopa County
Tour de Arizona
We had family in town this week. With one exception, they had never really experienced Arizona. So, we did some Phoenix tourist things that even […]
Phoenix Asshole Drivers #2
I suffer from PTSD: Phoenix Traffic Stress Disorder. Last year, when I first thought of documenting the daily hell that is driving in Maricopa County, […]
Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway
Though it’s only been about four months since my last trek up the Loop 202 right-of-way, it has been a year since I first surveyed […]
Charles M. Christiansen Trail #100
Down at the pub at a more reasonable hour this morning — 0700, rather than the more common 0430 — to watch Celtic take on […]
Pointe Tapatio Golf Course Loop
I’m on pace to equal my personal second best total mileage for a year, of 678.35 miles, set in 2015, and also to smash my AEG […]
Maricopa Trail: Bronco TH to Spur Cross
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 1st segment of the Maricopa Trail. I’ve had this hike on my list for years, at least since […]
Shaw Butte & North Mountain Double Summit
I’ve had it in mind for quite some time to do a double summit of Shaw Butte and North Mountain. North Mountain, as most people […]
Pointe Tapatio Golf Course Loop
I went to high school in the South Bay part of Los Angeles. My high school was maybe a mile from the beach. Despite the […]
Phoenix Asshole Drivers #1
About three months ago I purchased a dashcam. I had been considering it for quite some time, and watched many review & installation videos before […]