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Phoenix Asshole Drivers #52

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #52

2019-08-01 Dashcam 0

Sitting at a red light, minding my own business, with a ¼ mile of clear road behind me, when I got clobbered by a truck. […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #51

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #51

2019-07-18 Dashcam 0

After the relative calm of driving in Wisconsin, it is back to Arizona, for a heaping helping of PTSD (Phoenix Trafic Stress Disorder)! Usually I […]

Granite Mountain Hotshots at the alligator juniper they saved during the Doce Fire. The tree is believed to be the world's oldest and largest alligator juniper. Chris MacKenzie (photographer) and Eric Marsh are not pictured. I recognize Andrew Ashcraft and Brendan McDonough (bottom, 2nd and 3rd from left). If anyone can identify the other hotshots, please let me know.

Granite Mountain Hotshots Juniper

2019-06-28 Hiking 0

The sixth anniversary of the Granite Mountain Hotshots sacrifice on Yarnell Hill was coming up on June 30th. I’ve been to the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial […]

Blue Dick Mine / Dick Dale(1937-2019): "The King of the Surf Guitar"

Blue Dick Mine

2019-05-03 Hiking, Mine Exploring 0

It’s starting to get warm down here in Phoenix, so I sent a twitter DM to my hiking & mine exploring buddy, @Prescottstyle (Paul), asking if […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #42

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #42

2019-02-28 Dashcam 0

I figured in this blog post I would talk about how I select what dashcam bits get put into a Phoenix Asshole Drivers video. It’s […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #40

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #40

2019-02-04 Dashcam 0

Before I retired, depending on which office I worked in, I would either commute six miles each way from Sunnyslope to Missouri St. in Phoenix, […]

Big Stick Mine Exploration

2019-01-25 Mine Exploring 0

I originally meant to explore Big Stick Mine last year, on the same day I explored the adjacent Weepah & Homestake Mines. But I ran […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #35

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #35

2018-11-15 Dashcam 0

More PTSD — Phoenix Traffic Stress Disorder — accompanied by appropriate music, in this case by Vegaenduro, who I last used on Phoenix Asshole Drivers […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #34

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #34

2018-10-18 Dashcam 4

When I was working, I always lived where I could either commute the opposite direction of rush hour, or would leave for work well before […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #33

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #33

2018-09-27 Dashcam 0

After Phoenix Asshole Drivers #32 with the musical soundtrack, this round of Phoenix Traffic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is back to the play-by-play my massive of […]

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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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    2026-04-28 Hiking 0

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