Where should Jim go for Spring Break this year?

JimmyLyding · Post by **JimmyLyding** » Feb 14 2010 3:54 pm

chumley · Post by **chumley** » Feb 16 2010 10:31 am

Jim, how much money do you have to spend? You could choose to get schnockered at Bourbon Street (the one in PHX, not NOLA). The views are usually stunning. But it'll cost you!

hippiepunkpirate · Post by **hippiepunkpirate** » Feb 16 2010 10:36 am

I think Cave Springs might still be snowed-in for Spring Break. I'd say go to Death Valley or do the Vegas area outdoors thing with the Bellagio as base camp so you can get snockered after a long day of hiking and sleep in a really nice bed.

joebartels · Post by **joebartels** » Feb 16 2010 10:42 am

hippiepunkpirate wrote:I'd say go ... do the ... outdoors thing with the Bellagio as base camp

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JoelHazelton · Post by **JoelHazelton** » Feb 16 2010 11:44 am

If we're combining schnockered and hiking... I say explore the northern Bradshaws and the Big Bug Mesa area and use Whiskey Row as base camp.

JimmyLyding · Post by **JimmyLyding** » Feb 16 2010 3:09 pm

re: Cave Springs
It's supposed to open March 15, but we'll see. If the weather stays like this between now and then there should be no problemo

JimmyLyding · Post by **JimmyLyding** » Feb 18 2010 1:58 am

I should have known the results beforehand with you jokers.

pickelltree · Post by **pickelltree** » Feb 23 2010 8:50 am

i'm going snowshoeing in yosemite. 3 -13 to 3-21

pickelltree · Post by **pickelltree** » Feb 25 2010 1:30 pm

one year i did a grand canyon trip to start, then went to zion, than bryce, than arches than caynonlands. that was a great trip and the road between the parks is very beautiful.

azbackpackr · Post by **azbackpackr** » Feb 25 2010 1:36 pm

I'm going to Oceanside.

BobP · Post by **BobP** » Feb 25 2010 2:23 pm

What's spring break?

fricknaley · Post by **fricknaley** » Feb 25 2010 5:46 pm

rlrjamy wrote:What's spring break?

x2

JimmyLyding · Post by **JimmyLyding** » Feb 25 2010 8:33 pm

I should have known that being the creepy 35-year-old guy in Rocky Point would do well in the polling. Looking more and more like a trip to the Santa Catalinas is in order.

JimmyLyding · Post by **JimmyLyding** » Mar 08 2010 11:19 pm

The HAZ nation has spoken! And will be ignored! I'm NOT going to Rocky Point to be the creepy, drunken 35-year-old. My plan is to go to the Santa Catalinas to do some camping and hiking. That may change based upon the weather because it looks like snow may be a problem a week from now.
Tentative plan:
Sunday March 14: Hike Romero Canyon with the Stiller and whoever else decides to roll out, then head to General Hitchcock CG to camp overnight
Monday: either Bug Springs or Green Mountain trails from the campground
Tuesday: big hike either Red Ridge or Oracle Ridge to Canada del Oro then back via the Lemmon, Meadow, Aspen Draw, and Sabino Canyon Riparian trails (bringing the gaiters for the 2nd half of this one)
Wednesday: Easy hike. Maybe Butterfly trail, but it might be too snowy.
If I'm really ambitious I'll do the Palisades-Box Camp semi-loop (hope I can make it between the 2 traillheads under the power lines).
Thursday-Sunday: House-sit @ my mom's with a grip of beer and a hot tub in front of the NCAA Tournament

joebartels · Post by **joebartels** » Mar 08 2010 11:58 pm

It's a good thing you're tall cause the snow base is about 8 feet up top. The photos oughta be good!

azbackpackr · Post by **azbackpackr** » Mar 09 2010 3:29 am

Bring snowshoes!

I have hiked most of those trails you mentioned. Should be fun, if they are hikeable. It will be extremely easy to get off-trail, though, in the snow. A lot of those routes are very brushy and hard to follow even in the driest conditions.

PaleoRob · Post by **PaleoRob** » Mar 09 2010 6:13 am

Are you sure you don't want to do Grand Gulch? We've got two open spots left!

JimmyLyding · Post by **JimmyLyding** » Mar 09 2010 9:43 pm

joe bartels wrote:It's a good thing you're tall cause the snow base is about 8 feet up top. The photos oughta be good!

I'm going to channel my inner Jim_H. Perhaps I'll take my Nordic skis? More realistically I'll do some lower-elevation hikes, but still channel my inner Jim_H as I look up at the Santa Catalinas doing their best impersonation of the Swiss Alps.

azbackpackr · Post by **azbackpackr** » Mar 10 2010 3:04 am

You might want to check out 7 falls, although it's a very popular hike. Maybe you could do it early on a weekday morning and miss some of the crowds, then go on up Bear Canyon and come back via Sabino. But if you have never seen 7 falls, now's the time, since it will have actual water!

JimmyLyding · Post by **JimmyLyding** » Mar 10 2010 6:01 pm

I've been to Seven Falls a few times. Good place to people-watch. I've wanted to get up to the Window for a long time so that's looking like a good option