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Kingsnake's Dashcam #85

Kingsnake’s Dashcam #85

2021-08-01 Dashcam 0

Seems like I’ve come up on a lot fires, or aftermaths of fires, the past year or so: The burnt out RV on the Mogollon […]

Cholla in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve.

Arizona Flowers: Low Desert

2021-07-18 Hiking 0

I was having my regular Monday lunch with my dad when he suggested I make a video just of the flowers I photograph while hiking. […]

Kingsnake's Dashcam #84: Colorado

Kingsnake’s Dashcam #84: Colorado

2021-06-21 Dashcam 0

I couldn’t quite cram my Colorado road trip clips into May’s edition of Kingsnake’s Dashcam #83. So, this month I lead with them. My driving […]

Kingsnake's Dashcam #83

Kingsnake’s Dashcam #83

2021-05-30 Dashcam 0

This month I drove up to the Bear Canyon Lake on the Mogollon Rim for my first post-snow hike of the year, down to Marana […]

Kingsnake's Dashcam #82: Maryland

Kingsnake’s Dashcam #82: Maryland

2021-05-02 Dashcam 0

Every Easter and Halloween, my wife & I fly to Maryland to visit family. (Due to Wuhan Flu, 2020 was the exception, and I drove […]

Kingsnake's Dashcam #81

Kingsnake’s Dashcam #81

2021-03-27 Dashcam 0

Judging by March’s heavy increase in traffic colume, the Chinese Lung AIDs panic is well & truly over. Shame: I was rather enjoying zipping along […]

The most interesting part of the Ocotillo-Sidewinder-Apache Vista loop was the incredible variety of cholla species.

Phoenix Sonoran Preserve

2021-03-11 Hiking 0

In 2020, I started finding heavy flowers the first week of March, when I hiked a half dozen trails in the Phoenix Sonoran Preserve‘s south […]

Kingsnake's Dashcam #80: Florida & New York

Kingsnake’s Dashcam #80: Florida!

2021-02-21 Dashcam 0

I miss my wife when she’s travelling, but she sure does pickup some good dashcam footage, particularly in Florida. Her most recent Florida foray was […]

Kingsnake's Dashcam #79

Kingsnake’s Dashcam #79

2021-01-31 Dashcam 0

My wife is in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut as I type, so hopefully she comes back with some off the hook dashcam captures. […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers Greatest Hits #6

Phoenix Asshole Drivers Greatest Hits #6

2021-01-19 Dashcam 0

Road trips to Wisconsin and Maryland, plus the usual Phoenix Traffic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Volume #6 of Phoenix Asshole Drivers “Greatest Hits” also includes some […]

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Recent Posts

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    Black Mountain

    2026-03-03 Hiking 0
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    North Mountain Intervals

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    Reach 11 Recreation Area

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    South Mountain: Holbert Loop

    2026-02-18 Hiking 0
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    Butterfield Stage: Estrella Rd. to Gap Well

    2026-02-10 Bike Riding 0

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