A Wednesday Walk List for You

Walk the Walk, County Park Walks
from Jack Welch

WEDNESDAY 19 AUGUST
Flagstaff Trails Talk Meeting
A presentation by Kay Perelstein
Those who wander - Alzheimer's Disease
Location: Adult Center
Time: 6:30 PM
We live inside a big woods with many trails - An easy place to get lost.
Please make plans to attend this discussion about folks who have this
problem and the people who live with them. It's a delicate subject I know but
one we all need to know more about.
Everybody Welcome!
Please do bring a friend!
I'll bring the Store Bought Cookies

FRIDAY 21 AUGUST
County Parks Walk Series
Sawmill County Park
Start Location: Flagstaff Police Department
911 Sawmill Road
Time: 8:00 AM
About 3 total miles of walking as we use the FUTS and sidewalks for a walk out to the community college. Expect a few good hills.

SATURDAY 22 AUGUST
County Parks Walk Series
Peak's View County Park
Start Location: Parking Lot which is located on Koch Field Road behind the fire station.
Off Silver Saddle Road
Time: 8:00 AM
About 4 total miles of walking over to the social trail around Old Caves Crater

SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER
County Parks Walk Series
Raymond County Park
Start Location: Raymond Parking Lot which is down I-17 - Leave the highway at the Kachina Village and Mountainaire exit
Go right onto the frontage road and Raymond park is just around the corner. You can
see the parking lot from I-17
Time: 8:00 AM
About 3 total miles of walking over to the Pumphouse Wash trailhead

NPS/USFS INTERPRETIVE HIKES
from Stephen Hirst

Thursday, August 20, 9 to 11 am
Walnut Canyon Historic Cabin
Journey back in time with ranger Jane Jackson at Walnut Canyon National Monument on an easy two-mile guided walk to the 1904 log cabin built by the first ranger to protect the cliff dwellings from pilfering pot hunters. No dogs please. Participants must be 16 or older. Limit of 8; reservations required at 526-3367. Park entrance fee. Meet at Walnut Canyon visitor center at 8:45. Difficulty: easy. Call 527-8222 for information.

Saturday, August 22, 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.

Saturday, August 22, 9 am to noon
Riding the Rails on the Flim-Flam
Join rangers Steve and Lois Hirst for a four-mile hike along Flagstaff Lumber Co.'s Flagstaff and Southern Railroad. Learn about lumbering and railroading when Flagstaff was young along one of its most colorful operations. Difficulty: easy. Bring water and snacks. Drive 20 mi south on Lake Mary Road to the Dairy Springs/Mormon Lake Lodge turnoff and go two miles to meet at FR 132. Call 527-8222 for information.