Unrelated, it's almost lunch time, and I think the menu calls for a roast beef sandwich.

Foundation for a pit toilet

There will be only 3 vehicles for the first few days of shuttle service on the Upper Sabino Canyon route, due to a windshield being replaced on the fourth vehicle. How many days does it take to replace a windshield? They should bring it to the local Circle K, and some pestering guy who won't leave ...

I just can't imagine it being portrayed and for sale as being a scene in the "Superstition Wilderness" when it now appears to not be. It may have been labeled differently in the museum, but on the web it has the title "Superstition Grand Canyon". This somewhat ambiguous title may lead one to believ...

That’s quite clearly Unicorn Canyon!

NWS Tucson posted these graphics. The entire Colorado basin is looking good.

This is my new favorite thread in the whole forum !

@joebartels I think they come out every time the drought ends.

might want to PM @jameslcox44
https://hikearizona.com/x.php?x=88138
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Back on topic. Gaiters would not have helped this guy. True fact.

Three things to note: Bitten on Right thumb, admitted to being an idiot , and drum roll please... this was the 5th time he had been bitten! There. I fixed that for you. Also, this guy doesn't deserve the new antivenin. (I know language evolves, and antivenom is actually considered to be correct the...

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Mar 01 2019 10:22 am

please disregard my contribution to this esteemed forum.

Fear not. I always do.

I'm no scientist, but I feel like the "drought monitor" doesn't work on a very long time scale. I've always thought that drought is more climate than weather (e.g. long term, not short term). Yet somehow we can go from areas of D3 Extreme Drought, and skip right down through D2 Severe, D1 Moderate, ...

The rain chances keep ticking up. Now up to a 20% likelihood that Margie will be wet.

@hiking_arizona That sucks. The pass area was a complete shitshow of the worst of humanity when I drove by late yesterday afternoon. Except that few would put in the half mile of effort, it wouldn’t otherwise surprise me if somebody decided to claim them as their own. Hopefully I’m wrong. Good luck.

The interwebs reports Cave Creek Wash at Spur Cross Trailhead is running at 44cfs (another gauge nearby shows 53cfs). This has been dropping steadily since 1am when it was at 95cfs. Seven Springs Wash at the Humbolt Mtn turn is back to zero. Cave Creek at the "Ashdale Ranger station" is showing a pa...

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Feb 24 2019 7:28 pm

Unless something has changed, not a single person on this website has been bitten that I know of since 1996 when HAZ started.

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As a frequent chainsaw operator, I will admit that this didn't sound like a particularly pleasant experience.

At 8.42" since Oct 1st, this is PHX's 4th wettest water-year-to-date. So far.

I was thinking of camping out there this weekend. That's a nice little campground next to the trailhead. Good to be alert though. A lot of hungry coyotes and rabid foxes last time I was there.

Tempe just got bombed with a nice shower that brought accumulating slushy snow/graupel to all the cold surfaces. Ended up forcing me to have another beer...