May 5th-9th, 2021 Hiking up the North Kaibab trail was the most amazing stretch of the entire Arizona Trail. Engulfed by the magnitude of the canyon, it is the perfect place for a person to reset their perspective. Around every switchback we’d stare up at the seemingly impassable cliff walls, only to turn the corner … More Grand Canyon NP to Utah
April 28th-May 2nd, 2021 After two days in Flagstaff, enjoying some family time, and waiting out the snow I jumped back on trail headed for the Grand Canyon. Where the trail crosses Route 66 I stopped for a coffee and enjoyed my coffee as I walked north through town into Buffalo Park. From Buffalo Park … More Flagstaff to Grand Canyon National Park
April 20th-25th, 2021 Pine was the perfect place to take a zero day. The local grocery had everything I needed for the next leg to Flagstaff. I enjoyed a second delicious breakfast at The Early Bird before settling into a relaxing day at the cabin. For dinner I hit up THAT Brewery for some good … More Pine to Flagstaff
April 10th-16th, 2021 From Lake Roosevelt to Pine turned out to be my second(nothing beats the Grand Canyon) favorite section of the entire trail. Unfortunately, I took fewer pictures during this stretch as I was attempting to conserve battery on my phone. Both the Mazatzal and 4 Peaks wilderness areas are places that I’d like … More Lake Roosevelt to Pine
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
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
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