@chumley
Radar for last few hours looked like a ton of rain hit the Supes. Just noted a weather station in AJ at the foot of the Supes already at 2.54" for this morning.
In east Mesa we're already at 1.25" since 3 am.
Nice for us... not so much for flash flooding & erosion in the Supes.

Hansenaz wrote:The right color for a hiking vehicle is "dirty".

...dirty and a full complement of AZ pinstripes.

azlaurie wrote:I was being factious..

um... facetious?
Anyway, I figured as much so I was jus' messin' with you as well.
(FYI, the bear encounter was real... [ Triplog ] )

Don't worry my Osprey has built in whistle. If you ever do happen to encounter a bear, I would recommend bear spray rather than blowing the whistle... when we encountered a bear ambling toward us last year, blowing my emergency whistle just changed its amble into a full-speed charge. Thankfully yel...

the new RAV4 and similar Honda CRV is that they have steadily made it more passenger car like and less capable off-road. I haven't paid much attention to what's changed on RAV4's but each successive generation of CR-V has gotten lower. I'm not sure about any changes to how the CR-V does it's AWD ch...

LosDosSloFolks wrote:The deranged Easter bunny in the middle has been mistaken for a couple of different things

I wondered about that, but I would never have guessed an Easter Bunny, let alone a deranged one.

Let me guess: Darwin Award? Not really... Fair warning... you might want to a cup of coffee (or cold beer) before you read this. When I worked at a gas station a guy shows up late Friday afternoon on a Memorial Day Weekend and needs his boat trailer wiring fixed (yup, he left it 'til the last minut...

Makes my blood curdle. Personally, I don't cry over spilt milk. I've only experienced curdled milk, not blood. However, on the numerous occasions I spilled blood I have yet to cry. While I may have uttered a cross word or two, looking back on it I can recall a number of times when I spilled blood m...

Love my Tevas, just don't trust them for hiking as in the past. Same here... on the first part. As for the second part... I've lost no trust, I just changed my hiking from ON-trail hikes to mostly OFF-trail. So... when I got tired of spikes in the feet I switched to low-cut boots. And when they did...

We've been using organic Sapindus Mukorossi "soap nuts" for over a year with great results in fighting odors. We make use of the 'recycling' side benefit by draining the wash water (both wash & rinse water) directly into the tree-wells of our orange trees.

Here's an interesting insight by an ex-USAF pilot into what the Air Force will be taking into account during the investigation of this incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaKSDDaYfPE (Note at 6:53 into the video Juan shows a photo of himself wearing a G-suit it is from when he was a young pup ...

Tracey just finished Humphreys summit hike and texted she is leaving snow bowl at this moment... snow bowl road & 180 are OPEN.

More than half the days in June were at or below normal, and 27 out of 30 were no more than 5 degrees above normal. That's a pleasant June in my book. While I agree June was quite pleasant, I'm either missing something or I must question your math... More than half the days in June were at or below...

I've hiked through a number of recently-burned areas over the years and have found plenty of beauty in the aftermath... different, yes, but beauty nonetheless.

wrote:For those who are unable to evacuate livestock, paint phone numbers on animals for future identification before turning them loose.

I learned something new... I'd never heard of it before but sadly, it makes sense if it comes to that.

chumley wrote:We all know the monsoon began June 15th, right?

At least the TV weathermen/women seem to think so... all I heard last week was "Get ready, monsoon season begins June 15"
It can wait... I'm enjoying hiking in the low humidity.

ddgrunning wrote:I assume you could park there with a Tonto Pass(?).

No need for a Tonto pass to park there.
I can't remember if there is a sign prohibiting overnight parking but I personally wouldn't leave my vehicle there overnight.

Holingshead cave is real it’s awesome actually amazing ! Dang! I wish I'd seen this thread last week... on Wednesday we were within 250 feet of it on our descent from the summit of Hollingshead. Can you get there without 4WD? My 4Runner is 4WD with a 2" lift and it did fine, albeit with a pretty ro...

@nonot
Unfortunately, all but one of the hikes we planned are in the area expected to be impacted by the planned burnouts.

@chumley Yup... that was my concern
@nonot Ya gotta admit, reading the whole article brings out the full context.