Hikers' wish: A river runs through it

"The idea is that someone looking for adventure could hike the Appalachian Trail, and then ... go to the headwaters of the Chattahoochee," said Curt Soper, the Georgia-Alabama state director of the Trust for Public Land.

Hikers' wish: A river runs through it

By Jeff Martin the Associated Press

The Sycamore Trail is just right

Soothing shade awaits those who hike the Sycamore Trail to an old reservoir, which was mostly dry earlier this month.

The Sycamore Trail is just right

The Sycamore Reservoir Trail weaves its way for two miles in a rich mix of moderate terrain. Views along the way take in big skies, rocky ridges, craggy canyons, distant summits and delicate, colorful spring flowers.

The Sycamore Trail is just right

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The Sycamore Trail is just right

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The Sycamore Trail is just right

Midspring is a perfect time for those betwixt and between hikes - in terrain that's somewhere above the sweat-sucking desert and below the chilly mountain heights.

New trail network on SW side

Hikers take advantage of one of the many new trails in Robles Pass Trails Park. Finding the trailheads may take some hunting skills.

New trail network on Tucson's SW side

The north side of Tucson is known for grandly scenic trails slicing into canyons of the Catalina Mountains. The east side is known for a wondrous maze of trails in Saguaro National Park. 

Burns releases hold on nonbudget legislation

PHOENIX — Senate President Bob Burns is scrapping the blockade he imposed on key legislation last session to get lawmakers to focus on the budget.

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TRICO rate hike hits some hard

Some members of Trico Electric Cooperative are beginning to feel the effects of higher rates that first appeared on September bills.

TRICO rate hike hits some hard

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Many events offer discounted tickets for students, seniors, military and others. Call venue for details.

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Child-care providers seek stimulus funds

PHOENIX — Child-care providers and their allies want Gov. Jan Brewer to tap federal stimulus funds to avoid — or at least delay — a sharp hike in licensing fees.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) **** Finish off what you must, and have an even better afternoon. Let go and find your friends. Together you'll have a great time. What starts as a friendly get-together could turn into a ruckus.

Fee hike at Indian college stirs backlash

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Linda Sue Warner had big ambitions when she arrived in 2007 as president of Haskell Indian Nation University, the only four-year college operated by the federal government for American Indians. Now she wonders whether those ambitions could cost her the job.

A hike every way you look

Call it the Great Maze. It's a network of more than a dozen interconnected trails that make up a sort of maze of linked and looped routes in the northwestern corner of Saguaro National Park East.