The PCT is going to be full on winter hiking near Mt San Jacinto and Mt. Baden-Powell. The elevations for the PCT in those areas is 8-9k. I ran into significant amounts of snow in late April and early May. In January or February it'll be rough going and the section along Fuller Ridge may be downrigh...

Hutch's Pool is a pretty popular area too. For solitude and a swim, look into La Milagrosa Canyon, Agua Caliente Canyon, Box Springs trail, Seven Cataracts, and Lemmon Creek. There's descriptions for a lot of these on the site.

http://www.hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=618 http://www.hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=632 These are two hikes in the Cactus Forest complex of Saguaro National Park. There are other trails in this area as well. You can put together a hike/run of any desired length linking up the trails in the com...

My thoughts on canyoneering footwear can be found in this article:

http://www.hikearizona.com/article.php?AID=22

I agree with the others that sandals are a poor choice for multiday canyoneering.

Just returned from my second thruhike of the highline as chance would have it. I did Sat-Tues, and it just about killed me at that pace. I think you guys doing it in two days are nuts

Don't even get me started on those Zane Grey 50 lunatics

I've only found water in Roger's Canyon near the ruins after rain. I wouldn't count on water in this spot. There is near permanent water in Fish Creek upstream of the confluence w/ Roger's Canyon. At the spot where the trail crosses, there is a very large tinaja/pool that almost always has water. If...

Another option here:

http://www.hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=313

May-August is the ideal season for the wilderness. July and August are the best as the raspberries are out, but any summer month is perfect up there.

In response to PageRob's reply:

Or, even worse, streambeds where there is no designated trail at all. Just a route. Yet someone feels a need to build cairns. I take great pleasure in "duck-kicking" in spots like this.

There is water in La Barge box as of a few weeks ago.

"Though it's a Falcon Guide"?? Do you not like Falcon Guides? If not, why not, just out of curiosity? I have a bunch of them, and this GPS one sounds good too. The one for the Grand Canyon is far better than other guidebooks for the areas it covers, although it doesn't cover all areas. I ...

What time of year? Charlebois Spring or Reavis would be nice right now.

Also, and most of you probably won't know the answer to this: it is extremely hard to figure out where the CDT crosses US 60 near Pie Town, New Mexico. I believe at that point it is following a county road. There are no signs anywhere. There is a sign for the Continental Divide, but I happen to kno...

Black Jack spring was bone dry when I visited that area in January. Its been a number of years though.

Brushy Spring was also dry, but there was water in pools along Campaign Creek to the south of Brushy Spring. Again, though, this was several years back.

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I own a Golite Breeze pack I've used on three trips. The lack of a hipbelt bothered me after a bit, so I switched to a ULA P-2, which I love (and of course, its no longer available. The ULA Catalyst seems roughly equivalent). I've traveled in a lightweight and sometimes ultralight fashion for the la...

Too bad thats not going to cover Sedona On the Red Rock Country Website: Golden Age, Golden Access and Golden Eagle Passports including National Parks Passes with Upgraded Hologram sticker are accepted and honored in lieu of the Red Rock Pass for Forest recreation in Red Rock Country. This also inc...

Trip report and info here:

http://www.thebeckoning.com/exploration ... -day1.html

I've had this hike on my list for awhile. Planning to do it during my next Vegas roadtrip. It looks like a nice n easy slot canyon hike:

http://www.birdandhike.com/Hike/LAME/An ... v_Mine.htm

The website for this also list a bunch of other LV area hikes for your perusal.

Like the others, I've worn nothing but trail runners for the past six years and my feet are happier for it. I often take cross country trips over rough terrain as well. The only reason I would wear boots these days would be in the snowy high mountains, where the boots may be needed to kick steps.

Crocodile Ryan wrote:funny how those are the areas i tend to avoid

me too