by Paty | Apr 13, 2023 | Highline Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
Wednesday – 4/12/2023 Start: Pine Trailhead End: Chase Creek Distance: 17.6 miles + 1.6 mile walk out of Payson (19.2 miles total) I just couldn’t get comfortable in the back of the cramped Kia Soul rental car last night, and I spent the night frustrated as...
by Paty | Apr 12, 2023 | Highline Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
Tuesday – 4/11/2023 Start: Eugene, OR End: 260 Trailhead (near Payson, AZ) Mileage: 1,200 miles by air + 109 miles by rental car When planning my weeklong getaway to central Arizona this Spring, I knew I wanted two things. The first goal was to feel some warm...
by Paty | Apr 11, 2023 | Highline Trail, Southwest US
My initial introduction to the Highline Trail came during my spring 2022 thru-hike of the Arizona Trail. Somewhere past the AZT’s halfway point, I left the town of Pine and found myself hiking on a lovely trail heading eastbound below the Mogollon Rim. Nearby...
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...
