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Kingsnake's Dashcam #98: Maryland

Kingsnake’s Dashcam #98: Maryland

2022-07-28 Dashcam 0

Extra summer trip to western Maryland for C&O Canal hiking & biking. Bad Maryland Drivers from Allegany County, Anne Arundel County, Frederick County, Howard County, […]

Kingsnake's Dashcam #97

Kingsnake’s Dashcam #97

2022-06-26 Dashcam 0

I’ve been doing a lot more local driving the last two weeks due to … reasons. Most of it to the area east of downtown […]

I guess you could say I have a thing for sunburst photos. My favorite was in the Castle Dome Mountains.

San Tan Mountain Regional Park

2022-03-16 Hiking 0

Unlike most of metro Phoenix, which is laid out in one mile squares, the roads in Queen Creek are all curley. So, for the third […]

Kingsnake's Dashcam #92

Kingsnake’s Dashcam #92

2022-02-27 Dashcam 0

My wife’s in Florida — Orlando and Jacksonville — this week, so hopefully she picked up some good dashcam captures of Florida Man and Florida […]

Enjoying a hiking beer at Tony Ranch.

Haunted Canyon Trail #203 / Tony Ranch

2021-11-11 Hiking, Off Roading 0

Earlier this year, I switched my regular hiking day from Thursday to Wednesday, as the latter seems to have less traffic. (Probably due to fewer […]

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 #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 #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 […]

Halfway up Sunset Vista Trail, it is joined by the even more ridiculously steep Hunter Trail, before proceeding together to the summit of Picacho Peak.

Picacho Peak: Sunset Vista Trail

2021-03-04 Hiking 0

There’s a Table Mesa (“Table Table”) in Arizona, so why not a Picacho Peak (“Peak Peak”)? 😜 Picacho Peak is the distinct formation on the […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #75

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #75

2020-09-03 Dashcam 0

In this month’s dashcam video, I mentioned an incident involving a Flying Cement Mixer. This is that story. In 2007, I was heading south on […]

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Recent Posts

  • Black Mountain is steep, but not THAT steep.

    Black Mountain

    2026-03-03 Hiking 0
  • North Mountain anti-graffiti sign

    North Mountain Intervals

    2026-02-28 Hiking 0
  • Globe chamomile, aka stinknet (Oncosiphon pilulifer), an invasive species from South Africa, has become widespread in Maricopa County over the last 15 years. Stinknet was the most common flower in Reach 11.

    Reach 11 Recreation Area

    2026-02-25 Hiking 0
  • South Mountain Park: Looking northwest from inside Dobbins Lookout. North Mountain is visible past downtown Phoenix (right).

    South Mountain: Holbert Loop

    2026-02-18 Hiking 0
  • Butterfield Stage Trail: The first Boy Scout skull pole in five miles, at the Happy Camp / Fortymile Desert Tank cistern.

    Butterfield Stage: Estrella Rd. to Gap Well

    2026-02-10 Bike Riding 0

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