Saturday, March 25, 2023 Miles: 5.1 Elevation gain/loss: 489′ gain, 610′ loss I was awake by 5:50am and on trail by 6:25am. I was at the road by 8am, but then had to figure out how to get into town. I tried hitch hiking for 45 minutes and then started calling trail angels. My Airbnb … Continue reading Arizona Trail, south, day 8
Friday, March 24, 2023 Miles: 26.0 Elevation gain/loss: 6289′ gain, 7314′ loss (corrected) I was awake by 5:20am and on trail by 5:55am. The inside of my tent was dry, though my sleeping bag was still damp from the night before. I put on my headlamp for the first hour, and started climbing. I passed … Continue reading Arizona Trail, south, day 7
Thursday, March 23, 2023 Miles: 30.0 Elevation gain/loss: 5842′ gain, 6519′ loss (corrected) I was awake by 5:30am and on trail by 6:10am. The inside of my tent and my sleeping bag were both saturated with condensation, and it was a chilly start to the day; and I knew I’d need to take time in … Continue reading Arizona Trail, south, day 6
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Miles: 25.3 (+1.25 for Collossal Cave back to trail) Elevation gain/loss: 6946′ gain, 4684′ loss (corrected) I was awake by around 6am, and packed up by 6:45am. I was very hopeful that someone might be arriving earlier than 8am, so I quickly had a Sprite and muffin for breakfast and then … Continue reading Arizona Trail, south, day 5
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Miles: 32.8 (+0.75 for side trail to Collossal Cave) Elevation gain/loss: 3303′ gain, 4965′ loss (corrected) I was awake at 3:30am, and hiking by 4am in the dark. I was glad to get off the ridge and away from the whipping 30-40 MPH wind. I stopped only a few tenths later … Continue reading Arizona Trail, south, day 4
Monday, March 20, 2023 Miles: 33.8 Elevation gain/loss: 6285′ gain, 6011′ loss (corrected) I was awake at 5am, and hiking by 5:30am in the dark, after cowboy camping last night. Again, it was pretty chilly last night but at least the wind died down partway through the night. As I drifted off to sleep, I … Continue reading Arizona Trail, south, day 3
Sunday, March 19, 2023 Miles: 33.2 Elevation gain/loss: 4746 gain, 5372 loss (corrected) I was awake at 5am, and hiking by 5:30am in the dark, after cowboy camping last night. It got colder than I’d anticipated, and I ended up huddled in my sleeping bag trying to hide from the cold wind. I pushed hard … Continue reading Arizona Trail, south, day 2
Saturday, March 18, 2023 Start: Coronado Peak TH Miles: 27.7 Elevation gain/loss: 6903′ gain, 7722′ loss (corrected) After a very early wakeup time at my Airbnb, I requested an Uber and got a driver fairly quickly. My driver, Dean, was friendly and professional, and excited for an adventure. We made it to the dirt road … Continue reading Arizona Trail, south, day 1
Transcending Mountains 