AZH First Anniversary Hike and Cookout Jan. 3

evenstar · Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 5548 Location: SCW by way of CA

Hikes of varying difficulty and length followed by cookout at one of the ramadas!

Epic: Out 7.9 miles ford Canyon Trail to junction with Willow Canyon Trail; 1.7 Willow Canyon trail to junction with Mesquite Trail; 1.5 miles Mesquite Trail to junction with Goat Camp Trail; 5.1 miles on Goat Camp Trail. Total 16.2 miles with visit to Willow Spring while on Willow Canyon Trail. We'd need shuttle to get 1-1/2 miles from end of Goat Camp Trail back to Ford Canyon TH....or hike along road for 1-1/2 miles making total hike 17.7 miles. Personally, I think this would be more challenging than the Dutchman Epic.

Less than epic: Everybody hikes together out Ford Canyon Trail and in Willow Canyon Trail to Mesquite Trail; Epic hikers head west on Mesquite Trail to Goat Camp Trail; Non-epic head East on Mesquite Trail back to starting point, 12.3 miles. (Ford Canyon and Mesquite Trail Heads are at the same location.)

There's also a 9.2 mile hike that includes much of the above, but skips the first part of the Ford Canyon Trail and the end of the Mesquite Trail.
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CatValet · Posted: 12/3/2003, 12:10 pm Post subject:

Aw rats! We don't get back from Maui till the 5th....

sherileeaz · Joined: 12 Jun 2003 Posts: 874

Count me in! Wooohoo and it's on the West side!! yippie!!
I'll help with anything that needs to be done!!

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paintninaz · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 3515

Ummm...is this going to be in addition to the New Years Day hike or instead of?

I can't keep up with all this extensive planning! Confused

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mike · What box? Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 3134

A little more info on this...

Most of you know what happened the night of 12/30/2002. I won't go into detail. Because of that event, on 1/3/2003, an emergency meeting was held at GTG's apartment where Arizonahikers.com was officially introduced to a group of former members of the then recently defunct "other site". GTG and I had tossed around the idea of doing something to celebrate the anniversary while we were hiking the Go John Trail recently. Since Hooli had suggested a White Tanks hike as a possible group event, I thought it would be a great candidate to combine with a celebration of the site's first anniversary! Hooli obviously agrees!! Mr. Green

So, let's get busy and plan this big ol' party!!
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sherileeaz · Joined: 12 Jun 2003 Posts: 874

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Guest · Posted: 12/3/2003, 2:43 pm Post subject:

Now this is going to be difficult. The 'emergency meeting' at Todd's is the only AZH get together I have ever attended. Therefore I believe I need to be there. But there is no way I can escape on the 1st and the 3rd. Please tell me, how do you all do it? Is hiking the only life you all have? Please tell me your secrets?

sidhayes · Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 116

Perhaps the secret is that people usually can do what they really want to do?

paintninaz · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 3515

evenstar · Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 5548 Location: SCW by way of CA

mike · What box? Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 3134

My inclination is to replace the New Year's Day hike with the Anniversary hike. But, since it was Ck1's idea, I'll let him make that call.
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Hikngrl · Posted: 12/3/2003, 5:16 pm Post subject:

Oh crap! I am working that weekend! Sad

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Arizonaheat · Posted: 12/3/2003, 6:29 pm Post subject:

Don't feel bad Diane, I have been on call for every Epic hike so far and will be on the 3rd also. At least I was able to swap around for West Fork and the Ridgeline.

I'm just going to publish my on call schedule and that will be the Epic Hike schedule for the rest of the year Wink

Such is life Beam me up

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