Comment from another geocacher:
Outside of the summer months I PREFER the longer caches...of a terrain = range of up to 4.5.
Hot weather in the Phoenix area is not a problem during summer - because we are only about a two-hour drive from cooler weather in the higher elevations of the state, where there is a lot of open space for geocaching and other outdoor activities. There are many good caches in areas like Flagstaff, Sedona, Payson, and Prescott, and there is room for a lot more caches in those regions.
In my opinion, I believe we need a higher percentage of the caches in our state to be in the high elevations. Bins Keep Forever (a cache near Sedona that is great to visit with your significant other) and Breath Taker (a hike to the summit of Kendrick Mountain near Flagstaff) are two great examples of challenging summertime caches. I haven't done either of these two yet, but I will visit at least one of them this weekend. There are other caches at the high elevations in forested land that are relatively close to roads, such as Sacagewea's Retreat in Munds Park and BAG's Bowl near Arizona Snowbowl.
Ken (a.k.a. Highpointer)
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