Nice Picture, Glen. It cools me off just looking at it! I heard from a property owner up in the Heber area who says the Chedeski fire was started by a woman setting off a flare, because she ran out of gas and was stranded. His comment, "too bad she didn't have enough gas to pour on herself and ...

The Chedeski and Rodeo fires are expected to merge into one big fire in a couple of days, at which time it will have consumed close to 300,000 acres. I heard about the lost hiker setting the Chedeski fire, but has anyone heard what, or maybe I should say who, started the Rodeo fire? With all the new...

Nice to meet another "foot-sander." I've been sanding my feet for years. I know what you mean about those ugly cracks. I was talking to my sister the other, another fellow foot-sander, and she said she's now using Bag Balm. You can get it in the drugstore. I haven't tried it yet, but her f...

You mean there are actually people out there who go hiking, and they don't know what they're looking at? Bummer . . .

I just got back from spending a week in the Christopher Creek area, and the forest is absolutely bone dry. So dry, in fact, it seemed like the snap of a twig under foot would be enough friction to set a fire. In all the years I've lived in this state, it's never been this dry. Please, please be care...

There have obviously been an incredible amount of changes since I was in the Page area eight years ago. At that time we took our boat to the mouth of the canyon and started hiking upstream. However, as soon as the canyon walls started closing in on me I turned around. It was beautiful, but not the k...

Yes. I was on top of Raplee Anticline in southern Utah with a small group of people. Everyone was laughing about it, until I high-tailed it down to a lower elevation. I also saw lightning travel downhill to an area where there the sun was shinning, miles away. Good choice to get to a safe place when...

I saw your car, but not you. I was waiting in the shade under a ramada. I didn't do the hike. I left my hiking clothes, etc. in my pack, and forgot to take it with me when I left for work yesterday morning. I drove out there mainly to find the park, and meet you in person. So, let's make a point of ...

Yes, thank you both for the directions. I didn't make it on Monday, but I found the park this afternoon. However, I didn't find Patches. Maybe one of these days we'll time it right. Maybe we could all meet early Saturday or Sunday morning, hike and then go out for breakfast. Sound like a good idea? ...

I work from 6:00 am to 2:00 pm and would like to join you. I'm not sure where Thunderbird Park is located. I work near Cave Creek Rd and Thunderbird/Cactus Rds. How do I get to the park from there?