by Paty | Mar 25, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 24, 2022 Start: Junction with Sheep Creek Trail (Mile 390) End: Chisolm Camp (Mile 409.7) Distance: 19.7 miles Waking up this morning wasn’t quite as comfortable as the hotel bed in Payson yesterday, but it definitely wasn’t bad. The...
by Paty | Mar 24, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 23, 2022 Start: Highway 87/Sunflower (Mile 378.7) End: Sheep Creek Trail (Mile 390) Distance: 11.2 miles I spent last night in a Best Western hotel in Payson feeling like I was in the lap of luxury. Clean sheets. A soft bed. A toilet,...
by Paty | Mar 23, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 22, 2022 Start: Stealth spot off a forest road (Mile 361.7) End: Highway 87/Sunflower (Mile 378.7) Distance: 17 miles The wind was howling all night long, but it was really only directly hitting my from about 11:30 pm to 2 am. The rest...
by Paty | Mar 22, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 21, 2022 Start: Radio Towers above Roosevelt Lake (Mile 342.2) End: Stealth spot off a forest road (Mile 361.7) Distance: 19.5 miles When Mad Max, Volt, and I set up our tents near the radio towers overlooking Roosevelt Lake last...
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...
