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
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