Well, our trip is coming up and looks like northern AZ has been hit with lower than normal temperatures as well as a healthy dose of snow. After monitoring snow depth charts looks like we may need to develop a plan B instead of doing a northern circle tour. Here's plan B; Day 1: Fly in to PHX - lodg...

@DixieFlyer Wow! The Mazatzals and the Mogollon Rim look astonishing as well. Perhaps we'll add those as backups to Sedona in case Winter doesn't treat Sedona kindly this year, although, we're still unsure what cold means for Sedona as compared to what we are use to for that time of year. Also, we ...

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Thanks nonot for the SUPE suggestion! I'll look into that loop further.

It was 40 degrees here today with clear baby blue skies, so we hiked Ludington State Park and basked in the sun in our Hammocks. It's a rare treat to see the sun this time of year with those kind of temps!

My wife and I are hoping to spend a week in AZ possibly the first week of March. We are avid backpackers who love to see wildlife, historical areas, different ecosystems, and so on. We're both foresters by trade and have only spent time in the SW on wildfires (we are from Michigan), but have always ...