The hubby and I are looking for isolating ways to recreate and we thought that taking our 'yaks out for some flatwater fun could be nice. I've heard nice things about the Salt in the Sagurao/Canyon Lake area, but I'm honsetly too lazy to do a bunch of research to find what I'm looking for. Anyone ha...

We need volunteers to come out for one final push to complete the Happy Jack Singletrack conversion project. We've been working on this for over 3 years (on the ground - many more on paper) and need YOU and YOUR BUDDIES to help us take it across the finish line! We're planning to work all day on Sat...

Gonna be awesome fun on the AZT!

@hikeaz
Yeah - not in that skill class Also starting with the Point Huitzil route, so planning on some handlines there too.

@joebartels - Thanks! Twice! [ photo ]

I've got permits to return to Royal Arch April 14-19. I'm excited to be heading back in to the canyon and back into see the Arch again... However, I'm a bit nervous about the drive in to Pasture Wash given the amount of snow that was up there recently. Anyone have a good idea of the road conditions?...

We will be working to rehab AZT Passage 11 in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness in the Santa Catalina Mountains. Work involved includes brushing, light tread work and occasional rock work. Be prepared to hike between 5-10 miles with at least 500' elevation gain and loss, carrying tools and working as we go...

I subtitle this one "Catclaw Revenge" The Alamo Canyon Passage is classic Sonoran desert - rugged, remote and beautiful. Join the passage steward (me!), the Arizona Backpacking Club, in their mission to maintain this as one of the premier passages of the Arizona National Scenic Trail. This...

@writelots
Going to cancel this one and keep the second date on 10/20. Too many things coming up to conflict. Come out and join us on the 20th for some beautiful Butterfly fun!
http://volunteer.aztrail.org/need/detai ... _id=371434

In conjunction with the USFS, Summit Hut, and thanks to a grant from Mountain Hardware, we will be working to rehab the south end of the Butterfly Trail, part of the AZT Pusch Ridge Wilderness Bypass Route. We will plan to hike in from Palisades toward Westfall Knobb, about 1.5 miles with 800’ of el...

In conjunction with the USFS, Summit Hut, and thanks to a grant from Mountain Hardware, we will be working to rehab the south end of the Butterfly Trail, part of the AZT Pusch Ridge Wilderness Bypass Route. We will plan to hike in from Palisades toward Westfall Knobb, about 1.5 miles with 800’ of el...

Have a good time out there...that's my favorite piece of AZT (headed southbound from PP). At least, this week its my favorite.

If you through-hike going northbound, the AEG is 113,088 feet. If you through-hike going southbound, the AEG is 113,537 feet. (I was surprised by how similar they are!) The start and finish are within 1000' of each other, so you'd have to come out about even. Of course, I've heard people swear that...

@SuperstitionGuy
Well - can't say for sure, but I have records of someone reported as 85 who section hiked it over 2 years. Another at 81. The oldest for "All at Once" is 76.

I hope I'm that badass when I'm 85. Or even half that badass.

Is that considered a bad word?

Doing my January "hey - I want to do stuff on HAZ" run and I'm so delighted to see this thread still so active. Some things are like a warm blanket - or a nice hot tortilla for the soul...

I'm sending positive thoughts your way and thanking you with every step I take. You've inspired a whole community for positive change, and that makes you one of the best kind of people in my book!

A great deal of the AZT, was built through weekend work events. This event reprises that tradition in the cool pines of the Mogollon Ranger District. Work will involve general maintenance of the Arizona Trail as it climbs the ridge south of the Blue Ridge Campground. This well-built trail just needs...

Just back from a wonderful week of hard work on the AZT up Highline way and I'm really looking forward to getting back to my desert roots. We're still trying to find 4wd support for the event, and for transportation of gates and cement out to the remote gates along 17a. Come on out and get your reve...

@Tortoise_Hiker
Corrected - thanks for the heads up. The event is on Veterans Day weekend.

The Arizona Backpacking Club is sponsoring its annual maintenance event on Passage 17a in the heart of the Sonoran Desert. Because we've scheduled the event for Veterans Day weekend, we're going to get a little more ambitious with our plans and try to get deeper into the passage working on the South...