Sunnyslope Murder Tour #2
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 […]
Phoenix
Baby Snek!
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
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, […]
Kingsnake’s Dashcam #117
The internet has “calculator site” for just about every formula you could possibly think of. I occasionally use a road grade calculator to determine slope on my […]
Sunnyslope Murder Tour #1
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 […]
Phoenix Sonoran Preserve
Three years ago, I hiked the other “half” of Ocotillo Trail and Sidewider Trail, from Apache Wash Trailhead, at the east end of the Phoenix Sonoran Preserve. Today, […]
Kingsnake’s Dashcam #116
Shorter drives the past month, and not as many of them. (Scottish football has been on a winter break.) So, a shorter episode. Nonetheless, enjoy! Phoenix […]
Gateway Trailhead to Tom’s Thumb TH
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 22nd segment of the Maricopa Trail. The Maricopa Trail is a 315-mile trail system in & around the […]
West Wing Mountain
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 […]
Taliesin West to Gateway Trailhead
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 21st segment of the Maricopa Trail. My goal is to hike or bike all 240 miles of the […]