Honda is reviving the Passport with a standard V6:
http://www.autonews.com/article/2018112 ... 29744/1114

I called the Safford BLM office on Tuesday and got a call back that afternoon from a BLM rep (think his name was Bob). He said they had just inspected the road into the east end and were going to re-open it immediately. He said that passenger cars should still be able to make it to the trailhead by ...

I saw the forecast for thunderstorms down there, and I put the over/under at the number of people rescued this weekend at 40. @flagscott. Turns out you hit the nail on the head. KVOA now reports that 42 hikers were rescued at Sabino Canyon yesterday: http://www.kvoa.com/st... The article states tha...

Tough_Boots wrote:Honestly, some HAZzers are making it sound like all of Arizona is flooding and burning at the same time.

If you lived in southern Arizona this summer you might believe that. This has been a summer of extremes down here.

I fail to see why somebody who walks on a paved road that gets blocked by flood waters is different from somebody who walks on a dirt trail. Is one less worthy of safe passage than the other? I don't think I said that. My point was that way too many hikers/"hikers" are putting themselves ...

What's the difference between a hiker and a "hiker" ? :-k Many Sabino Canyon recreationists are simply road-walking swimmers that get labeled as hikers by the media. I'm sure there were some real hikers out there that got caught o⃥f⃥f⃥ ⃥g⃥u⃥a⃥r⃥d⃥ up in the flash flood but... The local me...

On the heels of the previous weekend's massive rescue in Tanque Verde and Sabino Canyons, "hikers" once again ignore a Flash Flood Warning yesterday and have to be air lifted out in the dark: http://www.kgun9.com/n... I'm told that the parking lot to Sabino Canyon was closed off this morni...

Wettest July on record for Tucson (6.79") with over two days to go: http://www.kvoa.com/story/36002178/wettest-july-on-record-reached-for-tucson July 2017 will go down as the wettest July on record for Tucson surpassing July 1921 when 6.24" of rain fell. This will also go down as the secon...

Following the hottest June on record, Tucson now has the wettest monsoon to date on record:

http://www.kvoa.com/st...

Keep it coming!

Dang, the Dutchman's Hideout was my favorite place to go for a post-hike fuel-up after a Supes hike .They had a great burger.

Simultaneous with the rescue of 17 "hikers" from Tanque Verde Falls, there was a rescue of 19 tram riders at Sabino Canyon: http://www.kvoa.com/st... And that's not all... Busy weekend for crews following more than 60 hiker rescues in one day http://www.kgun9.com/n... "This weekend, t...

Officials describe harrowing rescue of 17 hikers from flooded canyon

http://tucson.com/news...

What part of Flash Flood Warning do these so-called hikers not understand? From the Pima County Sheriff's Department Facebook page: **17 Hikers rescued from Tanque Verde Falls** Yesterday evening Search and Rescue deputies along with Southern Arizona Rescue Association (SARA) and Rural Metro Fire De...

rwstorm wrote:My total for July is now 6.00 inches

That's almost as much as Mt. Lemmon for July MTD:

@ Pivo. Any evidence of the recent Burro Fire along the Butterfly Trail?

At the same place as the Sunset trail head, this is right across the highway from the Butterfly trail head. Easy to see as there is a barrier to prevent vehicle traffic. From here it will take you to a wooden foot bridge and you will want to stay left. Since the trail Bear Wallow Trail is only a ab...

swingdance wrote: Must see this entire area again come autumn.

Bear Wallow is one of the three best fall color areas on Mt. Lemmon, along with the Marshall Gulch and Aspen Draw Trails. All three areas are loaded with maples. Fall color on Mt. Lemmon usually peaks around October 20th or so.

The small size of this fire makes it hardly worth mentioning except that it is burning on Mica Mountain in Saguaro National Park, a popular backcountry area among hikers and backpackers where smoke could be an issue. The following is a News Release issued this morning by Saguaro National Park: Firef...

News Release from the Coronado National Forest: Arrival of Monsoon Signals Easing of Fire Restrictions in Southeast Arizona             Tucson, Ariz. (July 19, 2017) --- Due to widespread precipitation across the area, additional rain in the weather forecast, and a rise in fuel moistures, it has bee...

I hope it doesn't involve mining. Here is one case where it does: Rosemont Copper has agreed to pay for relocating a segment of the Arizona Trail to avoid impacts of its planned mine southeast of Tucson - but that would happen only if the mine plans win federal approval. The company announced that ...