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...
by Paty | Apr 4, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
April 3, 2022 Start: Flagstaff (AZT mile 561.9) End: Flagstaff Distance: 0 miles You know what really stinks? Having your body naturally wake itself up at 6 a.m. when you plan to enjoy a zero-day off the trail. Why the heck was I even awake...
by Paty | Apr 3, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
April 2, 2022 Start: Stealth spot south of Horse Tank (AZT mile 539.4) End: Flagstaff (AZT mile 555.7) + 4.3 miles on the AZT’s Urban Trail Distance: 21.8 miles I slept incredibly well last night and fell asleep to the sounds of ducks...
by Paty | Apr 2, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
April 1, 2022 Start: Stealth spot near Forest Road 91 (mile 517.6) End: South of Horse Tank (mile 539.4) Distance: 21.8 miles It was another super cold night, dropping to 27 degrees with the wind chill factored in. Thus, when I crept out of...