Hiking in Sedona

Most of the trail info I post on ScottsdaleTrails relates to local hikes. However, this article (series of posts) appeared on AZCentral recently and I thought I’d share. I used to fly up to Sedona regularly for breakfast or lunch at the airport cafe. Landing at that airport is a bit like landing on an […]

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Arizona Trailblazers

Yesterday I ran into some folks at Duke’s Sports Bar (McDowell and Miller) with a big topo map spread out on their table. These were not your ordinary tourists lost in the suburban wilderness of South Scottsdale. Curiosity killed the cat so I had to ask, “Are you trying to find something?” “Just planning a […]

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Find Yourself

Ofelia Madrid recently posted a great AZCentral article about how a clever idea was recently implemented to geo-locate trail markers in order to better facilitate delivering aid to and/or rescuing trail users in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. I never thought about it, but it would otherwise be difficult to tell first responders your location! After […]

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