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 rolled into the Cottonwood Campground around 9...
by Paty | Apr 10, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
April 9, 2022 Start: Mather Campground (mile 682.6) End: Cottonwood Campground (mile 698.8) Distance: 16.2 miles Sleeping in the hiker-biker camp at the Grand Canyon’s south rim was an incredible way to begin the day, but it wasn’t exactly...
by Paty | Apr 9, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
April 8, 2022 Start: Tusayan (mile 676.3) End: Mather Campground (mile 682.6) Distance: 6.3 miles Today was a fresh new day. I could feel it in my bones. As the day unfolded, it was sunny and mild outside. Overall, it would be an easy day: just a...
by Paty | Apr 8, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
April 7, 2022 Start: Russell Tank (mile 651.3) End: Tusayan (mile 676.3) Distance: 25 miles Although it was breezy yesterday, strong winds blew in overnight and early this morning, making it colder and gustier than normal. The drop in temperature...
by Paty | Apr 7, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
April 6, 2022 Start: Rabbit Canyon on the Old AZT (mile 625.5) End: Russell Tank (mile 651.3) Distance: 25.8 miles (+ another 0.8 miles due to a missed turn) The wind speed dropped significantly overnight, which was a genuine blessing. I doubt my...
by Paty | Apr 6, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
April 5, 2022 Start: Stealth spot near Bismarck Lake (mile 597.2) End: Rabbit Canyon on the Old AZT (mile 625.5) Distance: 28.3 miles I wasn’t in the mood to get up this morning after yesterday’s post-holing debacle in the deep snow...
by Paty | Apr 5, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
April 4, 2022 Start: Flagstaff (Urban Trail – 10.5 miles before rejoining the AZT) End: Stealth spot near Bismarck Lake (AZT Mile 597.2) Distance: 22.9 miles All three of us were up by 6 am this morning, itching to get an early start after...
