1,500-Gallon Rainwater Collector Installed on Arid Section of Arizona Trail
The Trek (May 12023) by Rachel Shoemaker The Arizona Trail Association recently installed a 1,500-gallon Remote Rainwater Collector along an arid segment of trail in Passage 15 in Pinal County. The...
View ArticlePublic News Service – Arizona Trail
Public News Service (May 17, 2023) by Alex Gonzalez The Arizona Trail stretches 800 miles across Arizona, from Mexico to Utah. The trek is considered by many a “lifeline,” under threat with fire season...
View ArticleThis New Map Highlights How Hiking Trails Intersect With Indigenous Lands
For time immemorial, trails have been an integral part of Indigenous life and wellbeing, serving as routes for migration, trade, everyday travel, connection, and communication with neighboring...
View ArticleGirls and mountain bikes: an empowering combination
By Michele Nelson ~ Payson Roundup “What’s the worst thing that could happen?” That’s the question Jody Bartz put to Gabby, a middle school-aged girl attending the Gateway Community Girls Mountain...
View ArticlePayson embraces its AZT Gateway Community identity
By Michele Nelson Payson Roundup —- The Arizona Trail crosses 19 communities, but only seven will have a four-panel kiosk installed celebrating the trail and the town. Due to connections, Payson will...
View ArticleArizona Governor Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Legislature Support the Arizona...
The 2023 Arizona budget includes a historic $500,000 investment in the Arizona National Scenic Trail. The bipartisan budget shows the dedication of elected officials to support outdoor recreation and...
View ArticleNew Coalition Expands Access to Environmental Education to Students Across...
Arizona Daily Star ~ August 5, 2023 ~ by Adrian Skabelund New Coalition Expands Access to Environmental Education to Students Across Northern Arizona With thousands of children preparing to return to...
View ArticleHighline Hold’Em 2023: if you build it they will come
By Michele Nelson Payson Roundup ~ Saturday’s event marked the third year for the Highline Hold’Em mountain bike fundraising ride, and ridership increased by 70%. And that shows how a million-dollar...
View ArticleUtah runner embarks on 800-mile race for a child in need of adoption
Utah runner embarks on 800-mile race for a child in need of adoption
View ArticleBonus Hike of the Week: Picketpost Mountain near Superior
PhoenixMag.org | MARE CZINAR | February 14, 2024 Tonto National Forest, near Superior Notoriously overgrown, unmarked and insanely steep, getting to the top of Picketpost Mountain is a...
View ArticleHike of the Week: Arizona National Scenic Trail, Saddle Mountain Passage
Phoenix Magazine (March 17, 2024) by Mare Czinar Officially the closest Arizona Trail entry point to the Valley, the dirt pullout at Bushnell Tanks on State Route 87 half way between Fountain Hills and...
View ArticleThe 23 Best Places to Travel in 2024 – Tucson & the AZT make the list!
Published Mar 18, 2024 ~ Tasha Zemke for Outsideonline.com Why Now: Saguaro National Park was recently certified as one of nine Urban Night Sky Places around the world, and Kitt Peak National...
View ArticleI’m taking this way too seriously as an adult: The growth of mountain biking...
Arizona Public Media Podcast (March 14, 2024) by Zac Ziegler, Danyelle Khmara, Tony Perkins Listen to the podcast produced about the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo mountain bike event, which was dedicated...
View ArticleBy horse, by foot, by bike to the Grand Canyon
Sedona Red Rock News ~ By Joseph K Giddens – March 27, 2024 The Sedona Heritage Museum packed the apple shed again for its free speaker series on Thursday, Feb. 29, when Neil Weintraub, a retired...
View ArticleSaddleBrooke Hiking Club Maintains the Arizona Trail
March 29, 2024 ~ by Lori Anderson ~ saddlebagnotes.com Ten members of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club (SBHC), led by Ray Peale of the SBHC and Chrissy Fitcher of the Arizona Trail Association (ATA),...
View ArticleCCSO Search and Rescue saves hiker stuck on Arizona Trail for multiple days
KGUN 9 News (April 5, 2024) by Austin Janos Cochise County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue crews embarked on a dangerous mission to save an injured hiker who was stuck on the Arizona Trail for...
View ArticleA Cross In The Barbed Wire: Reflections On Faith & Immigration
Patheos (April 6, 2024) by Ken Chitwood In February 2019, Miguel stared out at the San Pedro Valley in Mexico, stretching for miles below him from his position on Yaqui Ridge in the Coronado National...
View ArticleThis Might Be The Hardest (And Best) Hike In Arizona
By JESSICA TUCKER ~ the travel.com ~ April 9, 2024 For those looking for a challenging hike with more natural beauty than almost any other place in Arizona, the Gila River Canyon Trail fits the bill....
View ArticleThe 9 Most Fun Adventure Lodges in North America
Outside Online (April 23, 2024) by Graham Averill Base camp might be my favorite two words in the English language. Base camp is where you stage the next excursion, or refuel with a bowl of stew, or a...
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