I forgot to mention, if you'd like to read about the Ijams search from 11/03, (and other interesting "Stuff", go to our website ~ www.ycjp.org. Click on Incidents and Activites and check out the 2003- 4th quarter. There is a write up and pics. Yeah, I know, I am behind in updating the incidents. I have been call-out coordinator for 2004 and the first half of 2005 and I just haven't had "time" to sit down and write it all up, but I hope to soon! Trisha ~ Lightning (Yavapai County Jeep Posse) Tomorrow I am going to do "road block" duty on Dugas road to keep people out of the north end of the fire area. Posse stuff sometimes keeps us very busy! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trisha Brasher" To: listserv@azgeocaching.com Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Photograph Arizona virtual cache Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 23:13:51 -0700 > > WORDS OF CAUTION: > > That area is tough to hike in, esp in the summer. Long trails and > steep terrain (sometimes vertical!) And it is HOT in Sedona right > now. > > We have had several searches for lost people in the Secret Mtn > area, and north of there on the rim. > Years ago, a man was never found. There is a trail named after him. > A couple Novembers ago we had a lengthy search for a man from NH > (Ijams search). His body was found after a protracted and thorough > search, way back farther than anyone would have imagined he would > have hiked, based upon his "usual habits". > Just a couple weeks ago, some may remember the search for the deaf > woman near Turkey Butte (on the Rim). She was eventually found > alive and well, thank God. > > PLEASE do not go into the wilderness alone, PLEASE be well equipped > and PLEASE tell someone where you are going and when you are coming > back. I much prefer to search and find people alive. > > I took a look at the coords for the new Photo AZ locale, and kinda > shook my head when I saw what area it was in. (too hard a hike for > me!) BUt it will be fun to see who is able to go there, and it will > be beautiful. > > Happy 4th All!! > > Trisha ~ Lightning > Prescott Vly > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roping The Wind" > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Photograph Arizona virtual cache > Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 19:39:53 -0700 > > > > > > > > > > > > From: "Roping The Wind" > > > Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > > > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > > > Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Photograph Arizona virtual cache > > > Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 16:38:29 -0700 > > > > > > Thru further investigation.... I think Long Canyon Road goes > > back > far enough to the start of this canyon that runs to north > > of the > cache.. perhaps there is a trail going up that canyon. > > Although > the elevation lines look incredibly steep to get out > > of that > canyon to the cache site. Not sure if it is possible to > > climb out > of that canyon or not. > > > > > > I'm bored. I might just take a quick drive right now. :) > > > > > > Scott > > > Team Ropingthewind > > > > Ok. I just took a drive out there. It isnt Long Canyon Rd... it > > is actually Boynton Pass Rd (off of Dry Creek Rd). You take > > Boynton Pass Rd a bit over 4 miles. This is a dirt road. Fairly > > rough. But not bad. 2wd no problem. But I wouldnt take a car down > > it. Looks like you would have to park at the Secret Canyon > > Trailhead. From here, it would be a 5.5 mile hike (one way) to > > the cache location. Possibly. I dont know for sure, I havent been > > on the trail and I am only looking at the signage at the > > trailhead. But, it looks like this is the trail. There is a side > > trail off of this one that might go right to the area of the > > cache. Again, not sure. But this is the best I can gather. It > > would definetly be a good lengthy hike. Perhaps 11 miles round > > trip. Plus some good elevation gain at the back end of the trail > > up to the cache area. The trail does look really fun though. > > > > I am not sure if there is an easier way. But I still think it > > might be possible to take roads back in off of I-40 to the cache. > > > > Scott > > Team Ropingthewind > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > "My life is just a pencil in the hand of God, > and it is He who is writing my story." ~ Mother Teresa > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com "My life is just a pencil in the hand of God, and it is He who is writing my story." ~ Mother Teresa