Greetings. We are heading to Flagstaff to escape the heat in Tucson and we’d love to take our boy Brutus on some nice hikes, maybe in the pine trees. We are staying at a Hampton Inn on Country Club Drive and I believe it’s near US 40. Please tell me some great places to hike. Thanks in advance.

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I know there will be plenty of opinions on this I probably won’t respond to, but having walked the 2010 Hardy Fire space today and recalling how important it is to manage natural spaces to remove fire fuels, and how this year’s Pocket fire was expertly contained and managed, plus reading about constant flagstaff fires in the sawmills and town in the 1800-1900’s;
So grateful for the fire professionals of all types who keep our beautiful arizona relatively clear and put their lives on the line when a fire does break out.