Day 45: Coconino Rim to Tusayan
My feet were beginning to complain again, particularly the left, which has had trouble adjusting to life on the trail.…
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Day 44: Babbitt Ranch to Coconino Rim
The Coconino Rim was just over 20 miles away. I had visions of this area being ripe with campsites all…
Day 43: Cinder Cones to Babbitt Ranch
There's a section of the Arizona Trail that's become infamous for its lengthy dirt road walking. It's through this stretch…
Day 42: Snow Bowl Road to Somewhere Amongst Cinder Cones
Every now and then, I feel as though a thru-hiker deserves to feel a little sluggish and grumpy, the former…
Day 41: I-40 to Snow Bowl Road
There's definitely been a different mood about the trail that I've been feeling, and I don't like it. I can't…
Day 40: Flagstaff to Somewhere Between Walnut Canyon and I-40
Yesterday I took a zero day as planned. Cydney had her first hostel experience and then we went for breakfast…
Day 39: Upper Lake Mary to Flagstaff
I had reached the point where I was hoping to see something that would break up the pleasant monotony of…
Day 38: Mormon Lake to Upper Lake Mary
I heard it as I was falling asleep last night in the Mormon Lake Campground. Hundreds of tiny little collisions…
Day 37: Somewhere on the Rim to Mormon Lake
After such an uneventful day yesterday (which is still an awesome day on the AZT), today brought a little action…
Day 36: Blue Ridge to Somewhere on the Rim
Even an uneventful day on the Arizona Trail is still an incredible day by any standards. There were no critters…
Day 35: Washington Park to Blue Ridge
While zeroing in Pine, several of us were having a great social hangout at Sidewinder's where E Bunny and Sweep…
Day 34: Pine to Washington Park
After a long but very enjoyable zero day in Pine, I was ecstatic to be back on the trail. The…