[Az-Geocaching] Hiking in Phoenix area

[Regan Smith]

Have you hike Alta Vista?

crystalh at cox.net wrote:
> Guy emailed me off list with some South Mountain suggestions.  I live in Laveen, so S. Mtn is really the only hiking I've done in the valley except for Squaw Peak.  I love the north side because is is so less congested.  
>
> Thanks for the info on the Wilderness area and ways to get around paying for parking.  That'll be helpful when we do the Supers in a few weeks!  
>
> Thanks to everyone for all the suggestions.  If anyone has any more, I'd be happy to hear about them!
>
> Crystal
> ---- Team Sprocket <scottsparks1 at gmail.com> wrote: 
> Don't forget that geocaches are not allowed in the Superstition Wilderness
> Area (or any Wilderness Area, for that matter.)  If you plan to "drop" a
> cache while you're out hiking and looking for others, you should keep that
> in mind.  There are a number of caches in the area between Lost Dutchman
> Park and the Wilderness Boundary though.  To avoid the fee for the privelege
> of 'parking' at Lost Dutchman Park, I'd recommend one of the trailhead
> parking areas along First Water Road.
>
>
> I'm surprised no one has mentioned South Mountain as a hiking/caching
> location within 20 minutes of Phoenix.  South Mountain Park is the largest
> municipal park in the country (if not the world) and (at least the last time
> I was there) there is no use fee.  There are miles and miles of trails and
> possible elevation changes of over 1000 feet.  It's in the heart of the city
> and sees heavy traffic but as you get further into the interior you will
> forget you are in the city. There are a couple of bookmark lists detailing
> South Mountain caches which would indicate that there are between 50 and 80
> active caches in the area.  A carefully planned hiking/caching trip could
> give easily give even a moderately experienced hiker a dozen cache finds in
> a day of hiking. My biggest complaint with the park is the fact that it
> closes at night and you have to wait for the gates to open in the morning to
> access the main trailheads but, if you know where to go, you can avoid that
> inconvenience.
>
> Regards,
> -- Sprocket
>
>
>   
>> Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:44:00 -0400
>> From: <crystalh at cox.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Hiking in Phoenix area
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>> Cc: Susan King <susaneking at yahoo.com>
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>> Wow!  That Siphon Draw trail looks awesome!  I've been wanting to do some
>> in the Superstitions, too.  Thanks!!
>>
>>     
>
> --
> -Crystal
>
>
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