by Paty | Mar 17, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 16, 2022 Start: Gila River Trailhead (Mile 257.8) End: Stealth site near road junction (Mile 276) Distance: 18.2 miles I was up before my alarm, ready to shower and return to the trail. My zero in Kearny was a good one, but now it was time...
by Paty | Mar 16, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US, Trail Journals
March 15, 2022 Start: Kearny, AZ (Mile 257.8) End: Kearny, AZ (Mile 257.8) Distance: 0 miles!!! After getting my ride into Kearny from the off-duty police officer yesterday afternoon, I immediately made my way over to the main restaurant in town,...
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...