by Paty | Mar 26, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 25, 2022 Start: Chilson Camp (Mile 409.7) End: Near Polk Spring (Mile 430.6) Distance: 20.9 miles Even though last night’s tent site sat at roughly the same elevation as our hilltop spot the night before, it felt much warmer at...
by Paty | Mar 25, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 24, 2022 Start: Junction with Sheep Creek Trail (Mile 390) End: Chisolm Camp (Mile 409.7) Distance: 19.7 miles Waking up this morning wasn’t quite as comfortable as the hotel bed in Payson yesterday, but it definitely wasn’t bad. The...
by Paty | Mar 24, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 23, 2022 Start: Highway 87/Sunflower (Mile 378.7) End: Sheep Creek Trail (Mile 390) Distance: 11.2 miles I spent last night in a Best Western hotel in Payson feeling like I was in the lap of luxury. Clean sheets. A soft bed. A toilet,...
by Paty | Mar 23, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 22, 2022 Start: Stealth spot off a forest road (Mile 361.7) End: Highway 87/Sunflower (Mile 378.7) Distance: 17 miles The wind was howling all night long, but it was really only directly hitting my from about 11:30 pm to 2 am. The rest...
by Paty | Mar 22, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 21, 2022 Start: Radio Towers above Roosevelt Lake (Mile 342.2) End: Stealth spot off a forest road (Mile 361.7) Distance: 19.5 miles When Mad Max, Volt, and I set up our tents near the radio towers overlooking Roosevelt Lake last...
