Miles Hiked: 26.1AZT Progress: 161.4Grass Shack to Molino Basin CampgroundI got the best sleep I’ve had on the whole trail at Grass Shack campsite last night. I was the first person awake and left camp at 6:30am without talking to anyone. I started the last half of the massive climb up Mica Mountain. I’m soContinueContinue reading “AZT Day 7: Mica Mountain”
Monthly Archives: March 2024
AZT Day 6: Sauguro National Park
Miles Hiked: 22.6AZT Progress: 135.4Gabe Zimmerman TH to Grass Shack I woke up to the sunrise and a soaking wet sleeping bag at the Gabe Zimmerman Trailhead this morning. I was in no rush to leave as Colossal Cave Gift Shop (my next resupply stop) only 5 miles away doesn’t open until 9am. I consideredContinueContinue reading “AZT Day 6: Sauguro National Park”
AZT Day 5: Cactus Garden
Miles Hiked: 35.8AZT Progress: 112.8Kentucky Camp to Gabe Zimmerman THThis morning I walked outside of Kentucky camp to hail frozen on the ground but the sky was completely cloudless. I was so happy! This is the first time the sky has been completely clear and it hasn’t looked like it’s about to or is activelyContinueContinue reading “AZT Day 5: Cactus Garden”
AZT Day 4: Santa Rita Mountains and Goodwill in Dead Cow Country
Miles Hiked: 24.6AZT progress: 77 Casablanca Trailhead to Kentucky Camp I slept well under my tarp at Tera Sol in Patagonia. The extra Mexican blankets they provide campers kept me extra cozy last night. My tarp was wet from condensation, something I hadn’t thought about yet. I crawled out of my sleeping bag at 6amContinueContinue reading “AZT Day 4: Santa Rita Mountains and Goodwill in Dead Cow Country”
AZT Day 3: Patagonia
I woke up to yet again more snow this morning! I can’t believe it’s snowed on me the first two nights of this hike. I was expecting to encounter snow a maximum of two times and I’ve already hit it. I was camped at 5,300 feet, yesterday the snow didn’t reach this low. My treeContinueContinue reading “AZT Day 3: Patagonia”
AZT Day 2: Snow in the Desert
Miles Hiked: 27 Total Trail Progress: 36.7 Passages 1-3 It snowed almost an inch but not quite last night. My tarp was partially buried in snow that was blown on to it but I stayed dry inside. I think I got lucky with how I pitched it but I plan on pitching it many moreContinueContinue reading “AZT Day 2: Snow in the Desert”
AZT Day 1: The Journey Begins
Miles Hiked: 11.7Total Trail Progress: 9.7Passage 1After a week long trip to Moab with my fiance Val, he dropped me off at the Salt Lake City Airport. We said our goodbyes and I walked in to go through security and catch my 10:30am flight to Tucson AZ. With a very short layover in Phoenix, itContinueContinue reading “AZT Day 1: The Journey Begins”