April 4th-April 9th, 2021 Kearny turned out to be the perfect place to take a zero day. There isn’t much to do in this tiny town, so I had no distractions from my primary goal, relaxing in an air conditioned hotel room. The local store had everything a hiker could need, and the Old Town … More Kearny to Lake Roosevelt
March 27-April 3rd, 2021 Shortly after waking on day 11, I entered Saguaro National Park. Massive Saguaro cacti covered the mountainside on the climb up to Manning Camp. As I neared the camp saguaros gave way to ponderosa pine, and the air temperature cooled. After a long climb I camped at Manning Camp, at nearly … More Saguaro National Park to Kearny
March 22-26th, 2021 After a nice zero day in Patagonia it was time to continue north. It felt good to be back on the trail and the road walking north of Patagonia made for some quick and easy miles. On the afternoon of my 7th day the clear skies were replaced with dark clouds. There … More Patagonia to Saguaro National Park
March 17th-20th, 2021 I woke early to catch my 6am shuttle from the hotel in Tucson. After a short stop in Sierra Vista to pick up two other hikers we heading south into Coronado National Memorial. From the Memorial’s visitor center I took the Joe’s Canyon Trail to access the AZT. The trail winds its … More Mexican Border to Patagonia
Growing up in Flagstaff, AZ I’d always been aware of the Arizona Trail. I’d often run into the trail markers when I was exploring in and around Flagstaff. In 2008 I spent a couple weeks bikepacking southbound from the Utah border to Flagstaff along the trail with a friend. Upon our arrival in Flagstaff we … More Arizona Trail-Setting Out
CT Segments 6-8, 38.6 miles Day 9 After a fantastic zero day in Breckenridge we rejoined the trail to continue south. As expected our legs felt sluggish climbing up an away from the valley floor. The pull of town was still strong as we hiked through an area of extreme beetle kill. The trees … More CT-Breckenridge to Tennessee Pass
On day 8 we hiked into Breckenridge, CO for a much needed rest day. … More CT- Lost Creek to Breckenridge
CT Segments 1-4, 37.6 miles We awoke on day two with the familiar aches and pains from the first day on the trail. Day 1 had been tougher than expected, we’d put on a few extra miles doubling back to find Bear creek. Where the creek crossed the trail there wasn’t even a drop of … More Colorado Trail-Waterton Canyon to Lost Creek
August 23rd, 2018-Waterton Canyon The trailhead was only a 20 minute ride from Denver. Starting out we walked along a perfectly manicured dirt road. There was a constant flow of bikers and walkers that passed as we gradually made our way up the canyon. People smiled and waved as we passed them with our packs … More Colorado Trail-Setting out
Two days backpacking through the Beartooth Wilderness, on The Beaten Path. In a perfect world we would have taken three or four days to do this beautiful hike through the Beartooths. Easier said then done! With an extra long shuttle and work responsibilities we where forced to crunch this trip into two days. After work … More The Beaten Path, MT
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