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Hey Hazers,
It's that time again.
Let's hear some of your Hazolutions for 2012.
I am going to try and get out and hike with some more Haz hikers that I haven't hiked with and some more with the old ones too! I also want to do lots of hikes I haven't done yet. Oh yeah, and finish the AZT! 9 passages to go.
Now, how about you?

Yeah, cradleboards and flat heads. I used to work in a nursing home occupied by elderly Apache people. They all had that flat back of the head. I don't think it is actually harmful, but just would be odd in modern times.

azbackpackr wrote:Yeah, cradleboards and flat heads. I used to work in a nursing home occupied by elderly Apache people. They all had that flat back of the head. I don't think it is actually harmful, but just would be odd in modern times.

My three cousins who were born on San Carlos were carried on cradleboards, but I guess they didn't spend as much time in them as the Apache kids, since they didn't noticeably get that effect. It's interesting to read early archeological works that postulated an invasion of different people because of head shape changes, when it more likely signaled a behavioral change in people already living there.

desertgirl wrote:Where are you going ?

Sikkim - We're going to trek to Goeche-La... Awesome!

I can't stop getting all excited about it!

That's exciting! International travel, with hiking! I had plans to hike to Machu Picchu in May, but changed them when I signed up for the semester abroad in Costa Rica.

I really want to take an exotic hiking-centric vacation in 2012. So far I've narrowed it down to rafting down the Grand Canyon on a CRATE (Colorado River and Trail Expeditions) hiking-focused trip but that's more likely going to be 2013, something in the Himalayas or thereabouts, Costa Rica, or the Northern Rockies. Of course something in Arizona is much more likely and affordable. Who wants to hit the Pinals?

New places, new hikes, meet some more hiking partners.
Figure a worthy destination for the solar eclipse in May.
Prepare for a fall 200+ mile mountain bike trip in Colorado and Utah.
Telescope Peak hike, if possible.

I am really looking forward to 2012! I was having an outstanding hiking year in 2011 but then I was stopped cold in my tracks…

Around mid October I noticed an unusual pain in my groin. I was able to do some hiking in Zion but it was painful. After a couple of trips to my doctor we found that I had Inguinal Hernia. I had surgery a few days before Thanksgiving and have been recovering ever since. I finally made my first hike up Camelback after 55 days off. It felt great getting back on the mountain! Now I just need more time to rehab and hope to be 100% by early January.

My hiking goals for 2012 are 750 miles and 250K of AEG.

...Maybe I'll actually get to hike more than once or twice a month this year??

I want to improve my cardio and get stronger so I can backpack some more intense routes!

And once that Cardio goal has been reached I want to hit up the Royal Arch Loop in GC!

I'd also like to visit as many different regional/state/national parks as possible this year and hike at LEAST 3 miles in each with my boyfriend and daughter

HippyHaley wrote:I want to hit up the Royal Arch Loop in GC! )

I bet you can do it at your level now....its a walk in the park compared to Skeleton Cave. Royal Arch is a fun trip.....

@rlrjamy
After reading your comment, I've got to do Skeleton Cave this Spring as planned!! It didn't look that bad on the map... (then again, neither did Royal Arch).

I would love to do a 1,000-mile year! May be a long shot, but would love to do it

There is absolutely no reason you can't do it....
I'll put in a good word to your boss to give you some more time off. ;)

coanbru wrote:There is absolutely no reason you can't do it....
I'll put in a good word to your boss to give you some more time off. ;)

My goal for 2012 is to find myself a full time job in my field, anywheres!!! Haven't had much luck accomplishing that goal so far in 2011

Also want to hike at least 3-4 times a month & train hard so I can hopefully complete the 100ish mile backpack/packrafting trip in the Bob Marshall wilderness this coming summer.

Tortoise Hiker wrote:Oh yeah,and finish the AZT!

I hope you succeed

I hope Wally gets to find new and exciting things in the Superstitions.
I hope Bob goes on more cool hikes.
I hope Bruce's boss doesn't catch on to how he rearranged the office.
I hope Dave 2.0 hits some summits in the GC.
I hope Dave H gets to do another backpack with his son.
I hope Nick doesn't have any tragedies.
I hope Elizabeth has the time of her life in Costa Rica and look forward to the photos.
I hope Jim_H adapts and checks out the cool stuff near him few others get to see.
I hope Lyding keeps exploring his wide open array of opportunities.
I hope Amy comes to her senses and admits she's competitive to "some" degree.
I hope Preston never changes.
I hope Alex Lock Man posts something someday.
I hope Chris K and family put those new Camelbaks to good use.
I pray that I get more smoke breaks with Richard.
I hope John SpeedVanRacer doesn't make 2012 his last year.
I hope Chris Mushroom makes another funny video.
I hope Kelly Gek keeps it real.
I hope Mark that no longer owns a Cannondale keeps posting up new and exciting stuff.
I hope Liz gives me my blue jacket back.
I pray nightly to sink my teeth into another cookie made by my favorite ranger.
I hope John the quite rock boy posts a second photo.
I hope Gabrielle stops if I ever fly off the road again re-learning to drive a stick shift.
I hope Mary posts for the first time in five years, I'm not holding my breath though...lol
I hope Mike C's favorite college football team beats the hell out of everyone else, go Sooners!
I hope Andy sleeps a little further away from Mike whenever I'm present.
I would probably pass out if John Tule Swilling ever posted.
I hope Darrell breaks 20 on Squaw!
I hope Mark Y doesn't overdose on GU.
I hope marine-algae or whatever miracle Boone found keeps him afloat.
I hope Joel Helicopter tells Bob one more time how to auto rotate when I'm nowhere near.
I hope Tim 2 is okay, I miss that guy.
I hope Kyle and Rachel keep hiking together cause they have seen some incredible stuff together.
I hope Ron gets to hike with Lyding cause we need more Cali togetherness.
I hope Allen F keeps hiking with his son.
I hope Randy W chills out, he's just too wound up (not).
I hope Berk keeps hiking.
I hope Owen doesn't go blind playing Pixel Trivia.
I hope Andrey posts some of his killer Russian hikes.
I hope to see Eric in more funny photos like 228121 and the classic 228139.
I hope Steve F get the royalties he deserves for his name.
I hope Mike Fels keeps enjoying his hikes.
I hope Tyler someday comes back to the good life of hiking.
I hope Shannon is enjoying hiking.
I hope Tim 1 never uses a prickly pair for a hand hold again.
I hope Letty turns on photo comments so others can find out more interesting gumball rally stories.
I hope Norm keeps the intriguing photosets coming.
I hope Jake gets to explore some rarely visited desert NW of his new home around sunset.
I hope Brian doesn't run out of canyons to rappel and resort to Zigzag Eiffel Tower, Zigzag John Handcock, Zigzag Space Needle and such.
I hope Alex Rally is doing okay.
I hope Steve B gets to keep going on his exotic summer trips.
I hope Stefan gets all his projects done before the deadlines.
I hope someone realizes that I have never left anyone stranded on a group hike.
I hope Kurt shares more of his enticing stories.
I hope Janelle remembers me when shes on the cover on Flip Flop Climbers magazine.
I hope Kelli gets to keep visiting new states.
I hope Al_Hikes_the_Grand_Canyon keeps exploring that big ditch.
I hope Whereverkenroams shares more of his coool triplogs.
I hope Randal puts that new 4x4 to good use.
I hope Creative Michael keeps throwing curve balls.
I hope to attend a Camp Hank food festival, albeit unlikely.
I hope MacE gets out hiking with little MacE and shows him all those great Tucson hikes.
I hope Tony keeps writing good books.
I hope agendron realizes I never understood a word he said.
I hope to someday enjoy another fabulous te-wa backpack.
I hope to someday hear some more good George stories, like practice rappelling off the house, tree, etc.
I hope Kenny knows I probably would have died without his help on the first ML attempt.
I hope Kelly doesn't meet anymore target shooters on hiking trails.
I hope Tim Italy has hiked the world over.

As for my Hazolutions I hope to add more hiking partners to that short list (imagine Kurt has over a thousand hiking "Friends"). Based on what's in my reach ( weekly Superstition and Grand Canyon treks are simply dreams ) I'd like to break an 18min ascent on Squaw. I've been conditioning for a month now and am working towards that goal already. Not really a goal but more importantly I'm hoping for an incredible wildflower season locally. All the hikes most consider drab turn phenomenal. Being easily accessible they motivate people. Whereas some detest others I enjoy people. I believe hiking is an essential part of our freedom to enjoy life. While our styles differ everyone deserves the right to enjoy being an explorer.

joe bartels wrote:

Tortoise Hiker wrote:Oh yeah,and finish the AZT!

I hope you succeed

No Worries!

@coanbru
oh yeah??

Cool! Thanks Joe, you've made my HAZolution task easy for 2012.

joe bartels wrote:I hope Mark keeps posting up new and exciting stuff.

While I seem to have more time to do new adventures, I don't seem to have the corresponding time to get everything posted. With a quick glance over my triplogs, descriptions, photosets and tracks I realize I've missed more than a few.
:guilty:

Yeah, I know, I know... if only I'd do more No notes presumably took memories and left without a trace... triplogs I'd have more time to post the rest.
:-({|=

But... with early retirement coming up in April hopefully I'll have more time to actually post all the new and exciting stuff I find.

joe bartels wrote:no longer owns a Cannondale

Now that you mention it Joe... it's been some 6 years since it was stolen and my new mount is a Suzuki "Sammy" I've been contemplating a change to be the same as my email, TheSammyKid for some time. But then what about the myriad of references to CannondaleKid?
Ah... but maybe Joe could do a HAZ-wide search-and-replace??? :worthy:

CannondaleKid wrote:I don't seem to have the corresponding time to get everything posted.

Maybe someday soon there will be a HAZ App... Then, during those moments while we're resting on the trail, we can record our real-time thoughts (while they're fresh...).