Yep, that's Paradise Valley, the first city in the US to get stoplight cameras. I'm curious about the: HALO: A collision-prevention system that predicts when a driver could run a red light and delays the green light for opposing traffic. I sure hope this doesn't start folks running more red lights w...

chumley wrote:I do hope somebody takes the time to pick up all the shoes now that it's no longer standing

X2. IMO it reached eye-sore status long ago and I for one am glad it's down. to me it was just another example of how the human race continually comes up with new ways to deface our natural world.

Dschur wrote:don't see the jobs on their website...

probably because you pay $3300 to part of a 13-member team for a 7-day experience ex Winton; 5-6 days dinosaur digging; 6 nights on site.

The packs are a little heavy but the bladder is what really sets them apart from anything else. Easy to clean easy to fill and no sucking involved. You may not have to suck but in my estimation those packs do, in fact suck . I checked them out in person last week and not only are both the pack and ...

Is there a doctor in the HAZ? HAZ may be fantastic for a lot of information, especially hiking in Arizona, but medical advice for a self-diagnosed ongoing condition?? Well.... knowing how some injuries incurred when I was 21 have come back to haunt me 42 years later, I would strongly urge you to vi...

I am looking at this peak in the following photo's - can someone tell me what it is?? ... It's not Woton correct? If I remember correctly Woton was way away from Isis and Cheops..... I believe Mazatzal is correct that it is Tower of Set, which is located about 12 miles west of Wot a n's Throne . An...

azbackpackr wrote:For real? I could have sworn...

The key words time-lapse photography should explain it.

Sredfield wrote:Looks impressive.

I agree. But being a somewhat cautious purchaser, since it is 'pending FCC approval' I'll take a conservative attitude rather than cough up the $$ now and wait for the estimated 'August 2013' delivery.

Jim_H wrote:Anyone know anything about the Buick line-up?

I don't believe any of their cars would be suitable and their SUV's appear to be of the boulevard cruiser type. The smaller of the two is the Encore (new they run mid $20k+) and the larger is the Encore (easily into the $40k range).

And I am (of course) joking Yeah, I figured as much ;) You mean MARINES! Come to think of it, it WAS the Marines (in this case US Marines) who put the stop to the Japanese at Guadalcanal... the first piece in the puzzle to prevent the Japanese from stretching their 'Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity ...

Australia has an army? Don't they really only need a navy? Why wouldn't they need an army? If the Japanese had landed in Australia during WWII who would have fought them? Sailors on land? If you dig into their history you'll find their army fought in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq & Afghanistan.

If a 4x4 is better than a 4x2, then how about a 6x6?
Mercedes Benz was commissioned by the Australian Army to provide a 6x6 and now M-B is planning on making a civilian version for sale at an estimated $500,000 each.
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which is the best pocket camera to withstand repeated drops down dry waterfalls... After the third ruined camera by dunking and/or impact last year I scoured the reviews for the so-called rugged cameras and concluded: 1. Not only do they still break with a good fall 2. You give up pretty much any z...

Anyone drive one or have thoughts on the CRV? I loved my '99 CRV but eventually needed something better able to handle the more serious wagon-trails I seemed to have ended up on. BTW, the reason I bought a 'first-generation' CRV was for more ground clearance than the newer CRV's. Every successive g...

Alston Neal wrote:Also for any other stray Jeep owners out there.

I'm thinking that sign applies to 4-cylinder Jeeps.

Even with aerodynamics of a brick my Cherokee (with the original 4.0L 6 cylinder) has no problem making well north of 85 on level ground. Heck even my Samurai could hit 75 on level roads.

@EddieS For up-to-date road information I'd recommend calling the Mogollon Rim Ranger District at (928) 477-2255.

the hordes of night hiker/runners are disturbing the peace of campers in the corridor campgrounds, and sometimes causing the toilets at Phantom to reach capacity by 5a.m. because 500 people have already passed through. It's sad the antics of the 'extreme' folks become such an it's all about me thin...

It's quite obvious the Forest Service spent a lot of time on FR201 since the fire and washouts last year, as the conditions are as good as I've ever seen. At the moment even a normal car would have no trouble making it. One thing I noticed was if felt like there was more exposure along the road than...

From all indications they should be ok for that now. I'm heading out there in a few minutes but of course I won't be able to post the conditions until I get home this afternoon.