I was in Yellowstone two weeks ago, watching people run after a grizzly that was trying to escape up a mountain.. Maybe they should euthanize humans who have lost their fear of bears.

It looks like a great day on the water.

Not that it makes any difference regarding the topic, but I have met Ed Keable several times and talked to him. He goes on a river trip every year, and I was always involved in transporting his group. He is very likeable. Appointed as an outsider, for a reason, during the previous Trump Administrat...

What exactly were people buying at Summit Hut that was hard to find elsewhere? Was it climbing gear? I've had a very narrow focus of hiking for a long time, and that requires little more than a pack and shoes you like, unless you're a barefoot guy. I'm not. Some of the "outdoor" stuff req...

Such disappointing news. I go to Summit Hut almost every time I go to Tucson, which averages a little over once per year. They usually have gear that you can't find at other brick-and-mortar vendors.

Wow, I have to start publicizing my own silly names for geographic locations!

OK, against my better judgment, I read it. The metric seems captures two risk factors without helping distinguish between them. It would have been more interesting if they followed up on those who died and tried to separate out the causes. How many died of belly-too-big vs. calves-too-small? Frailty...

If you can locate AZ nat Geo TOPO program on ebay you can get the set for the state usually pretty reasonably. Its been long discontinued and may not work on Win 11 if you are on that platform. However it works just fine on my WIn 10 desktop and I have a solid state tough book that is off line with...

hikeaz wrote: ↑Jul 28 2025 3:19 pm ADOT’s plan is to fold down the white portion of the sign, but leave it in place in the event it is needed in the future if the road experienced future deterioration.

I think future deterioration is practically inevitable. In any case, I look forward to visiting again this year with HC 4WD.

azbackpackr wrote: ↑Jul 26 2025 8:23 am Several acquaintances of mine have had their fall backpacking permits canceled. N Bass, Kanab-Deer Creek, Indian Hollow.

That's what I was afraid of.

Would NPS lands at the north rim be accessible to the public if the north rim is closed officially for the rest of the season, or for a year or two during any reconstruction? In theory they would, but maybe the NPS wouldn't allow access to prevent theft or vandalism at the village, and just keep th...

Oh no! I'm glad I finally got to see the North Rim Lodge on a backpacking trip last October. I was hoping to go back again this fall, too.

There was quite a bit of video on NBC News this evening. Besides the big smoke clouds rising, it showed what looked like heavy smoke sitting down in a huge swath of the Canyon.

Some folks got ahold of a released patent drawing for the purported Baby Land Cruiser or FJ, teased in 2023. Supposedly coming in 2026 now. The drawing and subsequent art work looks like to me a "smushed" FJ cruiser, with the back end pretty vertical. Planning on the same framework as the...

"As swiftly as possible" may not be all that fast, depending on funding and leadership problems.

The right pack, especially for that much weight, is all about fit and adjustment. I won't buy a pack until I've worn in it the store for at least two hours, loaded with my intended maximum weight, and tweaked all the straps as needed to still feel good at the end. Descriptions and ratings might be u...

@Pivo The chart in your link says Arizona has 1,550,000 acres that are inaccessible. Do you even believe that? I'd like to know where these areas are, (if this is even true.) Inquiring minds are also skeptical minds. This seems like a perfect @chumley project. I wonder how much of that is in the Ar...

chumley wrote: ↑May 13 2025 4:25 pm More disturbing to me is that it doesn’t make any attempt to explain what specific benefits forest visitors will experience from the new revenue.

More vigorous parking enforcement, probably including more towing company contracts.

It's disturbing that they didn't outline how the proposed fees interact with the Red Rock Pass

A hiker in Phillipstown, New York, suffered significant injuries when he was struck by a falling tree over the weekend. https://northeastexplorer.com/new-york-hiker-suffers-fractured-skull-from-falling-tree Arizona might not have a lot of trees compared to some other states, but we have a high perc...