I've been told that the original cause of heel pain, spurs, plantar fasciitus is from shoes with high heels on the them, such as high heels and cowboy boots. Painful indeed so glad you have found help.

joe bartels wrote:Data just came in, kiss Carr goodbye
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I used to live near this area for about 15 years...it was so beautiful.

Good news, some of my friends who were evacuated have be cleared to return to their homes.

Monument fire seems to be heading back eastward of highway 92. Since it seems to have gone up from Ash Canyon and atop Millers Peak and down, I wonder if it has burned up some of the trash up on the trails the drug runners and illegals use to access the States. Just a thought.

I read somewhere early this morning that the area size of the Wallow fire can be compared to combining New York City and Chicago...

@chumley
The license plate could always be put on the front of a vehicle.

@kevinweitzel75

I am so sorry for your loss.

I would love to visit Petra.

:wrt: @Daydreamer21 I am so glad you brought this subject up, and I hope you are still continuing to improve in spite of not being able to have a physical therapist. @Sredfield Thank you for telling me about your experiences, it was very helpful, especially the need for appropriate exercises to help...

Thanks so much for the input. I don't have a physical therapist...doctor didn't order any. But, I'll call my regular doc and see if he will get me connected to one.

I have returned to North Mountain (my healing mountain) due to a right knee injury and being side-lined for a month; but, perhaps if I get some walking sticks (?)I can return to some of the inner city hikes. I have been reading here about how others have dealt with knee injuries...very helpful. My i...

This kind of Wolverine? http://library.thinkquest.org/3500/Wolverine.html
Maybe someone imported some as "pets", then let them go up in "our" mountains.

The new North Mountain Visitors Center, in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve, will close in April 2011. The trail head from the Visitor's Center is along #100 which leads to hikes for Shaw Butte and North Mountain and affects the distances. Beautiful inner city hikes/walks.

Me, too!...the Colorado a few years ago.

@azbackpackr
Somehow I can never see you as a "wannabe" ever.

Thanks for the update, Hank...hope you feel better soon.

He is one of the more inspiring hikers on this site, my prayers are with him, his family and friends.

"Why is eight afraid of seven? Because seven eight nine." (per my 9yr old grandson).

Al_HikesAZ wrote:God Bless our Jarheads.

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