by Paty | Mar 21, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 20, 2022 Start: Cottonwood Trailhead (Mile 334.8) End: Stealth Spot near the Radio Towers (Mile 342.2) Distance: 7.4 miles Some sort of rodent was scurrying around making noise near my tent all night. I couldn’t tell how big it was....
by Paty | Mar 20, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 19, 2022 Start: Stealth spot near Reavis Ridge (Mile 314.6) End: Cottonwood Trailhead (Mile 334.8) Distance: 20.2 miles I crashed immediately after eating my later dinner last night, and was sleeping solidly until the voices of several...
by Paty | Mar 19, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 18, 2022 Start: Picketpost Trailhead (Mile 294.3) End: Stealth spot near Reavis Ridge (314.6) Distance: 20.3 miles I occupied a one of the four bunkbeds in in MJ’s house last night with along with the two Bobs – Fireman Bob and...
by Paty | Mar 18, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 17, 2022 Start: Stealth site near Martinez Canyon (Mile 276) End: Picketpost Trailhead (Mile 294.3) Distance: 18.3 miles My original notion when I set up camp last night was to sleep in my tent without using the rainfly. But that...
by Paty | Mar 17, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 16, 2022 Start: Gila River Trailhead (Mile 257.8) End: Stealth site near road junction (Mile 276) Distance: 18.2 miles I was up before my alarm, ready to get showered and head back out to the trail. My zero in Kearny was a good one, but now...
by Paty | Mar 16, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 15, 2022 Start: Kearny, AZ (Mile 257.8) End: Kearny, AZ (Mile 257.8) Distance: 0 miles!!! After getting my ride into Kearny from the off-duty police officer yesterday afternoon, I immediately made my way over to main restaurant in town Old...
by Paty | Mar 15, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 14, 2022 Start: Junction for Wildlife Tank (Mile 242.1) End: Gila River Trailhead (Mile 257.8) Distance: 16.7 AZT miles + 1.2 miles of roadwalking to Hwy 177 I woke up this morning to the soundtrack of the nearby high power lines of buzzing and...
by Paty | Mar 14, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 13, 2022 Start: Stealth spot near Mountain View Tank (Mile 216.2) End: Junction for Wildlife Tank (Mile 242.1) Distance: 25.9 miles It was such a deliciously warm night (and morning) at my campsite underneath the saguaro cactus. I was...
by Paty | Mar 13, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 12, 2022 Start: Stealth spot near High Jinks Ranch (Mile 193.4) End: Stealth spot north of Mountain View Tank (Mile 216.2) Distance: 22.8 miles When the sun woke me up this morning, it wasn’t nearly as cold out as it had been yesterday on...
by Paty | Mar 12, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 11, 2022 Start: Lemmon Creek (Mile 176)End: Stealth spot near High Jinks Ranch (193.4)Distance: 17.3 miles I’d fallen asleep to the sound to tiny hail pelting my tent around 8 pm and woke up an hour later to discover a layer of snow covering my tent. I quickly...
