The Decision to Get off Trail
As all of you know, we are in the midst of a national crisis. I’ve been struggling a lot with the issue of getting off trail. It’s true the trail […]
Month: April 2020
Day 7: A Short Day
Today w got up and hiked 10 miles to a trailhead where we got a short ride into a town. One of my blisters looked in danger of infection, and […]
Day 6: The Day we Lost Rod
Vance started hiking at 6:00 am and I left at 7:30. Rod passed me at 9:30, and I came across Vance around 11:00. That was the last I saw of […]
Day 5: Kentucky Camp
There are a few brands of thru hikers. The 25 milers who seem to float down the trail as they speed ever on-wards towards the opposite terminus, and the ones […]
Day 4: Road Walk to Night Hike
Patagonia AZ is the quintessential image of a small southwest town. Pick-up trucks driven by men with handlebar mustaches and cowboy hats, give you a proper stare down as they […]
Day 3: Twenty miles and Pain
I woke up at 4:30 a.m. with the hope of getting to Patagonia before 4:00 pm. If I arrived after the post office closed, I would need to stay there […]
Day 2: After the storm
When the sun came out that day it was heavenly. We hiked through streams surrounded by sycamores and lush vegetation. It was a stark contrast to the day before. The […]
Day 1: The Journey Begins
The first day brought many challenges, this is a retrospective telling of day one on trail.