4/10.....Boulder City, NV Since we finished the Arizona Trail a little ahead of schedule we decided to rent a canoe and relax on a river for a couple days. Last fall QB and I took a little trip out to the southwest and as we were camping at some hot springs near the Hoover Dam … Continue reading Paddling the Black Canyon of the Colorado
Day 29.....22 miles.....AZT mile 712.4 Today we walked rim to rim of the Grand Canyon and it was awesome! I’ve been wanting to do this for awhile now and it absolutely lived up to the hype. This morning we caught a couple of buses to get from Mather Campground back to where we got off … Continue reading Kanab, UT 4.9.18
Day 25.....20 miles.....AZT mile 612.8 Our stay at the Travelodge last night gave me all the rest and strength I need for this last stretch of trail(I hope). This morning a couple of our friends, Hoho and Chicory, who had recently moved to Flagstaff had us over and cooked us an incredible breakfast. These two … Continue reading Grand Canyon South Rim, AZ
My Arizona Trail hike days 20-24 from Pine to Flagstaff
Day 14.....26.2 miles.....AZT mile 327.3 Fueled up with a fresh grapefruit and some jerky that Ron and Diane gave us, QB and I walked about a mile from the motel in Superior to a gas station where I got the rest of my breakfast; a coke and a microwaveable beef and bean burrito. From the … Continue reading Pine, AZ
Day 9.....16 miles.....AZT mile 214.2 It was so nice to have slept in a bed last night at the Village Chalet in Oracle. Don't get me wrong, I love sleeping in a tent miles from anywhere, but after doing that for a week it felt really good to be inside an A-Frame hotel room on … Continue reading Superior, AZ
Day 3.....22.6 miles.....AZT mile 73.1 After a cozy first night in my new tent I woke up and walked the half a mile or so into Patagonia to get breakfast at the Gathering Grounds. They had this thing there called the breakfast bowl where they just threw a bunch of breakfast food in a bowl … Continue reading Oracle, AZ
Day 1 25 miles AZT mile 23.1 Back in the proverbial saddle again! The first day on trail went pretty well. Traveling last night went smoothly, after flying from NY to Tucson with a quick layover in Chicago we got to our hotel around 11:30 and to sleep shortly after that. I made arrangements with … Continue reading Patagonia, AZ
