I play guitar and I own a Ibanez 6-string. I use it in conjunction with a 100 watt Laney 2 channel amplifier and a few assorted pedals.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I can't get the silly "official" ninja theme song out of my head!!!!!!

Awesome site though!!!!! LOL

I have a camelback daypack sort of thing that accomadates the 100 ounce bladder, but I also have an older style larger pack (Lowe Alpine Countour CLassic) that I use for longer trek's that doesn't have a special pocket for the bladder. What I do is just place the bladder inside the pack and if it do...

Man that's how I felt! Faked out! Me and a buddy went into the superstitions back packing along the 104 and took a long a bogus map and it turned out to be a lot longer than we had thought. We thought we were doing about 12 miles and ended up doing like 18+ not counting all the side trips we took. W...

Coming from my Army background I have gotten used to using hardly any light at night. In the military I was taught that, lights deaden the senses to your surroundings if used continuously-say like a small fire or when you switch on a flashlight it takes your eyes several minutes to re-adjust to the ...

I have three myself kurthzone and thought that got bad at times. My hat is off to you :!:
I have a week untill I get a school break and I cannot wait until I hit the trail for a few days. That's the only thing I have been thinking about for the last week!

Wow!!! It sounds like everyone needs a good dose of the back country to me LOL!!! It is always good to see when people are able to talk things over instead of dragging things out! Good Show!!!!!

...I'm not sure if it is open to hiking in the summer. There is an off-trail closure in effect up there when the snow is gone to protect an endangered plant, some sort of ground sedge... Thanks for the information concerning the plants. I would have never thought of seeking out this type of info ev...

You guys better watch out!! I am new to the area and definatly in need of a few secret spots in which to get away from the city from time to time. So I will be searching for one every chance I can get. I hope some of you guys and girls are willing to share.

Awesome pics GTG!!! I went up squaw peak for the very first time on monday night! It was very impressive, but I must say I am going to have to get up there to catch some interesting weather and sunsets sometime!!! Pure beauty!

You make very good points, Olesma. I would be the first to admit that I have never thought of the wildlife in this situation when I have come across wild berries in past, but now I will! I learn something new everyday. Thank you.

I was wondering where my water was going!!! Geez that explains everything.

Yeah, just as long as there is not three to five feet of snow on the ground :lol: Good one!!! Yeah, I have had enough of those days to last me a little while. :lol: There is nothing like dropping into a six foot snow drift from a Blackhawk helicopter (full well knowing the pilots knew that snow dri...

...Many times I don't follow a trail but head in an interesting direction. This can be a little hair raising at times but with a good kit you are less likely to run into many of the problems like hypothermia etc... Boy, what I wouldn't give to be able to pick your brain along some trails! Going alo...

The reason I brought up the flag thing is because I thought it may have been a local legend of sorts. You know kinda a like an urban legend like the Lost Dutchman's gold. Is there some sort of story behind why the flags are placed up on these peaks or is it just something that has just recently star...

...and how that same concept might be useful for dayhiking... I figured that a lot of the light backpacker techniques could be useful for dayhikers, because you never know what could happen out on the trail and by using some of these techniques it could help a dayhikers to be better prepared, say i...

Apology accepted??? Yes, Azscrapper your apology is accepted. Thank you and thanks for the warm welcome from everyone. I trluy do enjoy this site and get real sense of community from it, as well as a ton useful information. Hopefully one day I will be able to contribute as much information about Ar...

I think "I" am that new guy. I didn't realize old posts were off limits and I sure didn't think the number of posts made you who you are in here and that it would make me look like I was scrambling for a higher "status". I guess I should of looked at the rules a little closer. :(...

That's an excellent post ck1. You gotta take your hat off to the men and woman of these mountain recue teams. A lot of them seem to be on a volunteer basis and how bad off would those people have been without them coming to their aid?

AZhiker

It's the only way to prevent forest fires!!!!