by Paty | Apr 1, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 30, 2022 Start: Highway 87 near the Mogollon Rim Ranger Station (mile 486.4) End: Stealth spot on the AZT (mile 497.1) Distance: 10.7 miles After another night in a hotel in Winslow, Volt, Elliot, and I were eager to return to the...
by Paty | Mar 30, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 29, 2022 Start: Winslow, AZ (50 miles off the AZT) End: Winslow, AZ Distance: 0 miles The generous lady who us a ride all the way to Winslow, Arizona, last night was a godsend. I’d expected to sleep in my tent or the lobby of...
by Paty | Mar 29, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 28, 2022 Start: Chase Creek (Mile 466.4) End: Highway 87 near Blue Ridge Campground (Mile 486.4) Distance: 20 miles Although I’d worried about our campsite being too cold overnight because of its close proximity to Chase Creek, that...
by Paty | Mar 28, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 27, 2022 Start: Pine Trailhead (Mile 450.3) End: Chase Creek (Mile 466.4) Distance: 16.1 miles + 1.2 bonus miles (when I missed my turn) We caught a hitch from THAT Brewery down to Payson last night, arriving at the same exact hotel...
by Paty | Mar 27, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 26, 2022 Start: Stealth spot near Polk Spring (Mile 430.6) End: Pine Trailhead (Mile 450.3) Distance: 19.7 miles I chose to sleep with my tent fly off last night to enjoy the warm air and star-studded sky. But that decision came with...
by Paty | Mar 26, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 25, 2022 Start: Chilson Camp (Mile 409.7) End: Near Polk Spring (Mile 430.6) Distance: 20.9 miles Even though last night’s tent site sat at roughly the same elevation as our hilltop spot the night before, it felt much warmer at...