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Afterward to the Arizona Trail

There’s a strange magic to thru-hiking that doesn’t exist for other activities. You wake up, hike at least a marathon’s worth of…

May 1, 2023 · 4 min read

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It goes.

Just a quick update: We finished the tech route and are in the North Rim. None of us died or got badly injured.…

Apr 28, 2023 · 1 min read

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There’s a hole in the ground

We climbed up some scaffolding steps seemingly in the middle of nowhere. Up they twisted. From the top of this fire lookout…

Apr 25, 2023 · 3 min read

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Utah or Death?

I hung out in Pine, waiting for ShortStix to get to town in the morning. Everyone headed toward the “Early Bird Cafe”,…

Apr 20, 2023 · 2 min read

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Hunt for the Not October

It’s been a hard few days. The topography has taken me from desert scrub to conifererous forests, only to drop me back…

Apr 16, 2023 · 4 min read

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If not friend, why friend shaped?

About 15 miles before you enter the Park their lovely faces appear, greeting you like an inflatable, wacky tube dancer. These 60-foot…

Apr 10, 2023 · 4 min read

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Glorious Gates

The trail changes shortly after mile 100. It becomes impossible to mistake it for anything other than Arizona. You walk into desert scrub, where prickly…

Apr 3, 2023 · 4 min read

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Arid-Zone, Yeah?

Hello lovelies, I’ve just arrived in Tucson, Arizona!  I’m headed out to start a thru-hike of the Arizona Trail (AZT) tomorrow. In the meantime,…

Mar 29, 2023 · 2 min read