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Great info! Weekend before last, my AZT partners and I hiked from the Kelvin bridge to Picket Post. We set-up a car camp roughly mid-point at Cochran (south side of Gila) and waded across to the trail. I wasn't sure of water level and whether it was wadable or not, so I did a little scouting test run 4 weeks ago. On my test run, the river was easily wadable, with the water coming just about mid calf. On the expedition weekend, we showed-up to wade across to do our hike, and the water was up nearly to our waists. I was VERY surprised at the increase in water release from two weeks prior, especially given the lack of rain this year. Chalked it up to irrigation water contract/commitments downstream.... Enjoy that crappie fishing, guys!!!! (Side note: Martinez Canyon south of Picket Post is freaking amazing country!)

Cool elk! Also cool that someone is still reading Outdoor life (Brings back memories.....)!

Joined a buddy on his bull elk hunt in late November. Cooked up some of the loin/backstrap that he shared, this weekend. (Got distracted and left it on the grill about 2 minutes longer than intended.... )

Pine Grove and Rattlesnake. With a just a bit of research, you'll find them. GMU-6A-2024.pdf From AZGFD website: "mountain mahogany, and juniper berries. Water is always important, and stock tanks are abundant in the GMU. The Rattlesnake Quiet Area is a good area to start looking. The Pine Grove Quiet Area and surrounding areas are also good places to look."

Maybe check-out the 'quiet areas'.... Good luck and have fun! S.

@Peytb10 , there's your Kodiak.

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SWEET mini bike!!!! Brings back memories! As a boy, I got hold of an old mini bike frame (I think I found it at the junk yard or something...). Grabbed a 3.5hp Briggs and Stratton off an old mower, and with a little mechanical coaching & help from my old man, we turned that thing into a lot of riding fun!! Eventually upgraded to a 5hp engine. I grew-up in Kearny and spent hours and hours exploring the Gila and washes around town on that thing. Great project to teach a young kid the basics of mechanics. Good luck with the sale!

I'm on board with a good super bowl get-together. A good reason to chill at home & cook and have my kids and other family/friends come over for some fun. I'm not that into it, but I do enjoy a good game (which this one wasn't much of.... LOL). As for the half time shows, I just straight-up don't really care who performs and for what reason. If I'm not interested, then I'll just ignore it and chat with my people or do whatever. Sort of like I ignore a bunch of other stuff in everyday life that really doesn't concern or impact me.

NOTHING beats hunting with your kids! LOVE IT!!!!

I'm a fan of landowner tags only in New Mexico, where my sons and I hunt pronghorn every year. LOL

Great times with the kids! AWESOME!

Year after year! Good stuff!

The Tonto Cliff Dwellings? If so, then yes, the trail traverses past within about a mile or so. Didn’t get a view of them though. (Was already dark when we past that part of the trail. Not even sure if they would have been visible during day, given terrain…) Side note: Was pleasantly surprised by water all along the way. From Reavis Ranch all the way to Roosevelt, the springs and creeks had decent water.

Hiked Superstition Wilderness section of AZT on Saturday. Roger’s Trough to Roosevelt - 31 miles / 79K steps / >15 hrs on trail. (Freaking spectacular country in there!!) Only a couple of mid-week workouts. Need to get my exercise up to 5-6 days per week. Went overboard on food last week, topped off with Superbowl party snacks all afternoon yesterday.

No worries. Stick around and enjoy the site. Good bunch of folks, here. 👍

Didn't say 500 makes you reliable. I said that having greater than 500 points makes it unlikely that he is a scammer. Relatively small community here on cw.com, so I stand by what I said regarding him not being a scammer. If someone got info from the post and took it over for the purpose of scamming, that doesn't make the poster a scammer. Sort of makes him an ancillary victim, in a way.

Just so freaking awesome, all around!!!

Ummm...... He's got >500 posts on this site. Very unlikely he's a scammer.

No pics, but impatiently waiting for GF to bring dinner, and looking here made me hungrier. Hopefully will be eating a big Greek salad (with Giro mystery meat) and extra tzatziki, soon.

I still have mine from when I was a kid. I sometimes get it out to harass pigeons in the backyard. lol

AWESOME!!!!! Best of times!

Did another AZT section over the weekend. 27 miles from Freeman Road to the Kelvin bridge on the Gila. Set-up a car camp at the top of Ripsey, so was able to spread the hike over two days. Work has been sucky lately, so other than that, I haven't made time for mid-week workouts. Gotta change that. Food intake wise; Trying to go with minimal carbs/sugars, but not being as discipline as I need to be. Still haven't broken-out the calorie counter app.

Pretty big stretch to assume they are going to close down 9.2MM acres of land. As has been said, it is likely to ensure they have the legal authority to take action as/if deemed appropriate.

Boom! Calorie deficit is the ONLY way to lose weight. Period.