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The Arizona Trail Association annual meeting is Saturday, February 10 | 10 am – 1 pm at the City of Peoria Rio Vista Recreation Center ~ Lakeview Room ~ 8866 W. Thunderbird Rd, Peoria, AZ 85381. It is always a good time with lots of talk and information about trails, hiking, biking, riding, etc. Check it out! https://aztrail.org/events/annual-meeting/

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Tickets are on sale now for the 31st Annual Meeting of the Arizona Trail Association! Join us on Sunday, February 9, 2025 from 9:30 am – 1 pm at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix for the largest gathering of Arizona Trail friends of the entire year.

The event is limited to the first 200 people to register, so get ’em before they’re gone. This is going to be a truly amazing gathering and you won’t want to miss it. In addition to celebrating accomplishments over the past year, the annual meeting will include featured speakers Tom Zoellner, award-winning writer and author of the book Rim to River – Looking Into the Heart of Arizona and Nick Fowler, Fastest Known Time Record Holder on the AZT (12 days, 17 hours, 33 minutes). You’ll also get a preview of the upcoming documentary about Troy & Gil Gillenwater’s trek across Arizona in 1982, which helped boost interest in development of an Arizona Trail in the early days.

Tickets are $40 each and include a catered lunch, and admission to the Desert Botanical Garden. Learn more about the Annual Meeting and purchase your tickets here.

Nick Fowler, Fastest Known Time Record Holder on the AZT (12 days, 17 hours, 33 minutes)

Dude averaged better than 3 miles/hour for 20 hours/day for nearly 13 days. At times consuming 600 calories/hour to keep moving.