Southern Arizona Hiking Club

GPS class.pdf 

Celebrate Tumamoc.pdf

MOVE+2012.pdf

The SAHC 2012 Membership Directory is now available, click on Member Info > Membership Directory to download.

SAHC eBulletin Volume 54 Number4 covering January 21, – Februry 24, 2012 is available for download. Get your copy now by clicking eBulletins on the top menu.

I am one of the Friends of Oracle State Park trying to get the word out about the park’s reopening next month.  If you haven’t been there, the park really is a gem.  It is a 4,000 acre wildlife refuge with oak woodland and desert grassland; views of the Catalinas, the San Pedro River Valley, and the Galiuro Mountains; a historic ranch house; and 15 miles of trail for hikers, bikers, and equestrians.

 Oracle State Park opens February 4th. Opening day is free! Come out to cycle, hike, and ride, or visit the Historic Kannally Ranch House and the botanical gardens.

 Hours of operation are: Saturdays from 8 am to 5 pm, February, March, April, September, October, and November.

 Visit (or link) to our web site: FriendsOSP.org to see all the ongoing activities and events.   

 If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact me at 520-896-9463.

 Sincerely, Jenine Mayer, Friend of Oracle State Park

MAP Study Session of Safford Ranger District.pdf

Flyer.pdf 

The final link in a continuous Arizona National Scenic Trail across the state of Arizona was completed on Friday, December 16, 2011.  A ceremony was held on a very scenic and remote mountainside, overlooking the Gila River, not far from the small communities of Kelvin and Riverside. 

Arizona Trail Association and multiple agency personnel, trail workers and long time Arizona Trail supporters attended the event and constructed the final stretch of trail.  Adjacent to the trail, the below brass cap commemorating the historic occasion was set in concrete.  Friends of the late Dale Shewalter, the much respected and loved father of the Arizona Trail, inscribed his initials in the concrete. 

The newly constructed trail will open for public use in January.  Additional ceremony photos are available at http://desertsirena.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/arizona-trail-completion-ceremony/ 

An open to the public, grand celebration commemorating the AZT's completion will be held on February 4th, 2012 in Tempe, Arizona.  Details are available at www.aztrail.org.

U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management marker Arizona National Scenic Trail Completed December 16, 2011

Thanks to all of the individuals, clubs, businesses and local, state and fedeal agencies for their loyal support of the Arizona Trail.

Join the Arizona Trail Association at www.aztrail.org