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Flash flood kills hiker in Arizona

Postby Cy Kaicener » Sun Aug 05, 2007 7:14 am

A flash flood killed a hiker in the Sabino Canyon area near Tucson and one person is missing. More than twenty hikers had a close call
http://www.azstarnet.com/dailystar/195038
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Postby magikwalt » Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:04 pm

I hiked over there earlier this year. They have a trolley tram system that takes folks up about half way. I've never seen so many sandles and flip flops on the trail before. Quite a few of the trails follow or cross steep canyon gullies.
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Flash flood kills hiker in Arizona

Postby Cy Kaicener » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:06 pm

Walt - Here is a description of the area. This website is very good for info on Arizona.
http://www.hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=119
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