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June 18, 2025 Shannon Villegas

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May 1, 2018 Debbie Thorman

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December 26, 2017 Matthew Nelson

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December 26, 2017 Matthew Nelson

Dale on the trail.

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December 26, 2017 Matthew Nelson

Dale and Cimarron

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December 26, 2017 Matthew Nelson

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December 26, 2017 Matthew Nelson

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December 26, 2017 Matthew Nelson

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December 26, 2017 Matthew Nelson

Bruce and his banjo.

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December 24, 2017 Matthew Nelson

Passage 34

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December 24, 2017 Matthew Nelson

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December 24, 2017 Matthew Nelson

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🎬 SNEAK PEEK: TRAILBLAZERS – THE FILM Two brother

🎬 SNEAK PEEK: TRAILBLAZERS – THE FILM

Two brothers. One wild idea.

This is more than a movie — it’s a story of grit and grit-love that helped inspire the Trail we all walk today. Bring your friends, bring your family, and let’s celebrate the spirit of the Arizona Trail together.

Get your tickets today! https://aztrail.org/events/trailblazers-film-premiere/

✨ World Premiere —
📍 Scottsdale Center for the Arts
🗓 Thursday, February 19th

📍 Pima Community College – West Campus
🗓 Tuesday, March 10th

💥 The Arizona Trail Association's Annual Meeting

💥 The Arizona Trail Association's Annual Meeting is almost here (Feb. 1, 2026), and you're invited!
🎟️ Get tickets @ link in bio!
We will be celebrating accomplishments of 2025. With special guest speakers, and a catered lunch, you don't want to miss it!
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Alexandera @alexanderahouchin is a citizen of the Fond du Lac Band of the Lake Superior Ojibwe, and lives in Duluth, Minnesota. She’s carved out a home in ultra-endurance bike racing and completed her first 100+ mile run in 2024. As of 2026, she’s completed 4 full traverses of the #ArizonaTrail on bike. She’s a graduate of the Native Nation Rebuilders Program, a professional development program for Indigenous leaders and serves on the Arizona Trail Association Board. She is currently writing a book and developing programming to support an Indigenous Children’s Summer Bike Camp. She has set and still holds several women’s records across bikepack ultra-racing, generally opting for a bike with one gear.

Get your tickets for the Arizona Trail Association

Get your tickets for the Arizona Trail Association's 32nd Annual Meeting - Feb. 1, 2026 🔗 in bio
We will be celebrating accomplishments of 2025. With special guest speakers, and a catered lunch, you don't want to miss it!
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Joan Meiners @joan_bikes_arizona is an environmental journalist, currently writing about climate issues across Arizona for The Arizona Republic , the state's largest newspaper. In fall 2025, she bikepacked the entire #ArizonaTrail from Utah to Mexico, mostly alone, and published stories about the climate impacts, research and solutions relevant to each region along the way. It was the experience of a lifetime and she could not have imagined it starting with a massive wildfire at the Grand Canyon and ending with landscape-destroying border wall construction -- talk about environmental issues as a sign of the times! She's now working on expanding that experience and reporting into a book for Island Press.

Before becoming a journalist, Joan completed a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Ecology with a focus on studying biodiversity patterns among native bees across different habitats. She still occasionally collaborates on science research projects and publications. Before that, she spent most of her 20s racing and crashing her road and mountain bikes all over the west, and she tries to ride more carefully now. Since redirecting her love for the environment to a primary focus on journalism in 2019, her writing has won numerous national grants and awards for investigative reporting and feature writing and has appeared in outlets including National Geographic, Discover Magazine, Orion Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine and more.

It’s been a cold week on the #arizonatrail! A few

It’s been a cold week on the #arizonatrail!
A few storms rolled through and brought a good amount of rain and snow throughout the state.
🏔️ Huachuca Mountains ancestral lands of the Hohokam and Tohono O’odham

✌️Peace out, 2025! 📷 Ray Voley ~ Mills Ridge Trai

✌️Peace out, 2025!
📷 Ray Voley ~ Mills Ridge Trailhead

Your generosity helps us preserve the Arizona Nati

Your generosity helps us preserve the Arizona National Scenic Trail for future generations. Since 1994, we've accomplished amazing things with support from members, donors, business partners, and friends like you. At the #ArizonaTrailAssociation, we promote outdoor activities, meaningful connections, and stewardship ethics. Think about the great experiences you've had on the #AZT or with us and make your tax-deductible year-end gift today.
📷 ATA Staff (l-r): Treven Hooker, JJ Jonas, Renee Stevens, Aaron Seifert, Neil Stitzer, Shannon Villegas, Clay Showalter, Makenzie Mabery, Brittany Chavez, Matthew Nelson, Heidi Larson.
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