I tried to get up the Mt. Peeley road today but encountered too much snow for my Subaru Impreza by the time I was 6 miles up. I was prepared to walk the final 3 miles to the trailhead but managed to turn around before I got truly stuck. I'll try again in a week and hope this warmer weather will dimi...

Went up to Peeley trailhead today; very little mud and
it's drying out fast.

I've been following this search since 17 November, trying to figure out what Joe most likely would have done based on his previous gps traces, gps plans and comments.I went out the ridge on Sunday 19 December to see what it was like. When I reached Joe's closest point to Sheep Mountain (27 April att...

@Grasshopper
Hank, I joined this site as oldguy. Please give me a call if you get the chance.
Art Christiansen

An idea I had to search for Joe is to get high resolution pictures of the whole area. This should not be with a point-and-shoot camera but rather a good quality SLR with a big sensor. It may take several flights to get optimal light for various areas; I think you would want minimal shadows. The pict...

I met Joe Domin for the first and only time on 23 November,2009. I was taking a break next to trail on my way out after clearing and saw him walking back, too. I recognized him from his picture on Arizonahikers and he told me about Hike Arizona. We walked back down together talking the whole time. I...

That was my Subaru at the Mt.Peeley trailhead today; I was clearing brush on the Arizona Trail again. Still about one inch of snow in some shady spots but
melting/sublimating fast. It should be no problem for even a two-wheel drive car.