Congrats to you all!

Pops is still at it, looks like he's south of Mormon Lake- http://www.trackleaders.com/azt

And here is an article that came out in the Payson Roundup about Backpack Guy and other AZT hikers: http://www.paysonroundup.com/news/2013/ ... back-yard/

@cactuscat That's so great, lots of thru-hikers this year, more than I've ever heard of! I arrived in Page today for the event at Antelope Point Marina tomorrow and the weather is absolutely delightful! Looking forward to taking some folks out to the Stateline Trailhead for a hike. Meet at the Visi...

This Saturday, May 4th from 10-3 the Antelope Point Marina is hosting a summer kickoff dock party to celebrate Page as a Gateway Community of the Arizona Trail! Join us on the docks for Live Music, BBQ, Booths, Raffle Prizes, Stand Up Paddleboard and Wakeboard Demo’s in the Waterpark, Food & Dri...

Arizona Trails Day
From the Payson Roundup:
http://www.paysonroundup.com/news/2013/ ... rails-day/

I will be presenting a photographic tour of the Arizona Trail and talking about my hike Wednesday, April 24th at 7 PM at the MAC Gym in the Student Recreation Center on the University of Arizona campus at 1400 E 6th Street. Hope to see you there!

It's that time of year again- come on out and have a beer and pizza and watch fantastic performances while supporting a great facility that helps hundreds of birds and small mammals yearly! April 20th at Sky Bar- 536 N. 4th Avenue, Tucson 7-10 pm A fundraiser for Wildlife Rehabilitation Northwest Tu...

That Saturday is also Pine/Strawberry Trails Day, so make sure to head into town to see what's going on!

Just wanted to bump this thread, the Vail event from the Gabe Zimmerman TH is coming up on April 27th, register at http://www.active.com/running/vail-az/arizona-trail-run-and-hike-series---vail-zimmerman-trailhead-2013 Visit http://www.onyourleftfitness.com/ to learn more and register for the Pine e...

Great news- missing hiker William "Chris" Davidson has been located and is still on the Arizona Trail headed to Utah! Thanks to all for your concern.

Here's the Cochise County Information Sheet:

The Cochise County Sheriff's Office is requesting assistance in locating a subject who was dropped in Montezuma Pass on March 5th and has not been seen or heard from since. His name is William C Davidson, he goes by Chris and he is 22 years old. His family said that he has a silver or grey backpack....

Hi Mark!

I would copy your request for a partner and post it as an event on HAZ viewforum.php?f=4 with dates. I bet you'll be able to find someone to who wants to hike the GET for a week. Also, have you posted about it on the GET Yahoo group?

Congrats Jake! All this Canyon talk is making me antsy for river season!! Here's my current job situation: I'm the Gateway Community Liaison for the Arizona Trail Association, traveling all over AZ to the towns on or near the trail doing talks, planning events, and working with business communities....

For those who haven't seen it yet: UPDATED Topo Map CD The 2013 version of the Arizona Trail Topo Map CD is now available! Thanks to the hard work of Brett Tucker (simblissity.net)and the innovative mapping technology of postholer.com, we are proud to release a complete digital map set for the entir...

In an effort to encourage trail running and hiking along the AZT, the Arizona Trail Association is partnering with On Your Left! Fitness to offer a series of four participatory events for trail runners and hikers in 2013: •March 9 - Picketpost Trailhead - Superior, Az •April 27 - Gabe Zimmerman Trai...

Thanks for coming out John and Angela! It was a great event- lots of different hikes, a series of geology and history talks, and a tasty lunch. I learned a lot as well.

Just a reminder- this year's Eco-Tourism Festival is tomorrow. So stop by Superior if you're hiking in the area! Space still available on the interpretive hikes occurring all day. Details in the post above. Hope to see you there!

The Copper State Trail Riders are putting on a series of horseback rides to benefit the Arizona Trail Association- the next one is their Bumble Bee Ranch fundraiser February 22-24. Come on out for trail rides, cowboy games, and music and dancing at night! http://www.aztrail.org/BB_Ranch_fundraiser.pdf

Here's a new page that gives information about all the Gateway Communities of the Arizona Trail:
http://www.aztrail.org/gateway/gateway.html

Click on any of the highlighted town names, and it will take you to a town guide for that Gateway Community.

Joel, best of luck to you and the family! I finally got back to The Battleship a couple of days ago for an overnight and was thinking back to what a fun hike you, me, and Kyle had that day. Looking forward to reading about your CO adventures.