AZT Day 7: Mica Mountain

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”

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 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”