In response to Trishness' reply: Well, I may very well take you up on that kind offer! I'm thinking about trying that Flatiron hike this Thursday or Friday if you're interested. I know that's not the weekend, but just in case. Should be a good time, if we get any of this rain on Wedneday that the w...

Thanks, Trish!

In response to Greg Jackson's reply: Thanks to Greg and Daryl for the responses! Just still a little confused about the Discovery trail directions though. Isn't the Lost Dutchman State Part entrance the one that's closed? When I drove out there last week, they had big signs saying it was closed and...

Read "Death in Grand Canyon" before you make the trip.

One more question, while we're on this subject. How does one get to the Siphon Draw/Flatiron trail these days? The main trailhead is closed for construction, and I saw some mention in the Flatiron triplogs about accessing it from the Discovery trail, but I didn't see that on any of the maps.

Yeah, we cheated and drove up to 12,500 ft before starting the climb. Once we got to the peak, we saw that some folks had driven almost all the way to the top! Couple of suv's parked about 200 ft from the summit, on the saddle. We did Bross (one of the easiest, I'm told) and took the saddle over to ...

Thanks for all the suggestions so far. I had thought about the South Mountain hike and I like the idea of doing the Hidden Valley loop, even though it's right here in the city. I'm thinking he'll value it more if we get away from town. Actually I think the best suggestion is to sign him up here and ...

Went to Colorado last weekend to hike a 14'r with my cousin who I hadn't seen in years. Really enjoyed it and the scenery was awesome. He's planning a trip down here next spring, and wants a not-to-strenuous desert hike with good scenery. He also said he likes a hike to have a point that you're tryi...