March 29, 2024 ~ by Lori Anderson ~ saddlebagnotes.com Ten members of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club (SBHC), led by Ray Peale of the SBHC and Chrissy Fitcher of the Arizona Trail Association (ATA), conducted maintenance of a section of the Arizona National Scenic Trail, Oracle Passage #13, for which Ray is the Steward, on Friday, February 2. They were happy […]
Read moreSedona Red Rock News ~ By Joseph K Giddens – March 27, 2024 The Sedona Heritage Museum packed the apple shed again for its free speaker series on Thursday, Feb. 29, when Neil Weintraub, a retired archaeologist from the Kaibab National Forest, discussed two of his biggest passions: The history of the stagecoach route from Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon […]
Read moreArizona Public Media Podcast (March 14, 2024) by Zac Ziegler, Danyelle Khmara, Tony Perkins Listen to the podcast produced about the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo mountain bike event, which was dedicated to the Arizona Trail Association in 2024!
Read morePublished Mar 18, 2024 ~ Tasha Zemke for Outsideonline.com Why Now: Saguaro National Park was recently certified as one of nine Urban Night Sky Places around the world, and Kitt Peak National Observatory recently reopened with a revamped overnight observation program. The region’s already awesome trail system has expanded, letting hikers into a previously private, geologically rich slice of the […]
Read morePhoenix Magazine (March 17, 2024) by Mare Czinar Officially the closest Arizona Trail entry point to the Valley, the dirt pullout at Bushnell Tanks on State Route 87 half way between Fountain Hills and Payson, provides access to Arizona’s geological transition zone—a swath of mountain ranges and long valleys created over eons of volcanic activity, seismic uplifts and intermittent sea […]
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