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Topic: Fossil Creek Road between the Creek and Camp Verde |
Leva
Replies: 1
Views: 1999
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Forum: Campgrounds & Road Conditions Posted: 8/7/2004, 6:42 pm Subject: Fossil Creek Road between the Creek and Camp Verde |
Can someone tell me what the condition is of this road? I haven't driven it in about eight years, and I had a jeep then.
Doing a loop drive with a friend from back east who's never seen AZ. We're s ... |
Topic: Three Forks Fire |
Leva
Replies: 30
Views: 4357
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Forum: Off-Trail Area Posted: 6/10/2004, 1:37 pm Subject: Three Forks Fire |
I dunno about the rumor about infrared cameras, but my dad's house is in an island of private land surrounded by Tonto Nat'l Forest, so I've been up there when everything is closed ... they *seriously ... |
Topic: More Tonto Forest Closures -- NOT PUBLICIZED! |
Leva
Replies: 9
Views: 2403
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Forum: Hiking, Backpacking & Camping Posted: 6/1/2004, 8:48 pm Subject: More Tonto Forest Closures -- NOT PUBLICIZED! |
Oh, and I found out, after posting this, that someone had driven a car off the road down in Fossil Creek, and a couple people had died. Drunk and speeding, which is not a good combination on that road ... |
Topic: More Tonto Forest Closures -- NOT PUBLICIZED! |
Leva
Replies: 9
Views: 2403
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Forum: Hiking, Backpacking & Camping Posted: 6/1/2004, 8:41 pm Subject: More Tonto Forest Closures -- NOT PUBLICIZED! |
The name doesn't ring a bell to me, I can ask him. But he's not been there long.
There are two Ellison Creek subdivisions, BTW, one that's on leased forest service land and one farther north (wher ... |
Topic: Sycamore Rim Trail - May 28 |
Leva
Replies: 2
Views: 1245
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Forum: Trip Logs & Trail Descriptions Posted: 5/31/2004, 8:45 am Subject: Cygnet |
Ditto on keeping dogs on a leash please.
You're also liable for 3X the value of any livestock your dog may injure and it is a misdemeanor with possible jail time and/or a big fine if your dog chase ... |
Topic: More Tonto Forest Closures -- NOT PUBLICIZED! |
Leva
Replies: 9
Views: 2403
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Forum: Hiking, Backpacking & Camping Posted: 5/30/2004, 6:20 pm Subject: More Tonto Forest Closures -- NOT PUBLICIZED! |
The roadblock on the control road is gone now -- who knows what that was about. *shrug*
Tried to go down into Fossil Creek this afternoon, though, to fish -- FS maps and information and an earlier ... |
Topic: More Tonto Forest Closures -- NOT PUBLICIZED! |
Leva
Replies: 9
Views: 2403
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Forum: Hiking, Backpacking & Camping Posted: 5/30/2004, 9:58 am Subject: Control road is closed now. |
They've closed the ENTIRE control road now, except for residents. There's a checkpoint up at the 260 and the Control Road with volunteer firefighters from Tonto Village manning it. I'm not sure if the ... |
Topic: More Tonto Forest Closures -- NOT PUBLICIZED! |
Leva
Replies: 9
Views: 2403
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Forum: Hiking, Backpacking & Camping Posted: 5/29/2004, 5:57 am Subject: More Tonto Forest Closures -- NOT PUBLICIZED! |
Ack!
Drove up to my father's cabin last night -- it appears they've shut down a large portion of the Tonto Forest (WAY more than is on the maps) -- there were ropes up and "Forest CLosed -- Extreme ... |
Topic: Horse crap |
Leva
Replies: 36
Views: 12007
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Forum: Polls Posted: 5/22/2004, 1:01 pm Subject: Horse crap |
Horse apples are really pretty benign -- they dry up and blow away within days, do not generally carry many harmful organisms, do not stink, and provide vital nutrients to the soil. Just walk around t ... |
Topic: Charity suggestions post one |
Leva
Replies: 10
Views: 4979
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Forum: Questions & Suggestions Posted: 5/18/2004, 8:20 pm Subject: Charity suggestions post one |
On the Heifer Project, I'd like to see some independent confirmation of the outcome of giving people livestock. I've been suspicious of this chairty -- it;s just too simplistic of a presentation. And ... |
Topic: Latest Lake Powell drought article |
Leva
Replies: 3
Views: 942
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Forum: Off-Trail Area Posted: 5/18/2004, 7:49 pm Subject: Latest Lake Powell drought article |
I remember being on the lake in the mid 80's when the lake was very close to overtopping the dam -- they had the flood gates wide open and water was coming in faster than they could let it out. They a ... |
Topic: Who else is feed up with I-17? |
Leva
Replies: 18
Views: 2176
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Forum: Off-Trail Area Posted: 5/17/2004, 9:47 pm Subject: Who else is feed up with I-17? |
My personal record for being stuck on I-17 is seven hours. I hit a traffic jam just about a quarter mile past the bloody basin turnoff. Seems someone flipped an army truck full of ammo over. Traffic w ... |
Topic: Fossil Creek to flow freely again after 100 years |
Leva
Replies: 10
Views: 3116
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Forum: Hiking, Backpacking & Camping Posted: 5/17/2004, 9:07 pm Subject: Fossil Creek to flow freely again after 100 years |
I've got mixed feelings about Fossil Creek, to tell the truth.
Personally, I think something along the lines of the restrictions on Horton or Sycamore Canyon, where you can't camp between the trail ... |
Topic: Barnhardt & Brodie Seep Loop |
Leva
Replies: 6
Views: 1245
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Forum: Trip Logs & Trail Descriptions Posted: 5/9/2004, 5:48 am Subject: Barnhardt & Brodie Seep Loop |
I used to own and ride a small horse who was known at the stable where I boarded as the "900 pound pit bull" ... she had an unusual streak of aggression for a horse.
We were minding our own busines ... |
Topic: New scorpion antivenin to be tested here |
Leva
Replies: 9
Views: 4049
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Forum: Health, Training, First Aid Posted: 4/30/2004, 5:44 pm Subject: New scorpion antivenin to be tested here |
I've been stung a few times too -- I've never had that severe of a reaction. Hand tingled and hurt, funny taste in the mouth, and muscle cramps. I've just taken an antihistimine and ibuprofen and gone ... |
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