by Paty | May 22, 2022 | Oregon High Points, West Coast
Oregon County HP: #1 & #2 Difficulty: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (on a scale of 5) Summit Elevation: 11,249 feet Mountain Range: Cascade Mountains Ancestral Lands: Multnomah, Clackamas, Cascades, Molalla, Confederated Tribes of Grand...
by Paty | May 22, 2022 | US High Points, West Coast
Order of Visit: High Point # 44 Date Visited: May 20, 2022 Route Taken: Hogsback/Pearly Gates – beginning from top of the Palmer ski lift and back down to Timberline Lodge – 6 miles round-trip Type of Terrain: Mt. Hood is a strata-volcano...
by Paty | Apr 24, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Gear, Southwest US
I thru-hiked the Arizona Trail northbound from March 1st to April 13, 2022. This meant I started earlier than more spring NOBOs, so I needed to be prepared for freezing temperatures and snow at higher elevations, along with the warm, sunny, windy conditions at lower...
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...
