Saturday, March 23, 2013 - 22.5 km On my way out of Patagonia this morning, an AZT sign on the highway tricked me into going through a hole in a fence into the schoolyard - the sign, apparently meant for drivers coming down the highway from the other direction, is located after the place where …
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The Arizona Trail Day 5
Friday, March 22, 2013 Today I took a zero day in Patagonia, a weird and fabulous little town with an artsy pizza place, pilates building, organic grocery and <1000 people. In the post office they have a book for AZT thru-hikers to sign, but I'm the first hiker this year to sign it. Y'all are …
The Arizona Trail Day 4
Thursday, March 21, 2013, 42.80 KM After more rolling around in the Canelo Hills this morning, the trail climbed to a dirt road with beautiful views and various traps to lure inattentive hikers away from the trail (pink markers, gates with the 'please close' sign). It then passed into pastureland with mean-looking cows that demonstrated …
The Arizona Trail Day 3
Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 10 KM Awful beginning to day three. I couldn't find the trail down Scotia Canyon, so I walked downstream until the AZT crossed my path and headed up a hill to the right. After a long, gradual climb through a pasture to the Parker Lake trailhead, I walked to the Parker …
The Arizona Trail Day 1
Monday, March 18, 2013 - 6.3 km There are probably hikers who enjoy packing up and carefully arranging their gear so that it consumes the least amount of space possible. I enjoy cramming everything into my backpack, getting frustrated when it doesn't fit and sticking the leftovers into my pockets when my shuttle arrives fifteen …
BANE OF THE TRAIL 