Is anyone here participating in the Tonto NF wilderness planning process? I found out about it just a few weeks ago through Arizona Wilderness Coalition's HORRENDOUS Facebook messaging. I've already take the time off from work for the Phoenix public meeting. I plan to comment but won't be very artfu...

Just an update on this: I've posted several off-trail hikes on the Take A Hike Meetup group. The highest attendance I've gotten is ONE. Most of the time it's a lady from Vegas, who was part of the MUCH more active scrambling community up there. Separately, I've taken her and a guy relatively new to ...

For tomorrow, I'm aiming for either Eagle Benchmark (Eagletails) or Peak 5029 (Harquahalas) via Dushey Canyon. Were you able to hike either of these? I'd be interested in reading your triplog or seeing a photo or two of your hike. I delayed them to do a Meetup. The good news is that the Meetup lead...

I bag wilderness areas as a pastime. I haven't updated my "wilderness vitae" recently, but I'm at roughly 170 now, hiked. I do the high point if it's reasonable from a starting point reachable in my Yaris or rental car. Before moving to Phoenix in March 2016, I would fly out to various rea...