Peoria – Kingsnake's Home Den

Peoria Sunrise Mountain Preserve

2025-11-05 Hiking 0

Personally, I avoid doing the same hike a second time. Heck, the first sixty times I hiked the desert behind my house, I only repeated […]

Looking west from Hill 1930. Left to right: White Tank Mountains, Hill 1918, Calderwood Butte, and Western Overlook (Hill 1846).

West Wing Mountain

2024-01-09 Hiking 0

It was a frigid — by Phoenix standards — morning. Low temp was about 34℉. So, I delayed leaving home until 10:00 a.m., and even […]

I imagine Surprise got its name after some 1880s eastern greenhorn believed the real estate slickster's sales pitch, paid their life savings for the "Garden of Eden", then showed up out here in the flattest desert you could imagine. "Surprise!" (GoPro screen cap)

Maricopa Trail: 119th Ave-Sun Valley Pkwy

2022-03-10 Bike Riding 0

Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 7th segment of the Maricopa Trail. The Maricopa Trail is a 315-mile trail system around the Phoenix metro […]

Enjoying the shade at the halfway cabana. I tried to time this photo to traffic passing in back, but no such luck.

Maricopa Trail: Lake Pleasant – 119th Ave

2022-02-10 Bike Riding 0

Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 6th segment of the Maricopa Trail. My goal is to hike or bike all 245 miles of the […]