When Will The Forrest Closures Begin?

GTG · Posted: 2/17/2006, 9:20 am Post subject: When Will The Forrest Closures Begin?

With all of the drought and dryness going on, when do you think the forrest closures will begin? Pick your month and then if you have a date in mind post it. Closest date chosen gets an ArizonaHikers.com sticker.

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GTG · Posted: 2/17/2006, 9:21 am Post subject:

April 7th I say.

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Al_HikesAZ · Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 263 Location: Scottsdale, AZ

April 14. All the good gear hikers purchase with tax refund money will gather dust in the closet Sad

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Daddee · Posted: 2/17/2006, 10:11 am Post subject:

March 30th.

If we don't get rain soon it may be even earlier.
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pyroman · Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 16 Location: Glendale, AZ

First Forest Service fire/smoking restrictions by April 15. Actual area closures not until May 15.

Davis2001R6 · Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy

I guess fire restriction in March, actual closures before Memorial Day weekend.

Al_HikesAZ · Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 263 Location: Scottsdale, AZ

Has anybody picked next Thursday? If it is still available, that is my choice.

Tom Treks · Gear Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3347

Those boys and girls fighting the February fire did a great job. I thought it would spread way more than that.

Let's just hope we aren't totally shut out of the rim areas this summer.

That would totally suck.

JW · Posted: 2/17/2006, 6:44 pm Post subject:

I've been hiking/backpacking every weekend since Xmas. A couple Supes treks, a bunch of Lemmon hikes and one near Mt. Graham. Though I found a couple springs and/or seeps on each outing, I've never seen it so dry. A spark from your trekking pole or any static electrical discharge could do it. Plus just driving up to a TH with your vehicles hot catalytic converter, and whoosh! Closure is beginning to happen, real soon.
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Al_HikesAZ · Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 263 Location: Scottsdale, AZ

Nighthiker · Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1714

Late February some restrictions and closures, forest wide in March.

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wanderingsoul · Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 2285 Location: Gilbert AZ

Oh how sad... So many beautiful places changed for a long while. As much as it may curtail or slow up people's plans I wish it would RAIN!!! to help things out soon.
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Trishness · Posted: 2/17/2006, 10:06 pm Post subject:

With almost 4 months of no rain everything is tinder dry. I think the closures will begin around March 17th starting with Coconino.
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madmax · Joined: 03 Feb 2006 Posts: 3 Location: Peoria, AZ

I think april Chin Scratching

5, ok I really dont know what im talking about but just giving it a try.