So what ARE YOU doing?

ck_1 · Post by **ck_1** » Jun 11 2002 11:29 pm

OK, we can't hike as much as we are used to....so what are you doing in place of hiking? Joe...are you tweaking the website? GTG...making chili? Glen...flying around the state?....we know what our friends from Rimrock are doing....

What are you doing?

olesma · Post by **olesma** » Jun 13 2002 12:34 pm

Good luck with that Snick. I drove right next to a forest fire on a highway in Colorodo many years ago - the cops wouldn't let any cars stop. They positioned barriers well outside the blaze, then let cars go through one at a time in a nice spaced interval. Then they had cops stationed along the route (som 4 miles if I remember correctly) to make sure everyone kept on moving through the hazard area.

The only pictures you could take were form a moving vehicle - and the fire was mostly beyond the hill we were on. Lots of smoke - but no fire to be seen. Hard to breathe too.

But hey, just in case you get lucky - don't forget to bring the marshmellows.

BoyNhisDog · Post by **BoyNhisDog** » Jun 13 2002 1:57 pm

ck1 wrote:No Glen...I'm sitting out the Tour this year...with Pantani and Ulrich gone, there just isn't enough competition for me...though I will enjoy listening to Phil Ligget call the stages...

Hey Glen...my wife and I will be in Durango in early August...care to recommend a place to dine? or a short hike?

Not even Chippo will be there to entertain us on the flats.

Colin, I like Lady Falconburgs for good eats. There are a lot of good sandwich shop and there is one place with a real nice patio out back but I forget the name.

As far as hikes are concerned, you will have better choices than me with your car to get you out to the trailheads. I hear Junction creek is a good one but haven't made it all the way out there yet. After you finish lunch at Lady Falconburgs, walk on up to Gardenswartchs. There are two of them in Durango very close to each other. Those folks can really tell you about the area and of the hikes you can reach with your car.

Daryl · Post by **Daryl** » Jun 13 2002 2:08 pm

I've taken up kayaking the salt river. Surprising there's pretty good flow.

jchang16 · Post by **jchang16** » Jun 13 2002 2:50 pm

anybody know a rain dance?

CindyC · Post by **CindyC** » Jun 13 2002 2:57 pm

Thanks MaryPhil. Having children is a blessing. Having a grandchild is like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

ck_1 · Post by **ck_1** » Jun 13 2002 4:56 pm

Daryl wrote:I've taken up kayaking the salt river. Surprising there's pretty good flow.

Do you go solo or with others?

nealz · Post by **nealz** » Jun 14 2002 11:09 am

Well, there are a lot of home improvement projects I've conveniently postponed that are now getting done. They make everything look so easy on 'This Old House' and everything gets done in 30 minutes. How come I can't do that?

I did get up to Sedona last weekend to do a little mtb riding, but very little indeed as so few trails are open. I have been trying to get in a daily ride in the early a.m. to avoid the heat and traffic. Kids are outta school and hopefully we'll be heading to Vail, CO to flyfish... if it doesn't burn down too. Yikes.

-Nealz

Sande J · Post by **Sande J** » Jun 17 2002 8:35 am

I can't stand NOT hiking, so I have managed to get in a few early AM jaunts at South Mountain, which is one of the only areas I figured is not closed. Let me tell ya, it is so dry it looks like there has already been a fire through some of the lower elevation areas. Sad. A friend of mine says it is Mother Natures process of cleansing and rebuilding, so I try to think of it in those terms. I try to keep up on my workouts too and have also been busy scaling six foot fences, dragging body dummies and running obstacle courses.
I am also trying to catch up on some reading and writing that I never seem to have time for.
Hey Scrapper I wanna see your hiking pages, so we need to set up a coffee meeting again very soon.
Looking forward to the Chili dig..bringing my new hiking pal from Colorado to meet you all too.
SJ

Daryl · Post by **Daryl** » Jun 17 2002 11:15 am

CK1,

I go kayaking with a group of guys from work. We usually go Fridays after work and once and awhile we do a Saturday Eve/night run.

jeremy77777 · Post by **jeremy77777** » Jun 17 2002 7:13 pm

Sounds fun to me. What is the water flow numbers?

Daryl · Post by **Daryl** » Jun 18 2002 11:43 am

around 1000 cfm

desert dweller · Post by **desert dweller** » Jun 18 2002 1:28 pm

After studying the Atlas/Gazetteer for a few hours I knew what was going to happen...Road Trip!

I did some research and made some phone calls to the Ranger Station in the White Mountains. I got a late start Thursday the 13th and headed east.

The first night was at a place not on my map. I found it after coming across a road sign south of Safford along route 191. The sign mentioned the Hot Wells Recreational Area. It was BLM land and so I took a chance of the campground being open. It was. Hot Wells is a jacuzzi in the middle of the desert. It is the result of an oil well drilling event that found an artesian water source 1920 feet down in the year 1928. The water has flowed continiously since, maintaining 250 cf/min and 106 F. The BLM built two pools and a complete recreation area. Unfortunately, there is not any good hiking and the main draw are the "dunes" in the area which attract ATV, DB and Quads folks. The cost was three bucks and only two others were there. That evening, using Night Vision Goggles, I watched several coati fighting over trash from the various campsites. It was still a nice quiet night with a beautiful sky.

The second night was a planned destination which turned out to be better than I could have imagined. It was at an old campground along the Blue River in the Apache Forest along the Border with N.M. The campground was built in the 1930's by the CCC. It has been "modernized" and is one of the nicest camps I have ever been to. In the area are petroglyphs and active beaver dams. That night, again using the Goggles, I watched as a herd of javalina passed right by the camp. Of course I did not have a fire either night. This was probably the reason I saw so much wildlife.

The third night, and my ultimate destination, was at Canyon de Chelly on the Navajo Reservation. I had never been there before and did not know what to expect. It was late afternoon when I arrived so there was not a lot I could do that day. I could either stay at a campground near the entrance (free), stay at a hotel (expensive) or drive 10 miles along the south rim road to a private campground, the Spider Rock Campground (10 bucks). I did the latter and it turned out to be one of the best traveling decisions I have ever made. For the 10 dollars, all I got, basically, was a place to park my truck next to a fire pit and a small picnic table. But, even better, I got to do a self-guided three mile hike along the rim. There was not another soul around and spiritualness of the place lulled me into a meditative state and I sat on the edge in the glow of the sunset. Wonderful. The next morning the Native owner of the campground piped through some Indian Flute music to ease the campers into the day. I must say, that too, was a wonderful experience.

The next day, Sunday, I headed back south and ended up going through Young, AZ and driving on to Tucson. Once I got south of Holbrook, all of the Forests were closed.

All-in-all a great road trip. I saw a lot of new places. There is so much in Arizona.

John
desert dweller

GeorgAZ · Post by **GeorgAZ** » Jun 23 2002 9:45 am

I have been going to the gym a lot-have not hiked up anything for about2 mos. now! Having some problems with Baker cyst on back of R.knee ,but I don't feel like dealing with any more surgery!-needs to be gone!! Also,I cannot take a lot of sun exposure anymore-the good old days of zoomin up+down Camelback+Squaw Peak+breaking my time are past unfortunately. Looks like I'll be doin the gym+swim routine(Thank God for that!!)

Otherwise you'd all be reading about me in the news!! :twisted:

Nighthiker · Post by **Nighthiker** » Jun 23 2002 12:25 pm

Riding my bicycle between 4 and 5am, weekly night hikes in the desert east of Apache Junction, planning on doing one along the north bank of Salt River this week.

Nighthiker · Post by **Nighthiker** » Jun 26 2002 10:08 am

Slight debate last night, night hike along the lower salt river or off-road trek (night drive) to the historic town site of Reymert located south east of Florence Junction. Upon arrival near the sight of Reymert (the spring still runs and I did not wish to distrub the nocturnal wildlife), set up the lawn chair and studied the light of the night sky and watched the constellations sagittarius and scorpius dance with the clouds while I enjoyed an rootbeer ice cream float.

So what ARE YOU doing?

So what ARE YOU doing?

Road Trip!

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