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It was time to saddle the packs and dogs and get some summer excercise in the cooler climate of the San Francisco Peaks. The hike started at the Inner Basin Trailhead (elevation 8500) and climbs for roughly 2 miles up to the Waterline Trail. The Waterline Trail (road) is a nice wide traverse along the Kachina Peaks Wilderness. Good views abound, along this area and lots of shaded places and comfortable temperatures. After the first 14 miles, we dropped into Schultz Tank and re-supplied with water that we had cached prior to dropping the vehicle at Snowbowl. There are some nice natural springs along the Waterline trail, but in the summer of the NON-SOON, it was nice to have good water waiting after a 800 vertical climb and then drop. The next leg of the hike, another good incline (700 vertical) up the Weatherford Trail and then hooked up with the Kachina Trail , which in my opinion is the the most picturesque and enjoyable. Now at 9000, the air felt cool, breezy and comfortable. The afternoon brought a brief hail storm and then the clouds parted with a pleasant sunset. 19 miles and an uphill climb to the snow-bowl parking lot and cold beer - The SanFransico Peaks are truely an Arizona GEM! I do hope they get more precip in the mountains as it is needed... AzP&Y Doug

That is a great 2 and half minutes- VERY WELL DONE! Thanks JIM! AzP&Y doug

Thanks guys- glad you are enjoying the pics- !!!!! Scott- whew, what a break from the sweltering temps and heat advisory, again today... YH - Glad that you caught that one about the dogs missing the leashes, I posted the picture and laughed, thinking... I wonder if anyone will notice ? They listen so well, especially the setter. RR- No, in fact I want to try the Sycamore hike sometime. Even an overnight would be the way to go. My pack is down to 32 lbs and that includes a gallon and litre of h20. The peaks are a whole different world compared to Arizona's Sky Islands and the Santa Ritas Thanks Ernesto! Here's another pic of the dogs as they both have crossed the 100 mile mark in the past year and never seem to tire... AzP&Y

There is no corrsponding error code chart supplied with the Bushnells, but it's pretty simple with a rangefinder. If you are getting an error code of any kind with a rangefinder, it means one of these: 1) Low battery, replace if necessary 2) You are trying to measure an object that is too close, try a more distant object 3) You are not holding the rangefinder steady and have not gotten a reading off the target. Try an easier, larger, more reflective target as a check. 4) You have an electrical problem requiring repair. Check 1-3 first. If you are still getting an error, contact Bushnell at 1-800-221-9035 for instructions. AzP&Y

Muzzy 3 blade for elk and Muzzy 4 blade 100 gr for coues. The 4 blade is slightly smaller diamater (sexier) cutting area... Good Luck! AzP&Y

i see a trophy jackalope.... azp&y

Nice pics david- bruiser body on that buck- bull is a heavyweight as well... Thanks for sharin' AzP&Y

Here's a link to the company that did some of the research for a study on why kids don't hunt or continue to hunt: It's 111 pages (somewhat long and drawn out - PDF file) , but still some real interesting stuff in there. The 12th grade students were polled @ Phoenix Area schools in 2001. •Factors Related to Hunting and Fishing Participation Among the Nation's Youth: This study was conducted to better understand the factors related to hunting and fishing initiation, participation, retention, and desertion among today's youth 8-18 years old. http://www.responsivemanagement.com/downlo...torsPhaseII.pdf Although public lands seem to be constantly decreasing, AZ still has plenty of space to take kids outdoors , hunting and fishing...30 years from now - who knows? AzP&Y

HD, Super buck- love the start of the crab claws! AzP&Y Pedestal mounts are cool!

Sweet bird! I leave for Iowa tomorrow~ vacation AzP&Y

Still don't think the legislation is enough, along with the 2000 grand to catch the coward. 6. For each trophy or endangered species animal $8,000.00 More needs to be done from legislative level and it needs to be treated like a crime scene... http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?in...amp;DocType=ARS AzP&Y

nice micro photography- takes a keen eye to get shots like that! AzP&Y

May this winter be the one we've needed for a while.. AzP&Y

FIRE WEATHER... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL BE STRENGTHENING THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND IN TO EARLY NEXT WEEK...RESULTING IN A CONTINUATION OF HOT AND DRY WEATHER. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLOWLY TRENDING UPWARD... AND REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. RH VALUES WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD... FALLING BELOW 15 PERCENT DAILY. OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WILL BE POOR. WINDS WILL BE DIURNAL AND TERRAIN DRIVEN...LOCALLY BREEZY AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON AT ELEVATED SITES. AZP&Y

I saw that same thing today and wondered the same... error? AzP&Y

88 and change? He definetly has that 'deer in the headlights look' AzP&Y Nice Velvet BUCK!

MATT - REAL NICE JOB FOR ONLY LEAVING IT OUT THERE 10 DAYS! Gonna get mine out this weekend!

Nice PIcs JIM! - Looks like you've got an excellent spot there for pigs- Don't have to drive all the way to 36b! AzP&Y Doug

GHOST DOES- THERE ARE 2 DEER HERE... AZ&Y

Nikon's are great camera's especially the SLR's... I shoot Fuji right now but Nikon is on the radar A couple recent ones- does (they look pregnant) and ready to drop soon... AzP&Y

San Carlos BASS!

snakes!

Nice PICS!~ AzP&Y More to come...

Nice picture! I like the contrast with the water.. Looks like he's gonna be a good one... AzP&Y

Younghunter, Nice set up! I also picked up my bow from AHQ today and they put on a winner's choice string. I hear they are the best. I also have the Trophy taker and couldn't be happier with that arrow rest. Do you guys at SW sell the Copper John sites? I wanted to take a look @ the new ones. Good Luck scouting and permit #130 out of 150 = the elk gods are smiling on you CONGRATS on post 1500... AZP&Y