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I am posting this here in hopes that maybe someone can help my friend Aaron locate his son and his friend... They went missing from the trailhead for Psycho Tower in western Colorado on Sunday... His son's friend apparently used to live in Phoenix and it is thought that it is possible they may have tried to runaway to Phoenix, so I am posting to this board as well in case anyone in Phoenix or ...

Any leaf peeping going on yet? Photos and reports will be appreciated. I hope to get out and see some of the color, so reports will help with the trip planning.

I expect to be out in TX this Nov... and figured I would try to add Guadalupe to list of HighPoints climbed....

At a little over 8 mile R/T... will the conditions 'on the ground' make doing this as a day trip not feasible / or too risky due to weather?

Any tips appreciated...

Tripper

Hello,

I am going to Vegas today through Friday. What are my options for night hiking/climbing? I am going to be there through Friday. I am working a booth at a convention during the day. I can probably get away at night. I figure most people are going to hit the casinos- I should be able to get away into the hills.

I don't have a rental car, what are my options? I would love ...

This is making news here in Arizona:


Man accused of abusing grandsons on Grand Canyon hikes
Sept. 1, 2011 06:15 AM
Associated Press
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FLAGSTAFF - Federal authorities have charged an Indiana man with child abuse after he allegedly forced his three young grandsons on brutal Grand Canyon hikes this month.

Authorities say Christopher A. Carlson, of Indianapolis, is accused of beating the boys, making them walk on ulcerated blisters, denying them food and water ...

I'm new to Arizona and am thinking about climbing Humphreys Peak the weekend of October 7th/8th. Obviously the weather is always unpredictable but generally speaking might there be snow to contend with by early October? I'm also planning on taking the Weatherford Trail. Any beta regarding the trail (or other peak/hike/climb suggestions) would be much appreciated!

This just in; if you see a domestic sheep sneezing or coughing near Wheeler Peak, ewe-thanize it immediately. :oops:

The possibility that domestic sheep may have come in contact with the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep herd in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness has New Mexico Game and Fish Department officials ready to pull their hair out.

“It’s a very serious deal,” said Elise Goldstein, a bighorn sheep biologist ...

Hey all,

I was hoping to hike up to Lake Peak this weekend, and reading the SF Nat Forest closure from the Pacheco fire, it appears that Windsor Trail is open, but it is the boundary of the closure area (i.e. no bushwhacking to the north.) This should be OK, considering we only need to use the Windsor trail for the first 1/2 mile or so until we break off to the East to gain ...

There's a developer that's trying to put in a high density housing development that's bordered on three sides by the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Specifically on Blue Diamond Hill.

The developer wants to ignore the 2 acre per unit limit that was in place at the time of purchase and put in high density housing, like up to 5,500 homes.

Climbers are banding together to protest any development. Email the County Commissioners before ...

I know it is done but I can't find a lot of info. I would like to make the loop from Williams lake and it seems pretty straight forward.....on a map :lol: Anyone done this?