OUTDOORS HIGH STEPPIN'. The Forest Service Volunteers offer free guided hikes in the Santa Catalina Mountains on Fridays through August 30. Hikes are under seven miles, with no more than a 1,500 foot elevation gain. All hikes leave at 9:30 a.m. Children 18-and-under need to bring a parent or guardian. Specific locations vary. Call 881-1309 or 322-0998 for information. JEWELS OF THE NIGHT. Spend an enchanted evening in the great outdoors starting at 4:15 p.m. Friday, August 2, at Jewels of the Night. This evening-long affair begins with a walk in the oak woodland habitat of the Santa Rita Mountains, then continues with a delicious sunset dinner of pollo Veracruzana. After dinner, Carl Olson, UA Assistant Curator of Entomology, presents several blacklight stations to see the brilliant colors of the scarab and blister beetles. Abenaki Indian master storyteller Gerard Tsonkawa rounds out the evening with captivating bug tales around the campfire. Cost is $49, all inclusive. Call early for reservations. TOHONO CHUL PARK. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Tohono Chul Park grounds are open from 7 a.m. to sunset daily. Exhibit hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $2. The Tohono Chul Tea Room serves twilight dinners from 5 to 8 p.m. Call 797-1711 for dinner reservations. Call 742-6455 for reservations and information. Out Of Town SEE THE TREES. Visit the Arboretum in Flagstaff between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily, with guided tours at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. weekends through September. Pack a picnic lunch and cool off among the many garden displays; see endangered plants and animals; or just relax under a pine. Admission is $3, free for those 18 and under. Follow Route 66 west to Woody Mountain Road, turn left, and head south 3.8 miles. Call (520) 774-1441 for information.

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