I'm sorry to say, this beanie found was definitely not one of Joe's. He did have a couple of beanies however they both were plain black. This particular one looks like the outside has a Camouflage pattern (well weathered though). I suspect most likely belonged to a hunter. Thanks to all who will co...

Joe and I hiked in that area back in 07/08 looking for new stomping grounds. We did go back there a couple of times. I found our tracks and emailed them to Hank and Chris. Would it be possible for you to take a photo of the item you found and send it in a pm to both Hank and me? Yes, I can do that ...

azbackpackr wrote:HAZ is the nickname of this website (hikearizona). A PM is a private message. Look at Grasshopper's photo and you will see a little button underneath that says PM. Click on that and it opens up a private message thread, already addressed to him.

Okay, got it, and it's now taken care of.

Chris

GPSjoe's hat in the referened pic (and the only hat I have ever seen him wear which was also his favorite for hiking) was made by Outdoor Research, the emblem OR would have been superimposed on his hat upper front as in the pic. It is possible what you saw was OR vs "U" and an "A&quo...

When I picked up this item I didn't think much of it, it was just sticking out from under a cowpie and looked like something I could clean and use. I didn't recall the disappearance of Joe until after I got home and saw the notes I made that were in the folder where I keep the maps for the area. Wit...

I was hiking an obscure and somewhat faint trail south of Saddle Mountain on Monday and came across a piece of clothing that appeared to have been there for about a year or so. The spot is well within a 1-day hiking distance from Mt. Peeley for an experienced hiker. Is there a comprehensive list of ...