Next McDowells Family Night is this Friday March 1st - 4:30pm.

At the Gateway - see details above and list of topics.

Anyone with kids will enjoy the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy's "Family Friday Sunset Series" at the Gateway trailhead. Tonight is on Leapin' Lizards with a ranger talk and live critters. Starts 4:30pm at either the front amphitheater or the one back by the Bajada Nature Trail. Target age i...

azbackpackr wrote:I had thought Butler Canyon Trail got torched.

You're right Elizabeth - - saw pic here: http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/B ... ens/132923

I couldn't tell it was that bad from the road and the parking area was blocked off with floods.

You have probably already gone on your trip to Greer - but in case you are still planning - the Butler Canyon Nature Trail is the perfect length. When we were in Greer (August 20th) the parking area was blocked but I think you walk a little ways to get to the trail. It was flooding more than fire th...

azbackpackr wrote: I think there are a lot more forest roads and trail open now. Check with the Apache-Sitgreaves NF Springerville and Alpine Ranger District websites.

Thanks for the update!! Planning for one day at Sipe and one day at Big Lake.

Sipe White Mtn. Wildlife Area, Wenima Wildlife Area and White Mtn. Grasslands area, all are Game and Fish properties, all are open. Also, the trails in Sitgreaves area (over by Pinetop and Show Low) are open. Lakeside Ranger District. That's good to know about Sipe. Was the house damaged there? I l...

If you want the new book "Field Guide to the McDowell Sonoran Preserve" you have two options since it is not currently available online. 1. Go in person to McDowell Sonoran Conservancy office 16435 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite 110, Scottsdale, AZ 85254 MSC office hours are: Monday - Friday, 9 ...

My goals are really wimpy compared to most - but I'm getting them out there anyway. Helps to write things down to accomplish them, right? I have 10 weeks left of pregnancy with baby #2 :y: (Lord willing that he doesn't come sooner) -- so after that in March would like to get out somewhere as a famil...

May'retta?? Who knew! I remember when Town Centre mall was the s*** and the newest mall in town! Why not throw in Lake Winfield Scott as a end of the day - pop open the hatch - have a beer - walk around the lake. Or take a dip in the lake. It's not too far from Vogel. Those twisty roads take longer ...

I love Cloudland! That's one of the hikes listed on this site. If you look at the top of the main hikearizona page there are states listed across the top. To get to GA click on "more" then look for USA Georgia. The four that I have written up: http://www.hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=130...

If you have time in Flagstaff - the Kachina Trail is flat and very scenic. It's not a loop - you would go in a half a mile or so and then back out the same way. July weather is nice for hiking at that elevation. In Sedona - I love Doe Mountain - short steep part at the start then you walk out on a m...

Gorgeous pictures!! Glowing Cliffs really caught my eye. I don't remember it from your HAZ posts - is it on here too?

It's pretty easy. Once you are logged into Everytail - Click on "my trips" Then select the hike you want from your list Scroll down and look on the right side "Export this trip" Click on "Download GPX for your GPS" Then a file with .gpx will be saved somewhere on your c...

Here's another thread from 2008: http://www.hikearizona.com/dex2/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=3266&p=28556&hilit=Glacier#p27358 And there are several hikes written up here on the site: http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=1708 http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=1711 http://hikearizona.com/...

It was a gorgeous day! I took a work friend to Gateway trailhead and we walked around the surrounding area. Brought a little picnic and went back home. There were lots and lots of people there today -- plenty of kids too - out of school for President's day.

Saw this and figured others might be interested in this bike/hike/run local challenge. The hike part of the challenge is 9 miles around Brown's Ranch. I've done 4 miles of it, and the part I did was really flat and sandy with interesting ranching ruins to see. The trails for the challenge are all wi...

big_load wrote:It would be cool if Arizona Highways did a story on HAZ, or at least referred to it as a resource.

Super way to go Joe and I agree with the above statement that HAZ needs to get some props in Arizona Highways.

We went to the Gateway access center and trailhead grand opening today. The 200 car parking lot was full at 7:45 am! I'm going to edit the hike descriptions for Gateway Loop, Windgate-Bell loop, and Bell Pass to reflect the new trailhead location and mileage changes. I had listed the tiny 12-15 car ...

For those who like to hike in Utah or who have been to Arches National Park . . . I would have guessed Landscape Arch would fall before Wall Arch. Utah's famous Wall Arch collapses; no visitor injuries By Tom Wharton The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake Tribune Article Last Updated:08/09/2008 06:30:31 AM...

I made same-day reservations, but I specifically asked if you could call ahead to make reservations - and they said yes. I double-checked and called from home this morning and asked to make dinner reservations for next week (just to test the system) - and they were ready to take the reservation. I d...