by Paty | Apr 18, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US
I’m back with a quick overview of the stats and metrics for the things I encountered on the Arizona Trail. My northbound (NOBO) hike began at Arizona’s southern border with Mexico on March 1, 2022. And it ended when I arrived at the state’s northern border with...
by Paty | Apr 14, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
April 13, 2022 Start: Jacob Lake (mile 754.8) End: Stateliness Campground/Utah Border (mile 781.6) Distance: 26.8 trail miles + 2.6 miles roadwalking (29.4 miles total) We spent one final night sleeping at the Jacob Lake Inn and then it was time...
by Paty | Apr 13, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
April 12, 2022 Start: Jacob Lake (mile 754.8) End: Jacob Lake (mile 754.8) Distance: 0 miles Volt’s pronouncement that he was quitting the trail last night weighed heavily on my mind throughout the night. I knew I had to come up with a way to...
by Paty | Apr 12, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
April 11, 2022 Start: DeMotte Park Camp (AZ Hwy 67 ) End: Jacob Lake (mile 754.8) Distance: 26 miles The weather forecast wasn’t wrong. The air was frigid last night, making me glad I’d protected anything vulnerable to the cold deep inside my...
by Paty | Apr 11, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
April 10, 2022 Start: Cottonwood Campground (mile 698.8) End: DeMotte Park Camp (AZ Hwy 67 ) Distance: 22.9 miles (6.7 miles to the N. Kaibab Trailhead + 16.2 miles of roadwalking) A noisy group of hikers came rolling into the Cottonwood Campground...