Sky Island Hikes: Wandering at Barfoot Park
October 17, 2024In 2011, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar designated Barfoot Park in southern Arizona’s Chiricahua Mountains as a national landmark. In particular, he noted its unusual mix of Sierra Madre and Rocky…
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Sky Island Hikes: Mt. Wrightson in the Santa Ritas
August 13, 2024Guest Blog by Sofía Vargas The following is part of a series of recommended Sky Island hikes. Be safe, have fun, and leave no trace. Hiking is one of the best ways…
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Sky Island Hikes: An Amble-Scramble Among Mount Graham’s Aspens
June 27, 2024Guest Blog by Wynne Brown The following is part of a series of recommended Sky Island hikes. Be safe, have fun, and leave no trace. One hundred-and-hot. Yup, that phrase pretty well…
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Sky Island Hikes: Banámichi to Río Sonora
January 29, 2024The following is part of a series of recommended Sky Island hikes. Be safe, have fun, and leave no trace. Earlier last year, Sky Island Alliance’s entire staff met up in the…
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Sky Island Hikes: South Fork Trail, Chiricahuas
September 15, 2023The following is part of a series of recommended Sky Island hikes. Be safe, have fun and leave no trace. South Fork Trail #243 is a beautiful and birdy hike…
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Sky Island Hikes: Agua Caliente Hill
August 12, 2022 The following is part of a series of recommended hikes in the Sky Islands — be safe, have fun, and leave no trace. In the northeast corner of Tucson,…
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Sky Island Hikes: Sierra Huérfana
June 27, 2022The following is part of a series of recommended hikes in the Sky Islands — be safe, have fun, and leave no trace. According to popular wisdom, the Sierra Huérfana…
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