I am thinking of maybe going to Payson for a hike tomorrow. Any suggestions? I like moderate hikes, 4-7 miles. What about See Canyon or Christopher Creek area? Will there be mosquitoes? Do we need to be thinking about the possibility of seeing mama bear with her cubs?

Well, I'm back. Had a wonderful trip. In Zion we got up early and hiked up to Scouts Lookout. I determined that my knees wouldn't let me do the trip all the way to the top of Angel's Landing. It was a beautiful 4 mile hike though with around 1200 ft of elevation gain as I recall. Beautiful views. We...

Lots of great ideas! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Hi, My wife and I will be making a trip to these parks very soon. I was wondering if any of you had any great recommendations. We are comfortable hiking 5-8 miles in intermediate type stuff. I am not sure of the elevation of these parks so that might also be a factor to consider. We have logged a li...

I wore the socks in question for the last three hikes. No rash. After reading their e-mails (no chemicals used) and no rash in recent hikes, I am beginning to think that perhaps I came in contact with something in the environment that my skin didn't like. I certainly have become a fan of Bridgedale....

I have told my family that if I hit the help button they are to call 911. Help for me means that I need help but it is not a life threatening situation.

911, for me, is I am in serious danger and need immediate attention.

I received yet another response from Bridgedale Socks in regard to my rash: Dear David Since penning my reply to you I had a quick spin round the internet and found one knowledgeable and informative site that said: - "very common" rather than my words "not uncommon". - warm or ho...

I wrote Bridgedale about my problem and here is there response: Dear David Rashes caused by socks (not just Bridgedale) are not uncommon, and I do receive up to half a dozen enquiries per year about this effect (though none in 2007!). There is no single cause, but a combination of heat and sweat see...

Everyone,

I sure appreciate the caring and thoughtful comments. My daughter-in-law has decided to leave her dog home until cooler weather in the fall. She (the dog) was clearly struggling.

Thank you everyone. I appreciate it! :thanx:

I need some advice on hiking socks. When I started hiking I noticed somewhere that Al_hikesAz was happy with Bridgedale socks. I bought three pair and have been very happy. Lately, however, I have noticed a rash on both legs after each hike, right above the boot and extending up about 4 inches. Rath...

Have you tried sending the transmittals to a cell phone? That seems to work well.

I have one and I haven't had any problems. It seems to take a while for it to find a satellite, but other than that it works well. The annual service is around $100 bucks and as I recall the unit was in that same ball park.

Hi, I will be visiting Tucson for a few days in a few weeks or so. I would like some hiking recommendations. We will have two opportunities to hike: >Sunday afternoon - will be probably arrive to our hotel room around 2:30 or so and have time for a short hike somewhere close in >Monday afternoon - w...

Hi, We were hiking on the Lost Gold Mine Trail this weekend and my daughter-in-law brought along her dog for the trek. We brought lots of water for her (the dog) but by the end of the hike she would literally plop down in every bit of shade that she saw and we had to practically drag her along towar...

Two times this week we have encountered HUGE swarms of bees. One swarm flew over our heads about 5 feet up. It was rather unnerving.

Not being native to massive swarms of bees, can anyone offer sage advice on how to become invisible to them and what to do if they were to advance on us?

Yesterday we were out hiking on the "Go John Trail" after all the heavy rains. The trails were damp and in some places very wet. As you can imagine there were LOTS of animal tracks to see and wonder about. Most of the tracks were made by dogs on the hiking trail. However, I came along one ...

I just recently purchased the CamelBak Alpine Explorer. I did this primarily because I needed a bigger day pack so that I could add more weight to my pack for exercise/training reasons. This pack has a "middle" storage area that is primarily mesh and makes my Digital SLR far more accessibl...

So sorry to hear of this tragic loss. Please give our thoughts and prayers to the family.

Thanks Joe! I figured it had to be here. Not sure why I didn't find it.

PS..just figured out why I couldn't find it. I was spelling it wrong and leaving out the "e". I was looking for Pistewa Peak even though I spelled it right in the title.

Please forgive my rookie ways but I can't seem to find this particular trail in here. It was formerly called the Circumference Trail #302. Certainly I can't be the first guy in here to hike this trail. Can anyone help me find it in HAZ?