And if you are hiking south mountain from the west side of the national trail, there are places where you would not believe yourself to be in a metropolis!!! I have watched wild havalina (sp) climb up and away from me, seen cayotes (sp) walk across my trail, stare at my dog companion and then scrat...

Observed a coyote kill a cottontail and eat it this morning. The cottontail was attempting to cross a road, paused due to traffic and the coyote pounced on it grabing it behind the neck. The coyote trotted off with his kill and consummed it in an open area and rested nearby. Although that event is ...

Question: my husband has an old backpack from his boyscout days. It's big, rarely used, and on a nice frame. Are these frames designed for the person who wears them? IE, is a frame he used going to be too big for me? Also, is there a way to take the pack off the frame and use it for a day pack? Hol...

How about throwing Flagstaff in as a third option? Hey......Prescott has a lot to offer also!! ok....so I'm just a tad bit biased :roll: I have recently contemplated the hiking opportunities near Prescott. I have yet to actually make the trip up there from Tucson, but it seems like nice country. In...

Of course my perspective is biased because I have been a Tucson native my entire life, but I would think Tucson to be much more advantageous to a hiker (depending on what is important to one in terms of hiking opportunities). I have been to Phoenix many times, hiked Camelback Mountain and seen parts...