HAZIVERSARY

cactuscat · Post by **cactuscat** » Nov 16 2016 9:03 am

With the upcoming 20th anniversary of HAZ, I got to thinking about how I discovered my favorite website 14 years ago - before it was everywhere

... I think my story is kinda cool and I am wondering if anyone else found HAZ in interesting ways?

I literally found HAZ while hiking the Flatiron - I picked up a piece of paper on the side of the trail, which turned out to be someone's printout of the hike description from HAZ. I went home, looked it up, and have been here ever since! So glad that I picked up that piece of "trash", or I might have missed out on years of good hikes, and some really good hiking buddies!

Happy Anniversary HAZ!

chumley · Post by **chumley** » Nov 16 2016 11:50 am

I'm pretty sure I found it through an Excite! search in my Netscape browser when setting up the hiking part of my Geocities page.

The_Eagle · Post by **The_Eagle** » Nov 16 2016 12:13 pm

@chumley
Wow... You are old!

mazatzal · Post by **mazatzal** » Nov 16 2016 12:16 pm

@chumley
Are you sure it wasn't AltaVista or Lycos?

rcorfman · Post by **rcorfman** » Nov 16 2016 3:18 pm

cactuscat wrote:I picked up a piece of paper on the side of the trail, which turned out to be someone's printout of the hike description from HAZ.

@chumley joined almost a month before you did. Perhaps it was his.

Stavman · Post by **Stavman** » Nov 16 2016 3:33 pm

Im such a Virgin
Only yr 2 for me

Nice to feel young again

BobP · Post by **BobP** » Nov 17 2016 6:59 am

JJ3 haz a unique story

garyc57 · Post by **garyc57** » Nov 17 2016 12:05 pm

I was googling for information about the Arizona Trail, and this website kept popping up in all the search results. After a month or two of lurking, I decided to join. I've never regretted it, and I tell everyone I can - go to hikearizona.com! (Maybe one of these days, I'll even get one of those window stickers!)

chumley · Post by **chumley** » Nov 17 2016 3:17 pm

BobP wrote:JJ3 haz a unique story

For those who don't know.... It starts here: Day 1 on HAZ https://hikearizona.com/photo=176662

BobP · Post by **BobP** » Nov 18 2016 3:17 pm

@chumley
If you are ever in Chandler or North Scottsdale stop in to Juan Jaime's Tacos and Tequila and a meal and a drink is on me for all your efforts. Thanks again.

Thanks for pointing that out. I still need to collect

JasonCleghorn · Post by **JasonCleghorn** » Nov 18 2016 3:30 pm

"Seriously? 2.5 miles in those conditions is an eternity. Who drags a nice benz up that road ... in the snow? I'm thinking somebody who can't afford the payments, reports it stolen and collects the insurance before the cops find it a few months later?

" -- @chumley

LOL.

joebartels · Post by **joebartels** » Nov 20 2016 8:54 am

thx to all that have contributed their best to HAZ
twenty years would have been impossible without you

chumley · Post by **chumley** » Nov 20 2016 10:03 am

@joebartels
This guy hasn't contributed at all, but has hiked with 110 people over the 47 year history of HAZ! And I thought it was only the 20th anniversary!

https://hikearizona.com/dex2/profile.php?u=0

JasonCleghorn · Post by **JasonCleghorn** » Nov 20 2016 12:31 pm

joebartels wrote:thx to all that have contributed their best to HAZ
twenty years would have been impossible without you

Thanks Joe!!!

chumley · Post by **chumley** » Nov 20 2019 10:06 am

What’s the multiplication factor to convert website years into people years? Similar to dog years? Is haz approaching its equivalent 146th birthday?

Congrats for keeping on keeping on.

toddak · Post by **toddak** » Nov 20 2019 11:14 am

Joe - other than this guy and his wacky sense of humor, your website is a joy and an absolutely indispensable resource. THANK YOU!!!
profile.php?u=2847

tibber · Post by **tibber** » Nov 20 2019 1:02 pm

toddak wrote: ↑Nov 20 2019 11:14 am Joe - other than this guy and his wacky sense of humor, your website is a joy and an absolutely indispensable resource. THANK YOU!!!
profile.php?u=2847

ditto,
and I knew who it was before I clicked it

, most everyone will I suspect, and we love him anyway.
@wallyfrack - whew, off the 666 now

Nobody01 · Post by **Nobody01** » Nov 20 2019 1:14 pm

A much better alternative to Faceschlock or Failtrails. Glad this place exists.

joebartels · Post by **joebartels** » Nov 20 2019 2:47 pm

Thx to all the great HAZ members that make the community sparkle!

The_Eagle · Post by **The_Eagle** » Nov 20 2019 3:33 pm

joebartels wrote: ↑Nov 20 2019 2:47 pm Thx to all the great HAZ members that make the community sparkle!

How about the rest of us?

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