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 a deliciously warm night (and morning) at my campsite underneath the saguaro cactus. I was all...
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 of tiny hail pelting my tent around 8 pm, only to wake up an hour later to find a layer of snow covering my tent. I...
by Paty | Mar 11, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 10, 2022 Start: Molino Basin Trailhead (Mile 158.8) End: Lemmon Creek (Mile 176) Distance: 17.2 miles I didn’t sleep well in the hotel last night. The room was too hot, making me sweat uncomfortably into the sheets. Then, sometime near midnight,...
by Paty | Mar 10, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 9, 2022 Start: Rincon Wilderness sign (Mile 143.7) End: Molino Basin Trailhead (Mile 158.8) Miles: 15.1 I didn’t feel like moving an inch when I woke up this morning at 6:25 am. It was so cold that I could see my breath inside my tent. I’m...
by Paty | Mar 9, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 8, 2022 Start: Boundary to Saguaro Natl Park (Mile 124.4) End: Rincon Wilderness sign (Mile 143.7) Miles: 19.3 I made it to the southern boundary of Saguaro National Park near dusk last night, and I found a place to stealth camp not too far from...
by Paty | Mar 8, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 7, 2022 Start: Sahuarita Trailhead (Mile 104.9) End: Boundary of Saguaro Natl Park (Mile 124.4) Miles: 19.5 Why do I always stay up way too late in the evening whenever I go into town? Is the clamor of city noises keeping me alert and awake? Is it the...
by Paty | Mar 7, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 6, 2022 Start: Random trail junction (Mile 92.3) End: Sahaurita Road Trailhead (Mile 104.9) Miles hiked: 12.6 miles The steady wind blowing across my campsite didn’t die down after dark like I’d hoped. It was windy all night long, with...
by Paty | Mar 6, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 5, 2022 Start: Fish Canyon (Mile 74.7) End: Random trail junction (Mile 92.3) Miles hiked: 17.6 miles I tried to ignore the damn ATV riders revving their engines and hollering like idiots up near Kentucky Camp last night. But it was a real struggle, and I...
