SeaTac, Washington Dumps Red Light Cameras 12 Oct 2017 City leaders in SeaTac, Washington were worried about doing business with Redflex Traffic Systems, a firm whose top executives were convicted of bribery. To avoid being associated with the Australian firm's "business practices," The s...

The Backpackinglight.com Adventure Film Festival features films that tell stories about human-powered backcountry travel. Live screening: November 9, 2017 at the Magnolia Theatre, Fort Collins, Colorado! Proceeds from the event will benefit nonprofit trail advocacy organizations. Win outdoor gear an...

Sounds like the Ratsack (AOG) guy's m.o. from a few years ago. (BTW - Ratsack is the product's name, my pre-apologies to any easily-offended rat-lovers)

Makes you wish that 'The Squirrel' was still in that business.....

Sketch wrote:@nonot

Really wouldn't mind having lunch on top of Battleship Mountain or another peak like that with a great view.

If she brought pizza and a 6'er up THERE to ya she'd be a 'keeper' (sounds like she is already though).

South of Sedona : FR121, FR689, FR214, FR215, FR618 more than 1 mile south of Beaver Creek Campground. All have designated dispersed camping corridors. Bruce Brockett Trailhead from FR618 is a short connector to Bell #13, White Mesa #86 , Weir #85, or Apache Maid #15 Trails. East of Sedona (Weather/...

Spend a weekend outdoors learning about Arizona’s birds and other wildlife at the Birding/Wildlife Event and Camporee on Oct. 13-15 in Oracle. The event activities will include guided birding tours of hot spots in the area, hummingbird banding and a presentation about photographing wildlife. The Ari...

@codyiscool I like the east loop. It's 18 miles if you just do the loop, or 20 if you start and end at Buck Springs Cabin. You can go in either direction, and you'll end up on the northern half of the Houston Brothers trail at about the halfway point in mileage, making it a nice place to spend the ...

VERMILION CLIFFS, Ariz. – California Condors will be released to the wild in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in northern Arizona at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 . The public is welcome to observe the release from a viewing area where spotting scopes will be set up and project personnel will be ...

@hikeaz Who said anyone was maligned? I just said it wasn't topical. Project much? Oh - so what you meant to gripe about was the, in your mind off-topic comment (gee.. there are hardly ever any of those on HAZ :) ). Your words were 'comments on race' not 'off-topic comment' - your lack of clarity c...

flagscott wrote:Are comments on race really necessary in a thread on the PCT? Moderators? Bueller? Anyone?

Race comment? Ha - you take P.C. to a whole new level - What race do you feel was maligned in any way?

If true it reminds me of that Rachel Dolezal gal...

Thought I had previously posted this somewhere but maybe not---if you have piles of money- Chevy Colorado ZR2- 2 inch factory lift, lockers front and rear , skid plates, racing suspension, and a diesel or gas option, or course manual or automatic trans. I usually avoid first model years like the pl...

Hmmmmm...

California Town Sticks With Embattled Red Light Camera Vendor The majority of California cities that have tried red light cameras have dropped them, but not Solana Beach. The San Diego suburb's city council skipped public discussion and unanimously voted to renew its photo ticketing deal with Redfl...

Anyone been to and have a report on Mesquite River Brewing Company (their beers that is) ?

Yes - The campground is called 'Bright Angel' and is reserved through the BIC.

Actually this becomes effective Nov. 2017 for STAYS starting Jan. 2019.

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SpiderLegs wrote:

chumley wrote:It's good right after church too. Just go to the early service. They open at 11.

That might be one of your better ideas. I've been attending a Lutheran church lately and you know what they say about Lutherans. Wherever three or four are gathered, there's always a fifth.

azbackpackr wrote:

hikeaz wrote:Vehicle access to the lake is anticipated to remain closed until spring 2017.

Ummm? Your mistake, or theirs, or is this old news?

Current news, thanks for correcting the oversight. Spring 2018 is correct as far as I can tell.