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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

  • Emerald Point, viewed from Abalone Point Lookout. The panoramic view stretches (L-R) from Dana Point, past Laguna Beach, Two Rock Point, Emerald Point, Abalone Point, Crystal Cove, Catalina Island (distant), Reef Point, Palos Verdes (distant), and Pelican Point, to Newport Beach.

    Crystal Cove State Park

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    Graham Ridge – Big Creek Loop

    2026-04-28 Hiking 0

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