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MARICOPA TRAIL DAY HIKE - Spur Cross to Cave Creek Recreation Area
Date:	Sat, April 3
Leader:	Garth Newby
Phone:	623-451-8023
Length:	11 miles
Rating:	Moderate day hike
Elv. Change:	+/- 1000'
Meet at:	Lowe’s, Cave Creek and Carefree Highway, 7:30 AM
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Note:	RSVP by March 28. The hike is one way, & require shuttling vehicles
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Have you ever wanted to try the Maricopa Trail? This hike begins at the Spur Cross Recereation Area where we will follow the Spur Cross Trail for 4.1 miles and enjoy views of Elephant and Sugarloaf Mountains. After leaving the park, we will be on the Maricopa Trail for 3.7 miles with views of surrounding Cave Creek and Desert Hills. Upon entering the Cave Creek Recreation Area, we will follow the Go John, Overton and Clay Min Trails. At that point, we will exit the park and complete the hike. For those interested, you are welcome to join us for a casual BBQ and relaxation at our home. This one way hike will require a shuttle back to the cars left at Spur Cross. Please bring plenty of water for this hike as none is available on the trail.

SEVEN FALLS DAY HIKE - Near Tucson
Date:	Sat, April 10
Leader:	Rikki Ellingswoth
Phone:	480-233-2945
Length:	8 miles R/T
Rating:	Moderate day hike (due to length)
Elv. Change:	650'
Meet at:	Fry’s Electronics, 48th Street and Baseline, 7:00 AM
Carpool:	TBD
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There should be water this time - plan for an all day hike / adventure including a 4 mile hike each way and plenty of time to relax and hang out by the water / falls, eat lunch, take a nap, or continue exploring if you want. Dogs are not allowed in the Sabino Canyon Recreation area. $5 per car to get in – carpooling is highly recommended.

FOSSIL CREEK BEGINNER BACKPACK & CLEAN-UP - Near Strawberry
Date:	Fri - Sun, April 16 - 18
Leader:	Randy Baker
Phone:	602-616-9491
Length:	7 miles R/T
Rating:	Easy + backpack
Elv. Change:	1280'
Meet at:	Pine Trailhead Friday evening or at Fossil Springs Saturday morning
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Note:	Please RSVP before April 14. Details for this event are subject to change, and will be posted here.
Updates:	The Rimside Grill owner, and fellow Friends member Steve, has offered all Friends members $2 premium beers Friday night! We plan to leave the valley on Friday around 4:30-5. Contact me for carpooling. Also anyone who wants to come up Saturday AM is welcome. We need to leave the Pine camp area early around 7:30, so to secure campsites for Saturday night. Late hikers can drive directly to the Fossil Creek trailhead. Please let me know you plan to do so. Directions from Pine: Go north on Hwy 87 for 4 miles to Strawberry. Turn west on Fossil Creek Road (FR708). After 5 miles on FR708, turn right 2 miles on the signed access road for the Fossil Springs Trail 18 trailhead at 34.40693, -111.56858.
Here is a chance to have a great, fun weekend and give back to the environment! Fossil Creek is a beautiful riparian area northwest of Payson. There are lots of old growth sycamore trees and a perennial stream with great swimming holes. It’s a great place to visit but is a little "over loved" by visitors. We will backpack in to Fossil Springs, spend a few hours Saturday afternoon picking up trash and generally cleaning up the place. We will have plenty of time to explore the incredible canyon before enjoying the evening's campfire festivities. We’ll be joined by other hiking clubs and hikers, so this will be a big and lively group. Come represent our club! This will be an Easy + backpack; it's not a long hike but you do have to hike out of the canyon. We'll need to double bag the trash we pick up and haul it out, but our packs should be light after we eat all our food and drink the margaritas! Be sure to bring gloves! Friday - Head up after work and car camp at the Pine trailhead. Dinner and drinks at the Rimside Grill. Saturday morning - Drive to the Fossil Springs TH, hike in, and set-up camp alongside the creek. Saturday afternoon - Pick up trash (bag donations are welcome). Saturday evening - Dinner and socializing with the other clubs/hikers participating. Sunday - Hike out and head home.

MUNDS WAGON TRAIL DAY HIKE - Sedona
Date:	Sat, April 24
Leader:	Don Mantell
Phone:	602-466-1517 or 516-810-8024
Length:	9 miles R/T
Rating:	Moderate day hike
Elv. Change:	1200'
Meet at:	Denny’s parking lot, SE corner of 1-17 & Bell, 7:00 AM
Carpool:	TBD
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This moderate hike winds along the Schnebly Hill Road on a well graded path, through a mix of forest and red rock with spectacular views of Sedona. Bring three liters of water, or other suitable liquid, a snack and windbreaker. Snacks will be provided at the end and dinner at a local restaurant a possibility. If you wish to meet the hike leader at the trailhead, please contact hike leader to RSVP.

CEDAR MESA ANASAZI CANYON ADVENTURE - Southern Utah
Date:	Thurs - Sun, Apr 22 - 25
Leader:	Kurt Sedler
Phone:	602-339-8780
Length:	16 miles over 3 days
Rating:	Moderate backpack
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Carpool:	TBD
Note:	Please phone the hike leader to reserve your spot. $25 deposit required.
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The prehistoric Puebloan Indian ruins on Cedar Mesa Plateau are fascinating and provide great opportunity for thoughtful adventure. They were built hundreds of years ago by hardy native people who have come to be called the Anasazi. Expert stonemasons, they built homes on cliff faces and in alcoves throughout the Four Corners area. They also created intricate pottery and detailed rock art. Ruins and relics from the Anasazi culture survive in many areas. Some sites are close to roads and can be visited with little effort. Some of the most interesting sites are far from roads and can only be seen by those willing to backpack into the wilderness. This is where you are headed. We will drive up to southern Utah on the 22nd, camping at Goosenecks State Park for the evening. We will start our adventure on the morning of the 23rd, backpacking for 1 or 2 nights in the surrounding canyons while on our explorations. If we are satisfied with 1 night we can add 1 or more day hikes to see some additional spectacular ruins on Sunday. Depending on the consensus we can head back Sunday after we are through or potentially overnight part-way home, arriving Monday early.

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HAUNTED CANYON/TONEY CABIN BEGINNER BACKPACK - Near Superior
Date:	Sat - Sun, May 1 - 2
Leader:	Craig Barnett
Phone:	480-216-2166
Length:	+/- 10.4 miles R/T
Rating:	Easy + backpack
Elv. Change:	1770'
Meet at:	South end of Home Depot Parking lot, US60 & Power Road, 6:30 AM
Carpool:	TBD
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Who knows what ghastly and macabre surprises may await us within the deep, dark bowels of Haunted Canyon? How many poor souls have made a one-way trip into this canyon, never to be seen again? Should we proceed onward and downward into an unknown and frightful world, or should we beat a hasty retreat while we still can? For those of you with the courage to explore this area, come on out and find out why it’s called ‘Haunted Canyon”. We will also visit the historic Toney Ranch house. Early Superstition Mountain pioneer, William Toney, built this original log cabin (later known as Tony Ranch House) on 78 acres of homesteaded land in the summer of 1913. Come check it out!

WILSON MOUNTAIN DAY HIKE - Sedona
Date:	Sat, May 8
Leader:	Bob Waskowich
Phone:	602-769-2515
Length:	6.5 miles R/T
Rating:	Moderate day hike
Elv. Change:	1700'
Meet at:	Denny’s, Bell Road and I-17, 7:00 AM
Carpool:	TBD
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Wilson Mountain is the highest mountain the area. We’ll begin our hike from the Encinosa Picnic Area and climb a shady side canyon on the North Wilson Trail zigzagging our way up through Ponderosa Forests, red sandstone cliffs and numerous sweeping overlooks. We will come up to First Bench which is an expansive plateau with views of Munds Mountain and Munds Canyon. From the plateau we will turn northwest onto the Wilson Mountain Trail and continue upwards to the canyon overlook with great views of the surrounding valley and mountains. A wonderful day hike and not one to be missed. Afterward we will gather in town for refreshment. Fee to park, let’s carpool.

MINGUS RIM LOOP DAY HIKE - Mingus Mountain, near Jerome
Date:	Sat, May 15
Leader:	Rich Flammang
Phone:	623-878-6237
Length:	4 miles R/T
Rating:	Moderate - day hike
Elv. Change:	1470'
Meet at:	Denny’s, Bell Road and I-17, 7:00 AM
Carpool:	TBD
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This hike uses trails and a short section of dirt road to loop over the nearly 8000 foot summit of Mingus Mountain. Highlights include sweeping views of the Verde Valley, the Verde Rim, and the Mogollon Rim. The entire sweep of the Verde Valley lies before you with the Mogollon Rim as a backdrop. Be sure to bring your camera for the views will be great. After the hike, we will head into Jerome to sample the local fare at one of their many watering holes.

KENDRICK PEAK DAY HIKE with optional car camp - Flagstaff
Date:	Sat, May 22
Leader:	Craig Barnett
Phone:	480-216-2166
Length:	8 miles R/T
Rating:	Moderate day hike
Elv. Change:	2718'
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Note:	Please RSVP with Craig to participate - Will you be camping too or merely hiking?
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Come out to a great car camp and hike at Kendrick Peak! For all of you that have hiked Kendrick Peak Hike before I do not need to tell you what a great hike this is and the beautiful views from the top. Kendrick Mountain is one of the larger volcanoes in the San Francisco Peaks Volcanic Field, reaching a height of 10, 418 feet. Driving north from Flagstaff on 180, Kendrick is the predominant mountain on the left, or west, side of the highway. The telltale sign of a volcano, the two peaks, characterizes it. I also plan a trip to the lava tubes/ice caves after the hike, and was thinking about hiding some beer in the cave to help encourage people to go. As some will already be up there camping and some will be driving up that morning we will meet at the Kendrick trailhead at 9:45AM.

KACHINA TRAIL DAY HIKE - Flagstaff
Date:	Sat, June 5
Leader:	Diane Manning
Phone:	623-363-0439
Length:	10.6 miles R/T
Rating:	Moderate day hike
Elv. Change:	800'
Meet at:	Denny’s, Bell Road and I-17, 7:00 AM
Carpool:	TBD
Note:	Please RSVP with Diane to participate
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This is a well graded trail through a typical Alpine forest. It winds in and out of small canyons and through meadows as it transverses the southwest slopes of Agassiz Peak. After crossing several small draws, the trail crosses the deeper canyon coming down from Freemont Saddle, then transverses into Freidlein Prairie, an alpine meadow on the southwest slope of Freemont Peak. The trail descends gradually eastward, transversing several beautiful aspen lined meadows. The trail ends at the wilderness boundary and the junction with the Weatherford trail, which is the turnaround point for the hike. Lunch/early dinner in Flagstaff after the hike.

MADERA CANYON - Super/Old Baldy/Crest Trails to Mt. Wrightson - near Tucson
Date:	Sat, June 12
Leader:	Roussi Gueorguiev
Phone:	602-793-5483
Length:	13 miles R/T
Rating:	Difficult/Strenuous day hike
Elv. Change:	4050'
Meet at:	Mimi’s, I-10 and Ray Road (park behind the restaurant), 5:45 sharp
Carpool:	TBD
Note:	Please RSVP June 9 with whether you will camp on Friday or will drive on Sat morning
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This combinations of trails lead to the 9,453 foot summit of Mt. Wrightson, the highest peak in the Santa Ritas. The views from the summit are, to say the least, breathtaking. The Santa Catalinas near Tucson, Mt. Graham to the east, and the high peaks of the Huachucas to the southeast combine with sweeping views of the Santa Cruz and San Pedro valleys to form a 360º panorama. We will start our hike at the Super Trail trailhead. From there, we will go up to the Josephine Saddle, approximately 4 miles and 1700' higher from the starting point. We will continue on the Old Baldy Trail to Baldy Saddle, another 1.8 miles and 1650' in elevation. From there we will be taking the Crest Trail to the summit of Mt. Wrightson, another 0.85 mi and 700' elevation. There are springs along the trail, but if we have not had rain, they may be dry. A camp ground is near the trailhead for those wishing to car camp the night before or Saturday night ($10 fee). Day fee is $5.00.

HUMPHREYS PEAK via Weatherford, Humphreys & Kachina Trail - Flagstaff
Date:	Fri - Sun, June 18 - 20
Leader:	Dave Simon
Phone:	480-220-8419
Length:	20+ miles R/T
Rating:	Difficult/Strenuous day hike
Elv. Change:	3500'
Meet at:	Albertson’s, Carefree Highway and I-17, 4:00 PM Friday
Carpool:	TBD
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Contact hike leader for Saturday morning rendezvous information. This is a dayhike with car camping Friday and/or Saturday nights. A one day turnaround is not recommended. Beginning at Schultz Tank, we will ascend via the Weatherford Trail, once a roadway for Model T Fords to take to the peak. After summiting Humphreys Peak, we will descend via Humphreys Trail, and return via the Kachina Trail. Camping will be dispersed, with no improvements.

WEST FORK OF THE BLACK RIVER BACKPACK - Near Eagar
Date:	Fri - Sun, June 25 - 27
Leader:	Paul Hiegel
Phone:	623-243-2009
Length:	+/- 10 miles R/T
Rating:	Moderate backpack
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Meet at:	East side of Home Depot parking lot, Power and Baseline, 6:00 AM
Carpool:	TBD
Note:	RSVP to Paul by June 15th
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The trip winds though beautiful ponderosa pines, aspens, blue spruce and Douglas Fir trees. If you enjoy wetting a line and trying your luck, the fishing is often good along the stream. Bring you pole don’t forget a license is required. There may be some rain at this time of year if the monsoons have begun. Be prepared. The area in abundant with wildlife, there is elk, deer and sometimes bighorn sheep. There are even Mexican Gray wolves which I have had the pleasure of seeing on one of my trips. This trip will be very enjoyable for people who enjoy cooler climates and GREEN!