I saw no "trail work in progress", but the RJ Peak trail was in good shape, and their effort much appreciated!

RJ Peak

2024-10-22 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 […]

City of Phoenix - Sunnyslope - Murder Center

Sunnyslope Murder Tour: Index

2024-07-31 0

These are the homicides that have occuredĀ since I moved to Sunnyslope in September, 2008. Or, in the case of Sunnyslope serial killing “Zombie Hunter” Bryan […]

Baby diamondback in Dreamy Draw.

Baby Snek!

2024-06-11 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 #117

Kingsnake’s Dashcam #117

2024-03-17 0

The internet hasĀ “calculator site” for just aboutĀ every formula you could possibly think of. I occasionally use a road grade calculator to determine slope on my […]

Sunnyslope Murder Tour #1: Circle K stabbing, Mayor of Sunnyslope, Retta Renee Cruse, viral Mustang hit & run.

Sunnyslope Murder Tour #1

2024-02-25 0

I live in Sunnyslope, a neighborhood in north central Phoenix. Sunnyslope ranges from 19th Ave. east to 16th St., and Northern Ave. north to Cactus […]

African daisy (Dimorphotheca sinuata) south of Desert Hills Trailhead.

Phoenix Sonoran Preserve

2024-02-13 0

Three years ago, I hiked theĀ other “half” of Ocotillo Trail and Sidewider Trail, from Apache Wash Trailhead, at theĀ eastĀ end of the Phoenix Sonoran Preserve. Today, […]