Dear trail users, partners and land managers: Arizona State Parks and Trails has released the final Arizona Trails 2020 Plan after more than a year of gathering data and public comment about the thousands of miles of motorized and non-motorized trails in the state. More than 9,000 survey responses ...

A wildfire approximately 4 miles north of Flagstaff on the west side of the San Francisco Peaks was reported at 5:30 a.m. today and is producing a lot of smoke visible to surrounding residents. The Twisted Fire is currently about 2 acres with minimal activity, and firefighting resources on scene in...

https://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=20278 to https://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=21261 gets you pointed in the direction https://hikearizona.com/map.php?QX=9343 The https://hikearizona.com/map.php?X=9 Coalition's long-term dream is for the trail to extend all the way to Williams. Perhaps by ...

Millions living in a condensed area of the desert pointing the finger at grass seems odd to me.

chumley wrote:Am I invasive?

Yes!
In all fairness, one of the few I could say so publicly without a diatribe reply of I'm quitting HAZ or life.

I can't fathom not wearing a hat, the sweat rolls into the eyes without a sweat band According to a landslide of sources, sweat works by evaporative cooling. Typically I dry my face often. I've tried two days now ascending Piestewa, only wiping my face at the half and summit. Yesterday without a ha...

thx for all the replies @trekkin_gecko yeah, albeit proven for some, I'm not interested in testing full clothed coverage @wildwesthikes I'll pass on the wildwest pasta dish, ewe...lol @CannondaleKid have you tried a pressurized fine mister? @nonot not mine above that list is a linked article that me...

When dry, June is my second favorite month after October. For the past month, I tried a huge sun hat on Piestewa along with taking a break on top and between laps to dry out my socks and feet. Which was a struggle at first. I'm more of a ballcap guy, which is apparently now a dad cap ... gasp Tried...

LosDosSloFolks wrote:within a mile of our home and growing quickly.

Yikes

@chumley
call it meteorological if you like, the bond you and Jim share is astronomical

21 more days of the current [ my favorite hiking season is... ]

@suzaz Top of any page Plan > Map > Options > USGS Gauges* > Tap a Snowflake * Based on state at the center crosshair, AZ is the initial view - Most of the default 7 day - Daily are showing up blank now, change to Water Year if blank - Popup may be dragged to the desired position via drag icon in t...

Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim will be open May 22-25 for limited entry and recreational access. The South entrance will be open from 4-10 a.m. for visitors to enter the park. The entrance will close at 10 a.m. and visitors already inside the park can remain for day use access until sunset....

@cactusrose63
xthine suggested, it's a good overlooked hike

Replaced with the SW Region notice for AZ forest pages. Odd it's called a "Closure Order" but it seems applicable and the FS sites link it. Have the State Parks linked. Working on BLM. I'd like to have applicable AZ fire restrictions linked on the guide pages. If AZ areas change, please keep me post...

Added https://dffm.az.gov/fire-restrictions to all AZ Guide pages

Stage 2 Fire Restrictions for reference

Others will undoubtedly know better. I'm seeing a whopping inch near the base @ [ Maverick Fork Snotel :: map ] , obviously deeper on the mountain.

Occasionally for repetitive workout hikes, Mozart to Metalica on old school headphones. Light on Mozart.

the list under the map is crystal clear if you're familiar with the trails