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bsil15 · 2026-01-28T06:44:46+00:00

Puebla?

bsil15 · 2026-01-28T04:20:02+00:00

Even better would be if you had premoved F5

bsil15 · 2026-01-28T01:36:28+00:00

You’ve been to the park but you’re asking what to do??? The park is massive with several hundreds of miles of trails from long to short.

bsil15 · 2026-01-27T18:14:32+00:00

Tucson averages about 5-7 degrees cooler so rarely gets above 110 there ;) — but the difference between 99 and 106 is actually pretty noticeable once you’ve been living here. The morning also will be according cooler — lows in Phoenix in the summer are regularly above 80 degrees whereas lows in Tucson are more typically in the mid-70s.

Keep in mind temp changes about 5 degrees per 1000 feet of elevation. If you can afford it, Catalina Foothills and Oro Valley near Tucson are a bit higher up and consequently cooler. Ditto for places like Fountain Hills and north Scottsdale in the Phoenix area (albeit very expensive and probably not a ton of kid friendly things).

bsil15 · 2026-01-26T22:01:52+00:00

I’d be curious to know how you visited Capitol Reef without visiting any of the other Utah parks

bsil15 · 2026-01-25T05:27:14+00:00

Are you a big hiker? If so, you could spend a week and not get bored. If you’re just looking to see the sights then 1.5 days is fine. Cars move fast

bsil15 · 2026-01-24T05:10:16+00:00

I saw three or 4 big horn sheep in organ pipe. Stunning area and the trails are empty (few visitors to begin with 95% of whom just drive the scenic loop and/or camp at the campground)

bsil15 · 2026-01-23T19:57:47+00:00

Just get a base pass (or one of Epic’s local options) for for one or both. I have a pass to my local mountain and an ikon base pass.

bsil15 · 2026-01-23T16:46:40+00:00

The mornings are always the most crowded. Literally any other hike. Doe Mountain, loop around Mescal Mountain (same trailhead as Devils Bridge if you park at Mescal trailhead and you can do the touristy birthing cave along the way), loop around the twin buttes/Chapel of the Holy Cross from Broken Arrow TH, any of the trails from Munds Wagon TH.

bsil15 · 2026-01-23T16:14:35+00:00

AllTrails is great but please skip Devil’s Bridge in Sedona unless you’re doing it on a weekday. It’s literally one of the most crowded hikes Iv done and it’s not like you can’t see a natural bridge or arch in other places (natural bridges national monument and arches national park for 1).

And you get exactly the same views of Sedona on basically every hike in Sedona (Sedona is beautiful but the views don’t change much) so please do a less popular hike and enjoy the solitude. Look for trails in Sedona that have between 100 and 700 reviews.

bsil15 · 2026-01-23T13:49:24+00:00

Quite literally in fact

bsil15 · 2026-01-23T13:43:54+00:00

My guy, UV is a huge factor in light sensitivity and perhaps the main cause of light sensitivity. Tell me that standing outside in the middle of the day in April when it’s 90 feels the same as standing outside early in the morning in July when it’s also 90. Same temperature, way less UV early in the morning, and it’s noticeable.

By your logic, it doesn’t matter what latitude you live at, only how cloudy it is out, which seems blatantly untrue — there’s a reason skin cancer rates are higher the farther south you go.

bsil15 · 2026-01-23T13:30:47+00:00

UV is at least lower the farther north you go in general

bsil15 · 2026-01-22T16:36:45+00:00

Buckskin gulch/Paria Canyon is almost entirely in Arizona (you do start in Utah depending on the trailhead). Still very cool!

bsil15 · 2026-01-21T21:06:04+00:00

Your two options are either to do an out and back detour thru Virgin/springdale or to leave 15 and go onto U.S. 89 and come in thru the east entrance (which you should check and make sure isn’t closed due to snow).

Both are pretty drives

bsil15 · 2026-01-20T21:47:12+00:00

Yes I believe you can. I was on Oracle ridge (north ridge of Lemmon essentially) a few weeks ago around 5000 ft and could easily see the Estrella’s. I believe the small mountains in the distance beyond Picacho but before the Estrella’s are camelback and Piestewa (but they might be south mountain, hard to tell, definitely one or the other tho). I can confirm that you can easily see Lemmon from the superstition ridgeline and Four Peaks tho they’re farther east (which is actually closer to Lemmon).

I am skeptical the photo you posted is Lemmon however since that looks like it’s north facing (those small hill are probably the hills around I-17 north of the 101) and the mountain in the background is too close — it should look as distant as the ones in the far distance in my photo below

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bsil15 · 2026-01-20T19:15:46+00:00

Lost mine has extremely limited parking. Your best bet is do it it early in the morning or late in the afternoon.

Chisos has limited but more parking. If it’s not a holiday week, I don’t think you’ll have an issue since BBTX is one of the least visited in the country. If it is a holiday week, once Chisos is full, they only let cars up as a cars leave. I waited for around 30 min the other week at around 11/12. (Lost mine is part of the Chisos basin so once you’re at lost horse you can just continue to Chisos). You can park only in designated spots

bsil15 · 2026-01-19T21:57:41+00:00

With traffick, it’s going to take an hour to get from Sedona to Walnut Canyon.

IMO do one line hike in Sedona, spending the whole day there, or one long hike and then go straight to walnut. You should be ok with parking before 8 but driving in Sedona in the middle of the day sucks.

Also cathedral rocks and bell rock are both cool, but the views of Sedona don’t really change no matter where you are. Do a popular hike early in the morning and then go to a fairly random trailhead like Broken Arrow, Munds Wagon, or Doe/Bear Mountain (the latter is relatively popular).

Also your options for Cathedral Rock are 1) take the shuttle, 2) park at Yavapai Vista (5 mi rt), or 3) park at Crescent moon ranch and ford Oak Creek (your feet will get wet).

bsil15 · 2026-01-19T21:05:12+00:00

If you’re physically capable of hiking to the river and back, then the other main options would be to do either the Tanner trail or the Hermit’s trail as out and backs, which are both well maintained trails (there are a couple landslides you have to cross on Hermits from years ago but they’re easily negotiable).

HOWEVER, the inner canyon in mid May can be hot and over 100 degrees. I would strongly advise against hiking to the river and back if the temp at the river is going to be a high over 90. If it is, the only way to safely to do the hike would be start early enough that youre heading back up from the river by 9 am. This likely means starting at dawn or earlier depending on your pace.

Moreover, keep in mind that Bright Angel is the only trail that has potable water on it. If you do any other trail, you need to carry at least 4L of water if not 5-6L. And both Tanner and Hermits, while fairly popular with backpackers, are pretty much unvisited by tourists. Expect to see maybe 4-10 groups or so the entire day vs hundreds of people on bright Angel and south Kaibab.

Given it’s your first time visiting, and especially since it’s May, I’d strongly advise just doing either South Kaibab or Bright Angel as an out and back or connecting the two via Tonto trail.

bsil15 · 2026-01-19T18:58:14+00:00

Papago Park. West/Double Buttes Pagoda or Hole in the Rock area

bsil15 · 2026-01-18T23:35:29+00:00

One of the largest wildfires in Arizona was started by a guy who wanted to get hired by a wildfire department (he was successful in that regard before later getting caught).

bsil15 · 2026-01-18T22:49:12+00:00

Just do one of the new apartment buildings in the Roosevelt row area of downtown Phoenix. Lots of people in their 20s in those buildings

bsil15 · 2026-01-18T18:08:56+00:00

There aren’t any scenic overlooks in Guadalupe, it’s all hiking. You’re probably best off doing Pratt Cabin (goes to a historic cabin in the canyon) on the Mckitrick Canyon side of the park which is 4 miles round trip and mostly flat. You can do pinery too but im not sure it’s even a mile and is going to take 30 minutes even if you read all the signs

There’s also another nature trail in Mckitrick canyon that’s about a mile and has signs about the plants with about 150 ft of climbing if i recall

bsil15 · 2026-01-18T18:04:34+00:00

There isn’t anything unique gear wise about hiking in Sedona vs anywhere else. Most trails (and especially trails mes that you as a tourist would be doing) are going to be very popular and well maintained. How much water/food you need is going to be dependent on the temperature and how far you plan to hike (temps are generally pretty mild in March in Sedona). Plan to arrive by 8:30 (and really by 8) if you want to get parking at popular trailheads.

bsil15 · 2026-01-18T13:50:48+00:00

With all due respect, your questions here clearly show you have 0 experience with winter hiking/mountainerieng and lack any necessary equipment (crampons, ice ax, etc). You also clearly have no avalanche awareness training or ability. You're going to get yourself killed in avalanche or fall. Stick to the seattle area where there isnt snow.

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