Just saw on FB that Peralta is now back open.

Would definitely like to see more details about this. Who did the slackline belong to? If it was going to be up that long, I wonder if it was for an event or a filming? Would be very interested to learn what type of anchors it had and whether the entire unit held together after the helicopter hit it...

Apparently Slackliners do not practice LNT and it took 4 lives. https://apnews.com/article/helicopter-c ... 71e88d79a6

@Nightstalker
Totally understand and Thanks for letting me know. Happy New Year Terry!
@rayhuston
See you tomorrow Ray!

I'm hoping that this storm will be similar to the Christmas storm. Mostly on and off light drizzle. The predicted totals are light comparedt to the storms this fall.

Almost time! Not too late to join in. Preparing the goodies tomorrow. Looks like the weather will not necessarily be on our side, but hopefully it will be intermittent and light. Bring rain gear to be safe and if we have to come up with a plan B, so be it. Right now we are at 10 "committed".

I'm going to bump this up to the top in case people have missed it. So far, 7 confirmed, and 2 on the fence. That's not including friends that the confirmed might be bringing with. Those of you who are confirmed, if you could let me know if you have any +1s coming with or in Terry's case, +1 or more...

I made a snowman by the Flag Airport on Friday. A couple of inches even there. So nice to see all the white on the Peaks for sure! No snow at Marble Canyon, but the rain and clouds were amazing!

Anyone ready for a party? While #10 and #11 were not back to back years, (5 year gap actually, due to life and age getting in the way), I'm back now with pretty new knees and I can still plan, bake and hike! Just not all at the same time! January 1, 2026! Save the date! 9:30 a.m. Save the time! Blac...

The people renaming all these species have no life at the moment. The days of recognizing people for their achievements/finds/contributions are over.

Gray skies and incredible low clouds since Tuesday at Marble.Canyon and Page. Rain has been mostly intermittent with no real gully washers until one last night. While the washes have some running water, nothing was flashing except probably a bigger chance last night as the rain was definitely much h...

Thanks everybody. Ended up with the La Sportiva Ultra Raptor II GTX. I have never been disappointed with this brand and even though they were spendy, they will probably last me the rest of my outdoor life since they won't be worn that much. I would have.considered the Salomons, but I've never been a...

@Vashti
After living in MN for 14 years, I made it my life's goal to never go anywhere where I have to deal with massive snow ever again.

Recommendations for some waterproof hiking shoes/boots. Been out of touch for shoes for awhile. I really don't like waterproof, thus I no longer own a pair, but it looks like I may be encountering snow for the second time in a month and would at least like to be able to dink around or do small hikes...

Figures. I have friends flying in from MN next Tuesday and I'm taking them up to Marble.Canyon. My guess is that Waterholes Canyon will be cancelled on Wednesday. The annual Thanksgiving storm just couldn't wait until Thanksgiving week. But we need this so, it is what it is. That's what I get for pl...

I think that over time, not having an insole could potentially wreck your feet. While it may seem fine for the short term, your feet may slowly, subtly, change due to no support and it probably will not be for the better. And lack of support in the feet doesn't just wreak havok on the feet. Ankles, ...

Currently in Idyllwild and the San Jacintos in California. Oaks are nearing eye popping status but some are still green. In other news, as of October 17th, the Black Oaks aroumd Big Bear and Green Valley Lake are a site to behold and probably will be for another week or so. Snow at the highest eleva...

Quite a bit of rain in Show Low in the last 16 hours, but haven't heard if any significant flooding here. Will be trying to get to Phoenix on Monday.

Update on White Mountain Colors. The young kids will make the landscape pop from miles away while the grownups continue to take their sweet time getting dressed. With that said, a lot of adults are in prime time along the road on FR 117. And also along the highways. Big Lake is impressive. But the e...

@RedRoxx44
It's a trend for the last couple of years except it's now moving even later. Another couple of years and the monsoons will be September thru November.

For those that want to do color updates on the fly. On a camping spree these days. All I have is my phone and not always hiking or have service, so very difficult to post triplogs and can't do photos hardly, so I will give brief updates on colors. Currently in the White Mountains. In the Greer Area/...