Events

Friday: Leave at 6:00 Drive to the National Monument and dispersed camp nearby Saturday: Hike the Big Loop (10 miles 1,700 feet elevation gain) Drive back Sign Up  

This is a post-trip to Sam's Chiricahua National Monument. Join me on a mission to hike the 10 tallest peaks in Arizona. This trip will take us to AZ's 7th tallest peak at 9,763 ft. The hike is 8.6 mi & 3,400ft of elevation gain. We will be day hiking the peak starting around 8 […]

Friday: Drive to Grand Canyon and stay at a dispersed camping site in Kaibab National Forest just outside of the park. There will be no amenities at the camping site, make sure to bring plenty of water. My car will leave at 10:00am but others can leave later. Saturday: Main group will get up at […]

Join me for a beginner's backpacking trip to Clear Creek Canyon just north of Strawberry and Payson. We'll plan to meet at Trader Joe's at 1 pm on Friday (but this time is flexible) and return Saturday at 5 pm. The first 0.5 miles we descend into the canyon, from there we walk through the […]

Join us for a fun intermediate level hike to Picketpost Mountain — the perfect way to relax before finals week! It’s a 4-mile hike. We’ll meet at Trader Joe’s at 9 AM and should be back around 4 PM. Text me if you have any questions! Sign up

Join me for one last trip to southern Utah, also known as Sotah! We'll be hitting some Sotah classics such as Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Zion the Narrows, Bryce Canyon, and Grand Staircase-Escalante. Leaving the Friday of finals week and returning the following Monday, we will spend 4 days exploring Sotah. Plan on getting wet […]

Hi, everyone this will be our first AOC trip of the year and I am very excited to bring all of our new members on an introductory camping trip to beautiful Stoneman Lake. We will be camping for one or two nights depending on preference and it will be a very nice trip to get […]

Relaxed moderate hike by a lake in Prescott

We’re heading out for a Salt River tubing trip this Saturday at 9 AM! For new folks, tube rentals are about \$28 each. We’ll be tubing for around 2 hours, and we’ll tie all the tubes together with a rope so we can hang out, play music, and socialize while floating. We’ll also have a […]

This is a short, easy 1.6-mile round-trip hike in Tonto National Forest near Payson, with only 150 ft of elevation gain. The trail includes small stream crossings, forest, and rocky sections, leading to a waterfall and pool where we’ll stop to rest, snack, and swim for the majority of the afternoon. Sturdy footwear is recommended […]

This is a super chill backpacking trip in the West Clear Creek Wilderness near Payson. The trail is only about 4–5 miles round-trip with barely any elevation gain, making it perfect for beginners. We’ll hike through meadows and pine forest, cross a few easy creek spots, and set up camp near the water. It’s a […]