Day 12 and the Trip Home
“Returning home is the most difficult part of long-distance hiking; You have grown outside the puzzle and your piece no longer fits.” – Cindy Ross It was a short hike […]
Arizona Trail
Days 11 – 13: Saguaro to Mt. Lemmon
The last few days have been full of amazing views and tough climbs. Two days ago we hiked through Saguaro National Park: from the low elevation Saguaro cacti forest, up […]
Day 10: Thoughts from a Saguaro Forest
Gila woodpeckers: Loud and conspicuous residence of the desert who sound a bit like an over excited gull. Gila (The “G” sounds like a “H”) is a name that pops […]
Day 9: Coatimundies & Peanut Butter
I had a re-supply box waiting at Colossal Cave, a hiker-friendly business that is typically open for public cave tours of the local and (you guessed it) colossal cave. Although […]
Day 8: The Beauty of Washes
After applying copious amounts of antibiotic ointment to my blister and packing some for the trail, I was ready to get hiking once again. Vance’s knee still hurt, but he […]
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 […]
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 […]