Outdoor 48

Outdoor 48

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Phoenix Hiking, Biking and Everythinging Group
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Ladies Luxury Travel Tours- Phoenix
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Outdoor Adventures (mainly hiking activity) primarily in the State of Arizona...hope to see you out on the trails! Most of our hikes will be 'moderately difficult' to 'strenuous'...make good decisions! We normally hike on Tuesday & Thursday Mornings Year Round...and every Saturday (or sometimes Sunday if my grandson plays soccer or football or basketball or anything else on Saturday's!)... Hikes Posted For 2021: Dixie Peak (2,429') via the L.V. Yates Trail #8 - Phoenix (07/20/21) Pinnacle Peak - North Scottsdale (07/21/21) Tom's Thumb Trail 2 Da Thumb - North Scottsdale (07/22/21) Shaw Butte Summit via North Mountain Visitor Center - Phoenix (07/23/21) ***FULL MOON HIKE & PICNIC*** Bell Trail 2 the 'Crack' - Wet Beaver Creek (Destination Water Hike - Sedona) 07/25/21 Mohave/Ruth Hamilton Loop - Phoenix (07/27/21) Black Mountain - Cave Creek (07/29/21) Derrick - Highline - Horton Creek Trail Loop - East of Payson (07/31/21) Pinnacle Peak - North Scottsdale (08/03/21) Heliograph Peak Loop (10,022') - near Safford (08/08/21) Ash Creek Trailhead to Webb Peak (10,030') - near Safford (08/08/21) Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300 - Phoenix (08/12/21) 260 Trailhead 2 Derrick Trailhead (via Highline Trail) - East of Payson (08/21/21) Tom's Thumb Trail 2 Da Thumb - North Scottsdale (08/26/21) Black Mountain - Cave Creek (09/02/21) Mount Baldy Horseshoe in the White Mountains - Greer, Arizona (09/04/21) 11,403' Escudilla Nat. Rec. Trail #308 to Escudilla Mountain Summit (09/05/21) 10,912' Tempe 9/11 Healing Field - 20th Anniversary - We Will NEVER Forget (09/10/21) O'Leary Peak Trail - North of Flagstaff (09/19/21) 8,938' ***RESCHEDULED*** Mount Elden (via Sunset Trail#23) - North of Flagstaff (09/25/21) Bob Bear Trail#18 (formerly Fossil Springs) - Strawberry (Destination Water Hike) 10/02/21 West Fork of Oak Creek Trail#108 - Sedona (Fall Colors Tour) 10/16/21 Sterling Pass Trail#46 2 Vultee Arch - Sedona (Fall Colors Tour) 10/23/21 Wilson Mountain (Up North Trail/Down South Trail) - Sedona (10/30/21) 11 Miles The Big Loop - Chiricahua National Monument (11/06/21) Tom's Thumb Trail 2 Da Thumb - North Scottsdale (11/25/21) Happy Thanksgiving! Haunted Canyon Trail#203 to Tony Ranch - Superstition Wilderness (12/11/21) More to come real soon.... Hikes Posted For 2020: Pinnacle Peak - North Scottsdale (11/24/20) Tom's Thumb Trail 2 Da Thumb - North Scottsdale (11/26/20) Happy Thanksgiving! The "Wave Cave" - Superstition Wilderness (11/28/20) Hidden Valley Trail (Fat Man's Pass) via the Mormon Trail (11/29/20) TR252 Loop (Spur Cross Ranch & Tonto National Forest) - Cave Creek (12/01/20) Desert Vista Trailhead 2 Union Peak Summit - Phoenix Sonoran Preserve South (12/03/20) Gateway Trailhead to Tom's Thumb Big Loop - McDowell Sonoran Preserve (12/05/20) Black Mountain - Cave Creek (12/10/20) Wasson Peak Loop - Saguaro National Park West - Just South of Marana (12/12/20) Lost Dog Wash Trailhead 2 Sunrise Peak - Scottsdale (12/15/20) Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300 - Phoenix (12/17/20) Brown's Ranch TH 2 Balanced Rock & Amphitheater & Cathedral Rock - North Scottsdale (12/19/20) w/Santa Gateway Trailhead to Bell Pass - McDowell Sonoran Preserve (12/22/20) Tom's Thumb 10 Mile Loop - North Scottsdale (MJB108) 12/26/20 Hikes (89) Done In 2020: Mesquite Willow Lollipop Loop - White Tank Mountain Regional Park (01/04/20) Camelback Mountain - "Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun" (01/20/20) Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2020 Siphon Draw 2 FlatIron - Superstition Wilderness (02/08/20) Barnhardt Trail#43 - Mazatzal Wilderness (Destination Waterfall Hike) 02/29/20 Picacho Peak (via the Hunter Trail) 03/07/20 Robber's Roost via Peralta Canyon TH (Superstition Wilderness) 03/21/20 Pinnacle Peak - North Scottsdale (03/24/20) Tom's Thumb Trail 2 Da Thumb - North Scottsdale (03/26/20) TR252 Loop (Spur Cross Ranch & Tonto National Forest) - Cave Creek (03/28/20) Pinnacle Peak - North Scottsdale (03/31/20) Lost Dog Wash Trailhead 2 Sunrise Peak - Scottsdale (04/02/20) Munds Wagon 2 Cow Pies 2 Hangover Loop - Sedona (04/04/20) Pinnacle Peak - North Scottsdale (04/07/20) Hidden Valley Trail (Fat Man's Pass) via the Mormon Trail (04/09/20) South Mountain Park - Phoenix Pinnacle Peak - North Scottsdale (04/14/20) Black Cross Butte/Salt River Overlook - Tonto National Forest (04/15/20) Black Mountain - Cave Creek (04/16/20) The Cathedral Rock Big Loop - Sedona (04/18/20) Brown's Ranch TH 2 Cathedral Rock & Amphitheater & Balanced Rock (04/21/20) Holbert Trail 2 Dobbins Lookout - South Mountain - Phoenix (04/23/20) Soldier Pass - Brins Mesa Loop - Sedona (04/25/20) Black Mountain - Cave Creek (04/26/20) Apache Vista & Ridgeback Overlook Summits @ Apache Wash Trailhead-Phoenix (04/28/20) Tom's Thumb Trail 2 Da Thumb - North Scottsdale (04/30/20) Boynton Canyon Trail#47 - Sedona (05/02/20) Shaw Butte Summit via North Mountain Visitor Center - Phoenix (05/05/20) Lookout Mountain Summit - Phoenix (05/07/20) Twin Buttes Loop + Submarine Rock - Sedona (05/09/20) Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300 - Phoenix (05/11/20) Pinnacle Peak - North Scottsdale (05/12/20) Black Mountain - Cave Creek (05/14/20) Derrick - Highline - Horton Creek Trail Loop - East of Payson (05/16/20) Pinnacle Peak - North Scottsdale (05/19/20) Ridgeline Summit @ Deem Hills Recreation Area (05/21/20) Kendrick Mountain Trail#22 - North of Flagstaff (05/23/20) Pinnacle Peak - North Scottsdale (05/26/20) Tom's Thumb Trail 2 Da Thumb - North Scottsdale (05/28/20) Granite Mountain Trailhead 2 Balanced Rock (05/29/20) Abineau/Bear Jaw Loop - North of Flagstaff (05/30/20) Brown's Ranch Trailhead 2 Brown's Mountain Summit (06/02/20) Marcus Landslide/Boulder/Pemberton/Rock Knob Loop - North Scottsdale (06/04/20) Mount Lemmon Summit - Santa Catalina Mountains - Tucson (06/06/20) Desert Vista Trailhead 2 Union Peak Summit - Phoenix Sonoran Preserve South (06/09/20) Holbert Trail 2 Dobbins Lookout - South Mountain - Phoenix (06/11/20) Humphreys Summit Trail#151 - North of Flagstaff (06/13/20) 'To The Top Of Arizona Fairyland Loop - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah (07/06/20) Pinnacle Peak - North Scottsdale (07/21/20) Hidden Valley Trail (Fat Man's Pass) via the Mormon Trail (07/23/20) Camelback Summit - Echo Canyon Trail on Hump Day (07/29/20) Tom's Thumb Trail 2 Da Thumb - North Scottsdale (07/30/20) Best of Bear Lake Area Loop - Rocky Mountain National Park (08/03/20) Deer Mountain - Rocky Mountain National Park (08/04/20) Ouzel Falls - Rocky Mountain National Park (08/05/20) Cub Lake Loop - Rocky Mountain National Park (08/06/20) Sky Pond - Rocky Mountain National Park (08/07/20) Bridal Veil Falls via Cow Creek Trail - Rocky Mountain National Park (08/08/20) Cascade Falls - Rocky Mountain National Park (08/09/20) Hiking @ Arches National Park - Moab, Utah (08/10/20) Devils Garden Loop Trail - Arches National Park - Moab, Utah (08/11/20) The Figure 8 (Navajo + Peek-a-Boo + Queens Garden) - Bryce Canyon NP (08/13/20) Pinnacle Peak - North Scottsdale (08/25/20) Horton Creek Trail#285 - Payson (08/26/20) See Canyon Trail#184 - Christopher Creek (09/05/20) Black Canyon Trail - Rock Springs (09/10/20) Verrado Peak and 'Victory Staircase' with Eric Kinneman & TLC Hiking (09/13/20) Camelback Summit - Echo Canyon Trail (09/17/20) Horton Creek Trail#285 - Payson (09/19/20) Black Mountain - Cave Creek (09/24/20) Ridgeline Summit @ Deem Hills Recreation Area (09/26/20) Hidden Valley Trail (Fat Man's Pass) via the Mormon Trail (09/27/20) Bright Angel Trail to Indian Garden - Grand Canyon National Park (09/28/20) Inner Basin Trail #29 - North of Flagstaff (Fall Colors Tour) 09/30/20 Humphreys Summit Trail#151 - North of Flagstaff (10/03/20) 'To The Top Of Arizona' Bob Bear Trail#18 (formerly Fossil Springs) - Strawberry (Destination Water Hike) 10/10/20 Pinnacle Peak - North Scottsdale (10/13/20) The Big Loop - Chiricahua National Monument (10/15/20) Pinnacle Peak - North Scottsdale (10/20/20) West Fork of Oak Creek Trail#108 - Sedona (Fall Colors Tour) 10/21/20 West Fork of Oak Creek Trail#108 - Sedona (Fall Colors Tour) 10/24/20 Pinnacle Peak - North Scottsdale (10/27/20) Lost Dog Wash Trailhead 2 Sunrise Peak - Scottsdale (10/29/20) Loy Canyon Trail #5 - Sedona (Fall Colors Tour) 10/31/20 Circumference Trail - Deem Hills Recreation Area (11/03/20) Woodchute Trail #102 - Prescott National Forest (11/04/20) Elephant Mountain Loop - Spur Cross Ranch - Cave Creek (11/08/20) Vulture Peak - Wickenburg (11/10/20) Peralta Canyon Trail#102 to Fremont Saddle (Superstition Wilderness) 11/14/20 Desert Vista Trailhead 2 Dixie & Western Vista Summits - Phoenix Sonoran Preserve South (11/19/20) Pass Mountain Loop Trail#282 - Usery Mountain Regional Park - Mesa (11/22/20) Hikes (25) Done In 2019: Baby Eagles/Momma Eagle @ Woods Canyon Lake - Payson (06/01/19) Cibecue Falls - White Mountain Apache Reservation (Destination Water Hike) 06/15/19 Bell Trail 2 the 'Crack'-Wet Beaver Creek (Destination Water Hike-Sedona) 06/29/19 Hidden Valley (Fat Man's Pass) via the Mormon Trail-4th of July AM Hike Sunrise Peak - McDowell Sonoran Preserve - Scottsdale (07/14/19) Slate Mountain & Red Mountain - North of Flagstaff (07/27/19) 2 Hikes in 1 Day! Grasshopper Point Swimming, Cliff Jumping & Picnic Area - Sedona (08/17/19) Horton Creek Trail#285 - Payson (08/24/19) Bell Trail 2 the 'Crack'-Wet Beaver Creek (Destination Water Hike-Sedona) 09/02/19 Labor Day Pine Canyon Trail#26 to Bearfoot Trail - Mogollon Rim (09/07/19) One Way Hike Bill Williams Mountain Trail - Kaibab National Forest - Williams (09/14/19) Kendrick Mountain Trail#22 - North of Flagstaff (09/21/19) Abineau/Bear Jaw Loop - North of Flagstaff (09/28/19) Fossil Springs - Strawberry (Destination Water Hike) 10/12/19 West Fork of Oak Creek Trail#108 - Sedona (Fall Colors Tour) 10/19/19 Sterling Pass Trail 2 Vultee Arch - Sedona (Fall Colors Tour) 10/26/19 Bear Mountain Trail #54 - Sedona (11/02/19) A.B. Young Trail #100 - Sedona (11/09/19) Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial Trail - Yarnell (11/16/19) McDowell Loop - North Scottsdale (11/23/19) The "Wave Cave" - Superstition Wilderness (12/01/19) Haunted Canyon Trail#203 to Tony Ranch - Superstition Wilderness (12/07/19) Peralta Canyon Trail to Fremont Saddle (Superstition Wilderness) 12/14/19 Brown's Ranch TH 2 Cathedral Rock & Amphitheater & Balanced Rock - North Scottsdale (12/21/19) w/Santa Tom's Thumb 10 Mile Loop - North Scottsdale (MJB107) 12/28/19
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Product Update Note — August 2022
Osprey has updated the award-winning Exos line since our last test cycle. The photos above show the old version (left) and the new version (right). The AirSpeed suspension system sees an upgrade, with a stronger mesh aimed at increasing durability for thru-hikers and a new ladder adjustment system designed to offer up to four inches of torso adjustability. As a result, the pack is now only available in two split sizes: S/M and L/XL. The updated pack adds two hip belt pockets and is now built with bluesign-approved recycled 100D high tenacity nylon ripstop on top and bottom, with 400D nylon for tie-down areas, all of which is treated with a PFC/PFAS-free DWR coating. With all these upgrades, you can expect a price increase for this new pack. Although our review still refers to the old version, we are now linking to the new Exos 48L, which is now readily available.
The Exos 48 ready to roll for another desert outing.
While you could remove the Exos' frame, we do not recommend this.
Counting Ounces? Or Pounds?
The Exos is also made in a 58-liter version (the Exos 58 ) for larger loads and a 38-liter version ( Osprey Exos 38 ), pictured to the right. Ultralight backpackers who love the feature set of this pack can save 3 ounces with the 38-liter version. According to our independent volume tests, we think the Exos 38, minus its lid, would be weight competitive and similar in total volume to the Gossamer Gear Gorilla.
We found there to be ample room in the Exos for extra gear to make this overnight extra plush.
The hip belts, though minimal in terms of padding, are more substantial than those on the Levity.
The lid has plenty of room to store any gear you want to access quickly.
The combination of 20D nylon and mesh make these pockets stretchy, yet durable.
The Osprey Exos 48 works "just OK" with a BV500 bear canister. The tensioned frame doesn't play nice with the can, but it fits.
We were happy with Osprey's ability to make lightweight, breathable shoulder straps that still put comfort first.
Stretchy but secure - the Exos has a substantial back pocket. We also liked that the pocket closes securely with a buckle.
Taking in the view with the Osprey Exos on a trip into the Yosemite backcountry in early spring.

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The Osprey Exos 48 continues to be our favorite reasonably priced pack, which scores highly in all metrics. Affordable, versatile, and widely available, the feature set is extensive and allows you to pick and choose which features are best suited for your use. The pack is comfortable whether you're carrying 30 pounds or 10; though it is a bit heavier than most in this review, it makes up for it in comfort and ease of use. For folks who are new to ultralight travel in the backcountry and are still transitioning from a full backpacking kit, the Exos is a great option. It's best for backpackers whose loads usually range from 20 to 35 pounds, and is a perfect crossover pack between the ultralight and lightweight backpacking worlds. This pack is one of the most popular and widely used packs out there for lightweight backpacking use, and for a good reason!
The Exos 48 earned high scores in almost all categories, even though it is quite a bit heavier than most other models in this review. It carries 30 pounds better than any other we tested and has the most extensive set of useful features among our contenders. Unlike many of the packs in this review, the Exos has a large lid. Use the lid if you want or leave it at home to save a few ounces.
Osprey has given their Exos series a makeover (as well as introducing a women's version, the Eja). Osprey states that they've tweaked the suspension and hip belt designs to help with load distribution and comfort.
This pack is available in three sizes with different torso lengths and waist belt sizes. We tested a size small, and it fit our 5' 7" tester perfectly.
At 18.9 g/L, the Exos was on the lower end of the spectrum regarding its weight-to-volume ratio. Unfortunately, the new model lacks the super stretchy mesh that made up the external pockets on the previous model, and so we lost some overall volume there when we measured the new pack.
While this product is one of the best packs for carrying 30-pound loads, we found it less comfortable than several others in the fleet when carrying a light load around 15 pounds. This model earned "great" for 30-pound loads and "good" for 15-pound loads.
Some folks think the tensioned frame feels almost like a turtle shell with light loads. But this tensioned frame structure is what makes it carry medium loads so well. It is easily the best pack of this bunch for carrying more than 30 pounds. The frame distributes weight
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