Hiking

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Trail users can give back with committee service

Sometimes, you have give a little to enjoy a lot. A lot of trails, in this case, and giving means volunteering for the area’s State Trails Committee. The district committees are part of the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, and ...

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Summer success depends on right pattern at Lake Powell

Lake Elevation: 3,652 asl Water Temperature: 75-80 F PAGE, Ariz. – Lake Powell has risen over 42 feet since the yearly low point was reached in April. The monthly increase during June was 26 feet in 30 days. The shoreline of the lake ...

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Crooked Creek Pass perfect place for summer getaway

There was a crooked man and he walked a crooked mile, He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse. And they all lived together in a little crooked house. I could not remember that ...

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Don’t be surprised to see elk calves thanks to lingering winter snowpack

The lingering winter snowpack has had an interesting side effect: Elk calves are showing up in rancher’s yards. “We’ve had some ranchers say the elk are calving in their pastures this spring,” said Bill de Vergie, ...

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Fishing for slurpers is hot action at Lake Powell

Lake Elevation: 3,647 asl Water Temperature: 74-78 F PAGE, Ariz. – From this point forward many of the reports will be about surface feeding by striped bass. Here are some terms that will make it easier for you to understand my ...

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Conditions changing but fishing still excellent for those in the know at Lake Powell

Lake Elevation: 3,642 asl                 Water Temperature: 70-75 F PAGE, Ariz. – It’s now summer and big changes are happening. The lake level is increasing about one foot per ...

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Gnats bugging you? Escape with bug-free (for now) Mesa Creek hike

PEST is just another four-letter word for GNAT. Gnat, of course, is just another four-letter word for those no-see-ums that have recently returned to the monuments and deserts of the Colorado Plateau on the south side of the mighty Colorado ...

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There are always fish to catch at Lake Powell

Lake Elevation: 3,634 asl                 Water Temperature 67-73 F PAGE, Ariz. – My weekly fishing report trip was extremely informative. It began by trying to duplicate some great ...

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BLM urges hikers avoid damaged trail

The Bureau of Land Management is cautioning hikers headed into the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area that a section of the trail into the area has collapsed. It’s suspected high water from the Gunnison River caused the ...

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Forget the dirty air, follow these tips in Colorado National Monument

I know I’m going out on a limb here, but I think breathing dirty air is probably a health risk. Now, I don’t want to sound like one of those flamin’ liberals, but when I see flamin’ Arizona forest fires on the news, ...

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