Thanks bart! I will definitely take your advice. The great outdoors is the main reason I'm moving up there. And the good season is starting soon!

Hello again, all. I went to all of the suggested web sites, and each one offers a little different perspective on the local hikes. Thank you for the suggestions; they are now on my favorites list. I will stay away from the pay sites, based on your comments, and buy the guidebooks. I plan to join a l...

Hello all, thank you so much for your help. I'll take a look at those sites tomorrow and let you know what I think. The theme seems to be that there's nothing quite like hikeaz, and the pay sites aren't worth it. Thanks for all the specific hiking suggestions as well--this is the biggest reason we a...

Hello everyone. I have benefited from this great site for several years--it has been the BEST resource for hiking in Arizona. I am moving to the Portland, Oregon area, and I'd love to find an equivalent to Hikearizona. An internet search led to these choices: 1) Pay for a site--AmericanTrails.org is...

Thanks, all. No pay for the article.

Consider submitting your own fav hike...

Dan.

It is on the last page of the Explore Arizona section of today's (Friday's) Republic Reader hike: Freedom Trail Dec. 11, 2008 06:52 PM Reader hike: Freedom Trail Daniel Goodrich of Tempe recommends this hike: "My favorite hike is the Freedom Trail, also known as Trail 302 or the Piestewa Peak C...

Hi gang. I just got an e-mail from the Arizona Republic; this Friday they'll publish my article in the Explorer section of the paper, and on AzCentral.
Dan.

I took the Warrior trail at the West end of South Mountain park area, and saw many poppies on the North and East sections of the mountain. I think I also saw a few lupine atop the ridge.

I'm excitedly anticipating a good year.

I saw several Mexican Poppies on the Vista trail in Usery Mountain Park today.

Thanks for starting this thread, I hope others can report sightings.

Joe : Thanks for the link; I was going to do the Pine Creek Loop this weekend, but I had to work. I plan to do it before it's too late. Grimey: Thanks, I'm working in Gold Canyon for the next few weeks, so I might sneak up there after work one day. Cathy: Funny you should mention that...I drive rig...

azbackpackr: I too have seen several brittlebush, but none of them blooming just yet.

bakpackin1: Thanks. I'll keep searching.

Nan:

Has anyone else spotted flowers?

I've been all over the Valley trails, and today I saw exactly ONE flower on the Mesquite Trail in the White Tank Mountains.

I know that this is a pretty bad year for flowers, but have you seen any? Where?

Thanks for your help, particlularly your descriptions of the South Moutain area. I have benefited from your trail descriptions and triplogs many times.

Congratulations!

Dan.