Let's Keep Moving! More Walks!

WALK THE WALK, County Park Walk Series, Walk Into Fall!
from Jack Welch

FRIDAY 28 AUGUST
County Parks Walk Series
Sawmill Park
Start Location: Police Department Parking Lot
911 Sawmill Road next to the Willow Bend Environmental Education Center
Time: 8:00 AM
About 3 total miles of walking that will include a visit with a Flagstaff Legend - Elson Miles.
His Bicycle Shop - Bici-Mundo is located on Brennan and is a fun place to visit. Elson will tell us a few of his Flagstaff Stories and then we'll finish the walk. I promise we'll be back to the cars by 9:15 AM

SATURDAY 29 AUGUST - Change in details - Please Read!
County Park Walk Series
Raymond County Park
Start Location: Raymond County Park which is located off I-17 at the Kachina Village/Mountainaire Exit. Raymond Park is right on the frontage Road. At the Exit turn right and then right again. The parking lot is around the corner. The Park can be seen from the exit ramp.
Time: 8:00 AM
We will gather at Raymond Park and then convoy over to the Pumphouse Wash Trailhead (about a mile away). Giving directions would be difficult. Our walk will be about 3 total miles on the Pumphouse Wash Trail where I have never been.

SUNDAY 30 AUGUST
County Parks Walk Series
Peaks View County Park:
Location: In Doney Park. Make a right onto Silver Saddle Road (from 89a - past Townsend-Winona)And another right at the stop sign. Peaks View is behind the Summit Fire Station
Time: 8:00 AM
About 3 total miles of walking as we take a look of the Rio de Flag where it runs through Doney Park.

TUESDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2009
Walk Into Fall
Start Location: Adult Center
Time: 8:00 AM
About 3 total miles of walking. Fast and Slow Pace
Everybody Welcome! Please do bring a friend!

INTERPRETIVE HIKES
from Stephen Hirst

Thursday, August 27, 7 am to noon
AZ Trail: Marshall Lake to Canyon Vista
Join rangers Jane Jackson and Judi Irons for a car-shuttle through hike. Go 5.5 miles south on Lake Mary Road to Canyon Vista Campground and meet at the parking area at the back of the campground. After stationing cars at both ends, the hike will begin at Marshall Lake and lead through forested views across Anderson Mesa down to a shaded lunch stop along the dry bed of Walnut Creek and then up Sandy's Canyon to finish at Canyon Vista. Bring hiking boots, plenty of water, and lunch. Difficulty: moderate with one long, rocky downhill and a few good uphills. Participate by reservation only. Call 527-8222 by August 25 to reserve a spot and indicate how many passengers you can carry.

Saturday, August 29, 9 to 11 am
Pull It? But... It's Pretty
Join ranger Judi Irons for an easy nature walk along Little Elden Springs Trail to learn about invasive plants and benefit the forest by pulling them out. Bring gloves, water, and snack. Bags will be available. Go north 9 miles on Hwy 89 past Townsend-Winona Road and turn left on FR 556 (Elden Spring Road). Go 2.5 miles to Little Elden Springs Trailhead on the right (not the Horse Camp). Call 527-8222 for information.

Saturday, August 29, 9 am to noon
The Cursed Incline
Climb Flagstaff Lumber Co.'s ill-fated railroad incline up Anderson Mesa with rangers Steve and Lois Hirst. Hear from the horse's mouth about the shipwrecked log train, the Walnut Canyon bridge collapse, and the fireman's jump for his life. See remnants of long-gone logging operations atop the mesa. Difficulty: moderate with a 300-foot elevation gain. Bring water and snacks. Go seven miles south on Lake Mary Road to meet at the first gravel pullout a half mile past the old dam on Lower Lake Mary. Call 527-8222 for information.

Saturday, August 29, 3 to 4 pm
Nature Walk
Ranger John Westerlund will lead a walk for the whole family on the Dairy Springs Loop Trail. Meet at Dairy Springs amphitheater at 3 pm. Go 20 miles south of Flagstaff on Lake Mary Road to Mormon Lake turnoff. Proceed 3.5 miles to Dairy Springs. Call 526-1157 ext 273 for information.

Sunday, August 30, 9 am to noon
The Hart Prairie Shield Volcano
You've heard about it; now see it: the shield volcano that created the famed Lava Tube and spread its lava over square miles all the way to the Navajo Army Depot (which wasn't there at the time, believe it or not). Rangers Richard Holm and Bill and Ellen Wade will show this one-of-a-kind volcano and the tuff ring that formed on top of it. See a spatter cone, craters, and a lava dike and hear about early early homesteaders who left their mark and their names on the landscape as well. Great views of the Peaks. Go north on US 180 past MP 225 to follow FR 151 3.6 miles and meet at FR 9001U. Difficulty: easy. Bring water, good shoes. No dogs please. Call 527-8222 for information.