2011 SEVEN SUMMITS OF PHOENIX ANNOUNCED

Summit of Lookout Mountain Top of the Ranger Trail National Trail Holbert Trail What? No Camelback Mountain?  That's one of the changes...

DAVENPORT HILL-DOG TOWN LAKE

  Kaibab National Forest, Williams Davenport Hill Trail Summit Trainspotting from  Davenport Hill Dog Town Lake Train whistles invoke a haun...

WILLIAMS RANGER DISTRICT, KAIBAB NF CLOSURE 2011

MORE FOREST CLOSURES DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER Bill Williams Mountain Trail Major trails impacted by this closure include: Bill Williams Mount...

TONTO NATIONAL FOREST PARTIAL CLOSURE ORDER & MAP LINKS

East Webber Trail Here we go folks, due to recent human-caused fires, our National  Forests are going into shut down mode. Major trails impa...

PHOENIX MAGAZINE SUMMER HIKING GUIDE 2011

STILL AVAILABLE BY PHONE ORDER 2 011-- HURRY ! Hey hikers, pick up the JULY issue of PHOENIX magazine for some great summer hikes---not f...

WALLOW FIRE MAPS

UPDATE 7-28-11: Now that the maelstrom has subsided,  here's a collection of the BEST MAPS & LINKS for  Wallow Fire stats. JULY 1, 2...

BASELINE TRAIL

BASELINE TRAIL Estrella Mountain Regional Park Ahh, June in Phoenix. The heat is on, the monsoon rains are a month away, wildflow...

FRED HAUGHT TRAIL

Fred Haught Cabin Water pools in General Crook Canyon Descending into General Crook Canyon FRED HAUGHT TRAIL a.k.a. Arizona Trail Pass...

WALLOW FIRE IMAGES FROM SPACE

Photo on the left shows the Wallow Fire on June 8, 2011. For more amazing looks at the astonishing magnitude of this blaze, click on the li...

WALLOW FIRE 2011 UPDATES & MAP LINKS

MAP TO THE LEFT IS FOR WED. JUNE 8, 2011 Escudilla Mountain is officially up in flames. Tragically, two favorite hiking trails—Escudilla ...

WALLOW FIRE 2011 UPDATE & MAP LINKS

My heart is breaking. One of my all time favorite hiking spots--Bear Wallow Wilderness Area---in the White Mountains is on fire. The link...