@xsproutx I think you settled on one of the primary problems with the outdoor gear industry. Tents, sleeping bags, backpacks, bikes, canoes, etc. are big purchases that generally only happen one time over a span of years. Shoes and socks are regular purchases. Reminds me of an ancient SNL skit abou...

@LosDosSloFolks I wouldn't want to run a store and deal with all the regulations, security and liability issues for a product like that if there wasn't really good margins on it. I guess this is why I don't own a sporting goods store!

There's a Big 5 not far from where I live and every time I drive by I wonder how they're still in business. It's rare I see more than one or two vehicles in the parking lot. Competing with the big box retailers with strong online components like Ralphie's Red Ryder, Bass, Scheels, and REI has to be ...

@Grimey Apparently not all of my attempts at mixing humor land. Interestingly, I learned recently that even the kids these days are aware of it. Some historical events live in infamy.

Lorena took a sharp left—which wasn't in the forecast models—and the subsequent flood watches, excessive rainfall, and tornadoes just never materialized.

No word if you can still get sandbags at the local fire station.

Tonto is terminating fire restrictions effective Sept 5. Coco did so today. I haven't seen anything from Prescott NF yet, so at this point, they are the only remaining NF in Arizona with active fire restrictions. Most BLM land west of Phoenix and some state trust parcels continue to have restriction...

@xsproutx My house tallied .94" -- the most in a single event in two years. A very, very welcome outcome. We'll have to see if the storms stabilized the atmosphere too much to keep the Lorena moisture from firing storms later today.

I bet there's a large enough population in Tucson within the necessary income demographics to support a small, high-priced specialty retailer. Getting enough of those people to shop at your store is the business challenge, not the nonexistence of those people. I'm pretty sure everybody commenting in...

<r><URL url="https://hikearizona.com/profile=23785"><s>[url=https://hikearizona.com/profile=23785]</s>@mike_w<e>[/url]</e></URL> <QUOTE author="The_Eagle"><s>[quote="The_Eagle"]</s>This is a hiking website, the subject you are all discussing in one that you all will never be able to come to agreemen...

@the_eagle can you chatgpt ""what does the smoky bear resist logo represent"" for us? There seems to be some confusion!

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I appreciate the person posting who comments about remembering bear spray. What exactly do they think a person with bear spray is gonna do in that video?

There are some consequences when you root out members of the so-called deep state who have a lifetime of knowledge and experience across many functions of government and replace them with people who align with a political worldview (or just worship you). It's not currently en vogue, but putting peop...

Coco reduced their Stage 2 status to Stage 1 today. Due to the below average rainfall this summer, only Coronado and A-S forests have no fire restrictions currently in place.

Jeans seem to be enjoying a renaissance in the hiking world based on some of the photos I see posted here on the Hazurwebs.

Caution!! 1000% Nerd Trap! Attached is the archive of daily weather forecast discussions published by the Flagstaff office of the National Weather Service for northern Arizona from July 4 to July 12, 2025. The discussion covers the northern Arizona forecast area, which includes the Kaibab Plateau a...

There isn't anything to suggest that the fire was mismanaged from those acreages and dates, though I'll posit that there are 145,000+ acres of burned forest, more than 50 structures destroyed, a regional economic engine decimated, plus as-yet-unknown impacts to critical watersheds in one of this co...

@LosDosSloFolks
My brother drove one of those in high school! A sporty little VW! ;)

Well, with yesterday's azpocalypse behind us, I find the most amusing interactions today to be how incredibly strongly people cling to whatever they believe about the terminology "dust storm" vs "haboob". If only they had an eagle available to query a chatbot for them!

@RedRoxx44
FS reported they had an archaeological specialist on the fire staff and all wooden structures were being protected. Does that mean none were damaged…?

Either way don’t worry about it. There’s a previous burn perimeter on the map so it’s all ok.

@LindaAnn you should ask Mr. Humboldt! —though I think he said 10 non-patriot units ;)