Seasonal Gate Closures
SEASONAL GATE CLOSURES CONTINUE ON MT. LEMMON General Hitchcock Gate Opens March 1 – Most gates still closed…
News
Sabino Canyon Tram Contract
Tim Steller: Send in quieter, less-polluting trams – Sabino Canyon Tours Inc. has a contract that ends 2013/12/31 and the Forest Service appears to be looking for alternatives to the current shuttle system. A couple of details from the article that are interesting “It cost 85 cents in 1978” and “The shuttles began operating in June 1978. Before that, until 1973, the road up the canyon was open to private vehicles”.
Hikers Lost in the Snow Call Require Rescue
Snow disguises trail, hikers require rescue – from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department: …a search deputies with the Sheriff’s Search & Rescue Unit conducted last night near Mount Kimball. Three hikers lost the trail due to the snow and called 9-1-1. DPS Air Rescue Tucson supported the mission with their helicopter and located the hikers. They dropped off one of their medics who reached the lost hikers on foot. They were able to hike back to the landing zone under their own power and were flown out. No medical assistance was needed.
Broken Ankle on Finger Rock
Finger Rock Trail Rescue – this article mentions an 18 year old with a broken ankle and a 1+ miles carry in a Stokes Basket.
FireScape Update
Catalina-Rincon Firescape Project Update is “update about the proposed Catalina-Rincon FireScape Project (CR FS), which was first announced in May 2011 [in a] Scoping Notice”, to me the most interesting thing about this news items was spending a little time exploring the FireScape website.