@OdinWiski Arizona hiking shack in phx rents snowshoes.

@OdinWiski I haven't been up there this year so I can't comment on current conditions, but 151 usually gets reasonable traffic through the winter. With that said, the snow is deep in there and I wouldn't attempt it without at least carrying snowshoes with me. I don't think it gets packed down well ...

@Jim_H
I've been keeping an eye on it. I'm glad you mentioned the stability factor. My initial thoughts about current snowpack layers and the new snowfall certainly raises my caution level.

Arizona Nordic Village. They rent snowshoes and groom trails specifically for snowshoeing.

@nonot There are about 15 different historical photos of the area on GE. The following have blacked out areas: current 2/2017 11/2015 3/2014 11/2009 While I don't rule out unspecified HAZers getting naked in the Catalinas during those years, I doubt Google is blacking out the area due to that kind ...

@jajohnson11 per the all-knowing internet: It's just missing data. Those 3d maps are put together using software that compiles photographs from several different orientations as well as topographical data. They work really well for cities and towns and rolling hills and stuff like that, and not as ...

@joebartels
back on true confessions ... he is not the only haz member to wear silly costumes and take ridiculous looking photos

@skatchkins
I think you meant to say *feral* animals

@nonot It used to be “easily” done long before the concrete was added. There are others hazzers who drove stock 2wd trucks up it successfully. Plus the infamous Stiller video which is always worth watching again...!

@ddgrunning We did it this spring, and this is what I wrote about it: The road condition has deteriorated significantly since last I drove it, and I'm guessing it is probably very much on purpose. It was nice to crawl it in 4-low, and we stopped to help a kid get his jeep back on the road after lea...

all volunteer work should have ceased I'm sure this is open to interpretation ... and there's nobody who will answer the phone to tell you if you're right or wrong, but my impression of this guideline is for people who volunteer in an official capacity for the FS. An example would be snakemarks or ...

joebartels wrote:At any rate(yes, intended), a huge thanks to MM(iPhone) & The_Flying_Sack_of_Feathers for recording more water observations than the rest of the community

No bronze medal?

USFS seeks to revoke grazing permit for rancher who killed an endangered Mexican gray wolf. The outcome of the appeal will set a noteworthy precedent. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2018/12/17/forest-service-moves-revoke-grazing-permit-endangered-mexican-gray-wolf-cas...

@hikeaz I can't find a single third-party, real-world review of that online. There are a few youtube videos and a bunch of "articles" in outdoorsy type websites that are nothing more than a rehashed (or word-for-word reprint) press-release published by the company itself. What I did find is that th...

@DixieFlyer
I think that error can only happen when you try to embed an image. You can attach an image (as you did above) by selecting the Attachments tab below, and clicking the Add files button.

@DixieFlyer
You managed it three posts up ...

@joebartels It was great last year. With up to 120/hr, you just need to figure out how to stay warm away from light pollution.

As a point of clarification, wood fires are permitted at Manning Camp in SNP.

@rcorfman well i apparently can't spell babbitt so...

@big_load