The Trail Show The Trail Show is broadcast live from the historic Beer District of Boulder, CO. The hosts are: Disco, POD, Mags and D-Low. In this episode they talk briefly about the Arizona Trail. [To listen to this podcast, click here.]
Read moreazdailysun.com Todd Glasenapp The City of Page is being asked to promote the Arizona Trail as a gateway community, even though the 817-mile-long favorite of hikers does not pass through Page. The 30-year-old trail, the brainchild of a late Flagstaff teacher, brushes near the western boundary of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument west of Page. The trailhead is located about 75 […]
Read moreGetVailAZ Kimberly Crossland Have you noticed the sign on Colossal Cave Road, just north of I-10 that proudly states Vail is an Arizona Trail Gateway Community? Have you ever wondered what that meant or why it mattered? Turns out, it’s a pretty darn big deal. [To read the rest of this article, click here.]
Read moreCopperArea.com A “virtual tour” of the 800-mile National Scenic Arizona Trail will be presented in the comfort of the Oracle State Park ranch house living room on Saturday, January 31, by Sirena Dufault, who has personally hiked the continuous Mexico-to-Utah distance. The slide-photo presentation begins at noon and is free with park admission. [To read the rest of this article, […]
Read moreArizona Highways Here’s some exciting news for Arizona’s hikers and mountain bikers: The newest topographic maps released by the U.S. Geological Survey include mountain-bike trails and segments of the 817-mile Arizona Trail. The maps, which are available to download for free, also now include data from the Public Land Survey System, a way of subdividing and describing land in the […]
Read moreTucson Weekly By Ross Zimmerman I can still hear my son’s voice if I reflect for a moment. “Daddio”or “Father” was a common greeting. We’re just short of four years since the shootings in which Gabe and five others were killed. I might have another 30 years or so of life. Will I still remember his voice near the end […]
Read moreazcentral.com By Shaun McKinnon Not a day passes that Ross Zimmerman doesn’t think about his son, Gabe, and feel the empty space left by an assassin’s bullet. “He was my sounding board for ideas,” Zimmerman said. “He was so good at human relations. They used to call him the ‘constituent whisperer’ in Congresswoman Giffords’ office. There’s no telling where he […]
Read moreThe American Surveyor Newly released US Topo maps for Arizona now feature mountain bike trails, segments of the Arizona National Scenic Trail and Public Land Survey System data. Several of the 1,880 new US Topo quadrangles for the state now display these selected new features along with other improved data layers. [To read the rest of this article, click here.]
Read moreThe Telegraph In 1995, Cheryl Strayed tackled the 2,500-mile Pacific Crest trail – as depicted in the new film Wild, starring Reece Witherspoon. Here are 10 more of the world’s most challenging long-distance hiking routes: [To read the rest of this article, click here.]
Read moreazcentral.com By Bob Young Half the battle of living a healthy, active lifestyle is getting out the door and moving. We don’t need much of an excuse to skip a run or a bike ride. Maybe another “Pineapple Express” storm is on the way, or work has been especially demanding. One day off becomes two, then a week, and the […]
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