An investigative report released yesterday (Monday, July 19, 2010) confirms that warning signs had been removed prior to the death of Erwin Frank Evert June 17 near the Yellowstone East Entrance. Here's the AP story on this report: http://bit.ly/cAkXLg Report: Warning signs removed at griz mauling s...

Everybody has their own ideas about "wither the weather." When I moved to Arizona in 1979, I quickly learned than only two types of people predicted Arizona weather: "newcomers and fools." Oh, how right that phrase rings! In site of that wisdom, I haven't stopped trying to read A...

As the years tick by like miles on our odometer, we have become ever yet more amazed at the incredible archival value of HAZ. How does HAZ do it? Who knows? Somehow, HAZ has everything anyone ever posted up to this Forum. This evening, we were once again prowling HAZ for "bear material." (...

Leave it to HAZ! (Cue Brass Band and Wild Cheers for HAZ.) This forum has always been the best and it continues to prove why it's the best ever anywhere, bar none, hands down, period. This forum thread on bears is great and I am a rapt reader. I had a hunch tonight that people were "talking bea...

Nice topic here on HAZ. We learned our name came up in this thread with regard to our straw house up in the Verde Valley near Rimrock. Thanks for the heads up! We'd love to talk straw. As a result of learning that we'd been mentioned here we started a new blog last night specifically so interested p...

Thanks for making this point. A little while after posting the note, we thought....hum...someone's going to take issue with the phrase "poor hiker guy." At first we thought of going back into the message to correct its context. But then, we thought, "let's see if someone actually DOES take issue." S...

Gee, thanks for the kind words of welcome--they are MOST appreciated. Thank YOU! Thanks also for posting additional info and a link to learn "the latest." The poor hiker guy has to be "beyond bankrupt" by now. All of that high dollar attorney stuff ain't cheap. And it just goes on and on and on....a...

We've been gone for six plus months. We'd really lilke to know what the final outcome in this case was. Anyone know? Any links? Some interesting opinions posted in the interim. Food for thought. Hopefully, some astute person on HAZ can provide the answer we want: guilty or not guilty? Cheers, J&S

In response to big_load's reply: Great observation from big_load: "I'm just counting on the snakes being smarter than I am." Well, this topic has been shaping my operating perspective for the last few days. It's pretty obvious to anyone who will "listen" that the rattlesnakes pick up on our presenc...

Some of you may have read my post for a couple of day's ago about almost getting bit by a large rattlesnake. It was MY mistake--not the snake's, that set up this potential fiasco. I think I forgot to make that perfectly clear--I, me, myself, and I was the stupid one. The snake was just "doing it's j...

Yeah, well, maybe snakes don't have ears but they can hear. The "how" of "how" they hear is best left to researchers with big budgets. Maybe they "hear" the vibrations of the earth under their snake bellies. Maybe they "feel" air pressure from an oncoming presence. Who knows? Old wives tales aside, ...

In response to big_load's reply:

Well, here's a definitive link to Farley's bio:

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/ ... d=A0005502

I had no idea he is 84 years old now. WOW!

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In response to montezumawell's reply: The ground around the tent that is....not your information! Thanks again. Thanks for your replies. They are much appreciated. Well, here's another perspective to consider: What is the snake's MOST IMPORTANT ASSET? Answer: Venom. A snake cannot kill something si...

Yeah..snakes. They are everywhere...and nowhere. We're pretty "snake savvy" as people go. We actually LOVE snakes. We're not sure snakes love us. But what the "hey?" Anyway, we live in Snake City near Montezuma Well National Monument. Like right next door. Literally. And we haven't seen a rattlesnak...

or jump to my favorite :) or simply put Canyoneering is a reason to live! Well, I couldn't help wondering if Joe's "favorite" was what I thought it might be -- and it WAS! WOODS CANYON! For all the extreme hiking Joe's done, it is quite an honor for Woods Canyon to be Joe's "favorite." Frankly, I a...

Certain people are Real Stick People. They gotta have a REAL STICK! Hey, we think this is cool. NO doubt. Regardless of the merits or demerits of this discussion, certain people gotta have a real stick. Period. Well, therefore, this is an FYI for The Real Stick People. NOAA says the the Southwest (t...

Well, we can sure appreciate your confusion about "hiking sticks" versus "trekking poles" and all of the rest. Oftentimes, the terms are used interchangeably. That only adds to the confusion. In days of yesteryore, a hiking stick was a hand-selected and often hand-hewn piece of organic material. Lit...

One of the many great aspects of HAZ is what "has" been going on with this topic. Terrific advice--very well written--to the point--excellent. Perhaps the underlying, common thread to the replies is the importance of being in "tune" with your feet and the trail tread and your distance. Arguably, of ...

Well, Supai Village has been hit with a lot of floods over recent years. We hadn't heard anything about them this time around until we noted a front page story in April 3's Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff). It kinda indicates Supai got trashed yet again. We checked the Havasu trail logs and didn't see ...

We have no specific suggestions for a hike. However, we noted that you wish to have a 2-3 day hike in the Tucson area, preferably with water. Um...well...this reply to your message is an urging for you to check historical climate records, track current weather patterns and be prudent. Mid-May there ...