Az Trail

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Shewalter, during the next few years, began promoting his vision of a border-to-border trail to key state and federal agencies, service groups, corporations, and individuals. Much interest was evident. He proposed the Arizona Trail concept to the Arizona State Parks Board in 1985, gaining the support and enthusiasm of Larry Mutter, then State Trails Coordinator. The Arizona Hiking and Equestrian Trails Committee (now known as Arizona State Committee on Trails or "ASCOT"), the citizen advisory committee to the Arizona State Parks Board, also endorsed the trail concept early on and have since been helping to coordinate the project. As nearly 70 percent of the Arizona Trail will be located on U.S. Forest Service administered lands, the implementation of the Trail made a significant leap forward when, in 1988, Shewalter became the first Arizona Trail (Steward) Coordinator under the sponsorship of the Kaibab National Forest. This Outdoor Recreation Planner position was made possible through funding from the Kaibab, Coronado, Tonto, and Coconino National Forests. On July 1st of that year, seven miles of the proposed 50.5 mile Kaibab Plateau Trail were dedicated and opened to the public as the first segment of the Arizona Trail. The Kaibab Forest Products Company, in a co-venture with the Kaibab National Forest, underwrote part of this 50.5-mile segment between Grand Canyon National Park and the Utah border...

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