Tucson Weekly (September 26, 2019) by Jeff Gardner   Dinner and a Dip. Celebrate the Arizona Trail Association’s 25th anniversary with a party and dinner at the AC Hotel rooftop lounge. This quarter-century party (or quadranscentennial, for you fancy folks) includes a buffet dinner catered by Charro Steak and Charro Del Rey. Pueblo Vida Brewing will also be on site […]

The Fountain Hills Times (September 27, 2019) Over the next two months, the world can join Fountain Hills Eagle Scout and Arizona State University graduate, Jacob Eberspacher in hiking and backpacking the 803-mile Arizona National Scenic Trail. A recent graduate from the School of Sustainability at ASU, Eberspacher said he hopes to highlight ways to further reduce impact while on […]

Saddlebag Notes (September 27, 2019) by Laurel Parrott Those of us who are lucky enough to travel around Arizona by car or motorhome revel in its mountains, canyons, deserts, and forests. Such amazing scenery to behold outside our windshield! Those who travel by foot, bicycle or other non-motorized means have the same reactions while getting out directly into the landscape. […]

Grand Canyon News (September 24, 2019) GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — Imagine hiking, biking or riding 800 miles in a single day. Sound impossible? It’s not — if you volunteer to cover one of nearly 100 separate sections of the Arizona National Scenic Trail (AZT), along with others who each choose to travel different sections of the route, which extends from […]

Lake Powell Life (September 22, 2019) by KXAZ News Hikers, Runners and Riders Attempt to Complete Entire 800-mile Arizona Trail in One Day on Saturday, Oct. 12 Participants needed to sign up to set a record for traveling one of nearly 100 separate segments of National Arizona Scenic Trail extending from Mexico border to Utah border Imagine hiking, biking or riding […]

Tucson Foodie (September 18, 2019)   Find out where to have fun (around food). Although global chains have already debuted pumpkin-spiced drinks for fall, it’s still 100 degrees in Tucson. While the temps are sweltering, that that can’t stop us from getting together around food and drink and having fun. September is a month of seasonal menus, several festivals, and […]

KNAU NPR (September 18, 2019) by Associated Press Hikers on a popular Grand Canyon trail will have to take a detour while crews replace water pumps. The months-long project to replace two water pumps along the Bright Angel Trail at Indian Garden starts Monday. Hikers will be routed to a bypass trail. The pump house sends water to the park’s […]

Outside Magazine (September 18, 2019) by Jonathan Olivier   From Alaska’s remote bush to downtown Cleveland, our national parks provide us with millions of acres of public land to explore. We compiled a list of the best hikes in each park, according to the wilderness guides, park rangers, and hikers who know them. Maine The Expert: Pat Johnson, Maine Outdoor Adventure […]

Texarkana (September 19, 2019) by Melanie Radzicki McManus   SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Fat drops of rain tap out a mournful melody on the nylon ceiling stretched over my head. Peeking out from under a thick down quilt, I watch tiny rivulets of water drip down the sides of my tent and sigh. It’s not supposed to be raining […]

Copper Area News (September 18, 2019) by Staff   Imagine hiking, biking or riding 800 miles in a single day. Sound impossible? It’s not – if you volunteer to cover one of nearly 100 separate sections of the Arizona National Scenic Trail (AZT), along with others who each choose to travel different sections of the route, which extends from the […]

Tucson Foodie (September 12, 2019) by Matt Sterner The Arizona Trail Association is throwing a “Dinner and a Dip” Rooftop Lounge Party at the AC Hotel Tucson Downtown from 5 – 8 p.m. on Saturday, September 28. Just as the sun makes its descent behind the mountains, the party starts with a buffet-style dinner catered by Charro Steak and Charro Del Rey. […]

Arizona Republic (September 14, 2019) by Molly Duerig Their trail names are “Iron” and “Sour Patch.” And they’re ready to break some records. Michelle “Iron” Bernstein-Schultz, 34, and her son, Blaine “Sour Patch” Schultz, 7, are preparing for what Bernstein-Schultz describes as “probably the biggest challenge” of her life. They’ll embark on March 16 to hike the entire length of […]

Arizona Daily Sun (September 9, 2019) by Jack Welch   The September activities calendar for Flagstaff is an awesome cornucopia of interesting happenings. Breathtaking in scope and sometimes more energetic than physically possible, it’s a whole month of a splendid overload. It’s a great time to learn something new, discover enriching possibilities or further explore the barely known. September has […]

HarvestingRainwater.com (September 8, 2019) By Brad Lancaster I love water and seek it out when I hike—especially tinajas, natural water pools in the desert. Such ephemeral pools can be created with simple strategies in dry areas where they don’t already exist. Similarly, rainwater tanks coupled with small catchment roofs can provide water that can last year round; existing pools can […]

Chicago Tribune (September 4, 2019) by Melanie Radzicki McManus   Fat drops of rain tap out a mournful melody on the nylon ceiling stretched over my head. Peeking out from under a thick down quilt, I watch tiny rivulets of water drip down the sides of my tent and sigh. It’s not supposed to be raining here, at the entrance […]

Saddlebag Notes (August 30, 2019) by Elisabeth Wheeler Since October of last year, SaddleBrooke hikers have volunteered over 3500 hours of trail work on the Oracle Passage of the Arizona National Scenic Trail. Hikers, runners, equestrian riders and bikers have expressed great appreciation for the trail work done by SaddleBrooke volunteers. The Oracle Passage is one of the best maintained […]

AZ Central (August 29, 2019) by Mare Czinar You can’t get there from here,” my hiking partner told a confused pair of trekkers who asked us for directions to an Arizona Trail junction. He gently kicked my shin to signal he was joking as the couple fumbled with a map. Waiting a beat to satisfy his warped sense of humor, […]

Arizona Daily Sun (August 17, 2019) – by Sam McManis   Sometimes, just hanging out with your dogs is not enough. Sometimes, you want to get a little closer to the wilder side of the animal kingdom. Not mountain lions or bears, nothing that extreme, but maybe commune with some elegant, grazing quadrupeds and gaze at birds in flight. And, […]

Adventure Journal (August 14, 2019) by Laura Jean Schneider “Any day now, calves should be hitting the ground, but until then, it’s the two of us, working toward our vision of productive, healthy rangelands, good cattle and good horses, trying to make a go of it.” This sentence started a 20-month chronicle of the inception and progress of a New […]

AZ Central (August 13, 2019) by Rich Leveille To experience the state’s groundwater threat in the flesh, one only needs to hike the Arizona Trail. Arizona’s landscape has made me keenly aware of how water can impact rock, soil and life. In a matter of minutes, a desert rain shower can transform the black, desiccated, inorganic-looking crust on otherwise naked […]

  Arizona Daily Sun (August 11, 2019) –  by Helen Galerakis I almost don’t want to mention the words “Museum Fire” in the hope that I can pretend it never happened. However, I know the fire’s brutal reality will hit hard when we’re allowed into the area again to see what were once some of our most cherished trails. Like […]

Outside (July 25, 2019) by Megan Michelson Whether you’re still reeling from Marc Peruzzi’s attack on trail runners or just fired up to prove that you do, in fact, love volunteer trail work, we thought we’d make it even easier to donate your time to an upcoming work day by compiling a number of ways to give back to some favorite recreation spots. It doesn’t […]

AZ Central (July 18, 2019) by Mare Czinar Wildflower season is in full bloom in Flagstaff’s Dry Lake Hills area. Recent logging and forest-clearing operations that had closed many of the trails that meander through the diverse terrain of Coconino National Forest — north of 9,299-foot Mount Elden — are gradually finishing up, and several paths are now open. One particularly productive wildflower […]

Arizona Daily Sun (July 7, 2019) by Sam McManis   Scoffing locals who eye-roll with impunity at flatlanders invading Flagstaff and (gasp, gasp) trying to acclimate on the trails probably will have a good laugh at me — a newcomer who lived in Central Washington, 1,200 feet elevation, for three years and, before that, spent a decade in the Sacramento Valley […]

Flagstaff Business News (July 6, 2019) by FBN Efforts have aligned to improve the outdoor experience for hikers, bicyclists and equestrians seeking to discover Northern Arizona’s wide-open spaces. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Babbitt Ranches, Coconino County and the Arizona Trail Association (ATA) grants permission and identifies resources to develop and maintain a trail along a nearly 13-mile stretch […]

Arizona Daily Sun (July 5, 2019) by Scott Buffon   Forest Service officials suspect a person is at fault for the Chimney Springs Fire near the Arizona Scenic Trail on Wednesday. Authorities do not know what specifically started the fire near where the Arizona Trail connects to the Schultz Creek Trail. The Schultz Creek Trail is still closed due to […]

AZ Central (June 21, 2019) by Aubrey Carpenter It may be a little early to start thinking about rehabilitating hiking trails while the 66,000-acre Woodbury fire continues to burn, but plans are already in process to restore one of the key trails facing the flames. More than 40 hiking trails are within the wildfire closure area, either entirely or a portion of it, which prevents […]