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ck1 wrote:
BEST OF HAZ 2002

Best day hike in Phoenix Metro area: Siphon Draw to Flatiron or maybe Picket Post
Best West Valley area day hike: Ford Canyon Trail
Best East Valley area day hike: Dactite Super Loop
Best South Phoenix metro area day hike: National Trail
Best North Phoenix metro area day hike: Trail 100
Best Phoenix area day hike on which to take out of town visitors: Camelback
Best day hike in Sedona area: Parson's Trail
Best day hike in Flagstaff area: Anything in the Grand Canyon followed by Humphrey's Peak
Best day hike in Tucson area: Seven Falls
Best day hike South of Tucson: ?
Best overnight hike/backpack – Phoenix area: anything in the Sups
Best overnight hike/backpack - Tucson area: ?
Best overnight hike/backpack – Sedona area: Secret Canyon Wilderness
Best overnight hike/backpack – Flagstaff area: Grand Canyon
Best pre hike breakfast place – Phoenix and surrounding area: The Good Egg/Little Mesa Cafe
Best post hike restaurant – Phoenix and surrounding area: Sweet Tomatoe
Best pre hike breakfast place – Tucson and surrounding area: ?
Best post hike restaurant – Tucson and surrounding area: Magpies Pizza
Best pre hike breakfast place – Sedona and surrounding area: no clue
Best post hike restaurant – Sedona and surrounding area: haven't found one yet
Best pre hike breakfast place – Flagstaff and surrounding: THE PLACE!
Best post hike restaurant – Flagstaff and surrounding: Beaver Street Brewery
Best coffee joint – Phoenix metro: Starbucks
Best coffee joint – Sedona: the one next to the Pink Jeep place
Best coffee joint – Flagstaff: Late for the Train
Best coffee joint – Tucson: ?
Best outdoor store – Phoenix area: REI
Best outdoor store – Tucson area: ?
Best outdoor store – Flagstaff area: Babbits and the one near the Hostel
Best hiking guidebook (any area): Hiker's Guide to the Superstition Wilderness and Exploring Arizona's Wild AreasBest outdoor website (aside from HikeArizona.com)
Most overrated hike: Camelback
Most underrated hike: Pass Mountain Ridgeline
Best car-camping campsite (any area): Pine Flat in Sedona
Best swimming hole:? Bell Trail ?
Single most important piece of outdoor equipment you own: Suunto Advisor and Ultimate Direction Epic hydration pack
Best hike distance: 10 miles
Most difficult hike (any area): Rim to River to Rim - Grand Canyon
Highest fear factor hike: Brown's Peak
Best thing to do in Arizona other than hike: Mountain bike/run/anything outside!

teva wrote:... (MAC users are on their own, as always )

ck1 wrote:OK, this could be cool, or it could bomb...let's see what happens...each year Sweat Magazine publishes its "Best of Sweat" issue...in it are the results of a survey about the "best of" things for the Phoenix area...sometimes the info is interesting...I was thinking it might be cool to do a "BEST OF HAZ" list, and rather than have it be a survey, I thought people could just copy/quote this post and mark their responses...I'm always interested in new ideas or in what others have discovered...this would be a cool way to get a large number of opinions...like I said, it could be cool...(or not)...so here goes...below you'll find the list for "BEST OF HAZ 2002"...if you think something should be added to it...add it on your post, if you don't have a response for a certain item, skip it...let's see how this goes...

BEST OF HAZ 2002

Best day hike in Phoenix Metro area:
Best West Valley area day hike:? Not much of a desert hiker
Best East Valley area day hike:same as above
Best South Phoenix metro area day hike:ditto
Best North Phoenix metro area day hike:yep, you guessed it
Best Phoenix area day hike on which to take out of town visitors: Camelback
Best day hike in Sedona area: Casner Canyon
Best day hike in Flagstaff area: Kachina trail
Best day hike in Tucson area: Rincon Peak
Best day hike South of Tucson: Baboquiravi
Best overnight hike/backpack – Phoenix area: why would anyone want to overnight in the Phoenix area?
Best overnight hike/backpack - Tucson area: Mt Lemmon
Best overnight hike/backpack – Sedona area: West Fork
Best overnight hike/backpack – Flagstaff area:?
Best pre hike breakfast place – Phoenix and surrounding area: Chompie's
Best post hike restaurant – Phoenix and surrounding area: Uptown Brewery
Best pre hike breakfast place – Tucson and surrounding area: ?
Best post hike restaurant – Tucson and surrounding area:?
Best pre hike breakfast place – Sedona and surrounding area: Indian Gardens for a Chai and bagel
Best post hike restaurant – Sedona and surrounding area: Oak Creek Brewery and Grill
Best pre hike breakfast place – Flagstaff and surrounding: Too many to name
Best post hike restaurant – Flagstaff and surrounding: Beaver Street Brewery
Best coffee joint – Phoenix metro: Gold Bar
Best coffee joint – Sedona: ?
Best coffee joint – Flagstaff: Again, way to many
Best coffee joint – Tucson:?
Best outdoor store – Phoenix area: REI
Best outdoor store – Tucson area:?
Best outdoor store – Flagstaff area: Babbitts
Best hiking guidebook (any area): Embarrassed to say I own 4 wheeling, fishing, climbing, but no hiking
Best outdoor website (aside from HikeArizona.com) Hhmmmmm.....
Most overrated hike: Fossil Springs
Most underrated hike: West Clear creek, most people don't go the upper to lower, or visa versa. They don't know what they are missing.
Best car-camping campsite (any area): Used to be Canyon Creek, before the fire
Best swimming hole: Hellsgate
Single most important piece of outdoor equipment you own: Thermarest
Best hike distance: 8-15 miles
Most difficult hike (any area): Hellsgate via Bear Flats
Highest fear factor hike:?
Best thing to do in Arizona other than hike:

teva wrote: BEST OF HAZ 2002

Best day hike
PHX Metro area: AVOID
West Valley area: AVOID
East Valley area: AVOID
South Phoenix metro area:AVOID
North Phoenix metro area:AVOID
To take out of town visitors on: Woodchute. Hey, I'm from Prescott Valley

Camp Verde area: West Clear Creek
Flagstaff area: Humphries
Prescott area: Woodchute
Payson area: Barnhardt
Tucson area: ???
Sedona area: Doggie into Sycamore Canyon
South of Tucson:???
White Mountains: ???

Best overnight hike/backpack
Camp Verde area: ???
Flagstaff area: Grand Canyon?
Prescott area: Woodchute
Payson area: Barnhardt
Tucson area: ???
Sedona area: Taylors Cabin in Sycamore Canyon
South of Tucson:???
White Mountains: ???

Best outdoor store
Flagstaff area: ???
Phoenix area: ???
Payson area: ???
Prescott area: Populars
Tucson area: ???
Show Low area: ???

Various
Best hiking guidebook (any area): ???
Best outdoor website: please{Agree, Please}
Most overrated hike: ???
Most underrated hike: ???
Best car-camping campsite (any area): Indian Hollow
Best swimming hole: Taylors Cabin in Sycamore Canyon after the rains, in the buff!
Single most important piece of outdoor equipment you own: My Silva Compass
Best hike distance: 8-10mi
Most difficult hike (any area):Pueblo Canyon in the Sierra Ancha
Highest fear factor hike: ???
Best pooch hike: ???
Best pooch for hiking: ???



Eats
Best pre hike breakfast place – Phoenix and surrounding area: AVOID
Best post hike restaurant – Phoenix and surrounding area: AVOID
Best pre hike breakfast place – Tucson and surrounding area: Home
Best post hike restaurant – Tucson and surrounding area: Home
Best pre hike breakfast place – Sedona and surrounding area: home
Best post hike restaurant – Sedona and surrounding area: home
Best pre hike breakfast place – Flagstaff and surrounding: home
Best post hike restaurant – Flagstaff and surrounding: home
Best coffee joint – Phoenix metro: AVOID{Phx that is}
Best coffee joint – Sedona: Home
Best coffee joint – Flagstaff: Home
Best coffee joint – Tucson: Home


Best thing to do in Arizona other than hike: Driving around and exploring Arizona and avoiding Phoenix Metro at all possible cost.

Daryl wrote: Best post hike restaurant – Flagstaff and surrounding: Sizzler!
Best coffee joint – Phoenix metro: CAFFINE BURNS MUSCLE TISSUE
Best coffee joint – Sedona: CAFFINE DOES LOTS OF BAD THINGS TO YOUR BODY
Best coffee joint – Flagstaff: DON'T DO IT
Best coffee joint – Tucson: QUIT NOW. YOU'LL THANK ME