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    SUMMER BREAK!!

    The Sedona Westerners are on summer break - the new season will kick off on September 5, 2023.

  • Covid Precautions

    RECOMMENDED COVID PRECAUTIONS PER CDC GUIDANCE:

    1. DO NOT HIKE if you are experiencing fever or flu-like symptoms; wait until your fever or symptoms have resolved.
    2. If you have tested POSITIVE for COVID, or any other infectious disease, please follow CDC guidelines.
    3. We encourage any Westerner who has had an exposure to a COVID-infected person, or is having symptoms, to strongly consider COVID testing.
  • Hiking Related Problems

    HIKING RELATED MEDICAL PROBLEMS

    Hiking Related Medical Problems by Dr. Curt Kommer

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    From blisters to snake bites, learn how to be prepared to prevent and treat medical problems that can happen when you are hiking. The information shared by Dr. Curt Kommer can help you make quick decisions when faced with injuries of yourself, a fellow hiker, or someone you run into on the trails. Please read and download a copy to reference at the beginning of each Hiking Season.

  • USFS

    NORTHERN ARIZONA FORESTS AND WILDFIRES

    Wildfire Status — Please click here for the latest information of wildfires in our area.

    Forest Service Road Status — Please click here for the latest status of Forest Roads in our area.

    Coconino National Forest — Please click here for the latest notices from Coconino Forest Service.

 

Featured Article

  • Red Rock News - May 19, 2023The Drovers Go Hog Wildby Dick Williams

    We found this beautiful Agave sprouting its purple asparagus-like stalk a few hikes ago. If you look closely to the right of the stalk, in the background you can see Twin Buttes saddle…which was our snack break today.

    It was the last hike of the season for the Drovers.   The weather was perfect, there was no traffic on either 89A or 179, and we arrived to an almost empty parking lot at Broken Arrow Trailhead. The latter two being minor miracles…but then again it was 7AM on a Sunday morning. The only other vehicle was an RV that looked like it had spent the night there.  Seeing the empty spaces was our initial indication that it was going to be a great adventure.

    Kelley Malek, who has done a fabulous job at Drovers Hike Boss this year, read the requisite rules.  Each of our hiking groups has a Hike Boss and Assistant Hike Boss, whose jobs are to develop ...

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