http://www.azseeker.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:43:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In 1996, Cheryl Fleet guided jeep tours through the red rocks of Sedona, Ariz., and about every two hours she saw a new co-ed group of visitors. She noticed, though, a different dynamic a group was all women. Strangers to each other just two hours early, women bonded easily and often ... http://www.azseeker.com/2009/06/29/group-travel/ Title: Lizard Walk Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park Link out: Click here Description: Desert Spiny Lizards can grow as big as bratwursts at the Arboretum. Join this guided tour and see as many as six lizard species. Be sure to bring binoculars! Start Time: 8:30 Date: 2009-06-07 http://www.azseeker.com/2009/05/26/lizard-walk/ Catching a glimpse of bighorn sheep in the wild takes some skill, some knowledge and a bit of luck. The Arizona Game and Fish Department offers to make watching the stately animals a bit easier with it’s annual Bighorn Sheep Workshops. There are two, two-day workshops: July 31-Aug. 1 and Aug. ... http://www.azseeker.com/2009/05/20/big-on-bighorn/ If the weather is right — cooler temperatures, higher humidity and some rain — expect a prescribed burn in the Kaibab National Forest late in the week of May 20. Travelers on Highway 64 may see smoke, but the forest service anticipates no problems for visitors to the Grand Canyon ... http://www.azseeker.com/2009/05/20/expect-smoke-near-the-grand-canyon/ The dry, toasty season means no more fires in Maricopa County’s parks after Memorial Day weekend. The annual fire ban limits the odds of starting a brush fire, and lighting up can bring a citation. “The vegetation in the parks dried out quickly this spring due to the warm temperatures and lack ... http://www.azseeker.com/2009/05/19/fires-out-in-maricopa-parks/ If you’re planning to visit Arizona state parks this summer, remember some parks now operate on five-day schedules: Fort Verde State Historic Park 
Oracle State Park 
Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park 
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park 
Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park Yuma ... http://www.azseeker.com/2009/05/19/parks-cut-to-five-days/ My trusty low-top hiking boots gave up on a gravely patch of South Mountain downhill: soles peeling, ankle support a distant memory and comfort long gone. So, time for one of only two types of shopping I enjoy - outdoor gear and geek toys. But buying boots for roaming Arizona smacked ... http://www.azseeker.com/2009/05/12/boot-buying-desert-style/ The season for visiting the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park kicks off when the Arizona Department of Transportation opens Highway 67 on the morning of May 15. Also, the Grand Canyon Lodge North Rim and Grand Canyon Trail Rides both open for the weekend, staying open through October 16, ... http://www.azseeker.com/2009/05/07/north-rim-opening-may-15/ The city of Payson is chipping in to reopen Tonto Natural Bridge State Park for Memorial Day and on weekends through June. Payson lawmakers agreed to pay for the additional seasonal staff needed to reopen the park, which closed as a result of budget cuts and the need for repairs. "We needed ... http://www.azseeker.com/2009/05/05/payson-chips-in-to-reopen-park/ 34.240856 -111.316851 The Arizona State Parks Board has announced the new Executive Director of the State Parks department as Renee Bahl. Bahl was Director of San Diego County Parks and Recreation, where she directed the rebuild and stabilization of 15,000 acres of parkland and 21 facilities after the 2003 Cedar and Paradise wildfires. ... http://www.azseeker.com/2009/05/04/new-parks-director/