Author Archives: Deserrae Potts

Miles Hiked: 19.7 AZT progress: 456.3Even though I was the last to get to camp last night, I was still packed up and hiking before any of the other hikers were awake. This is a pretty common experience for me. I often enjoy hiking all day long from before sunrise to just after sunset. It’sContinueContinue reading “AZT Day 18- Pine AZ”

Miles Hiked: 32.3AZT progress: 436.6 I took a little extra time in camp this morning to make myself a hot beverage of chocolate breakfast essentials before starting my hike. I was absolutely freezing again last night and had a hard time getting any sleep at. By 6am I was on the trail continuing through theContinueContinue reading “AZT Day 17- Solar Eclipse”

Miles Hiked: 30.3AZT Progress: 404.4I woke up with ice on my sleeping bag this morning. It was so cold last night I could barely sleep. My knee was a little stiff and swollen still but no where near as bad as I thought it might be. I packed up my things in five minutes shiveringContinueContinue reading “AZT Day 16- Mazatazal Wilderness”

Miles Hiked: 28.4 AZT Progress: 374.1This morning I had a very relaxing morning at Becky’s house getting ready to hit the trail. She made me and the other hiker she was dropping off a breakfast of egg sandwiches with coffee. I enjoyed mine with Becky, Scott, and Rosie sitting on the back porch overlooking Becky’sContinueContinue reading “AZT Day 15- Four Peaks Wilderness”

Miles Hiked: 30.1AZT progress: 343.7Today’s goal was to get to Roosevelt Lake before it started to precipitate predicted around 5pm as well as pick up my resupply box from my parents before the marina closed at 6pm. I started hiking at 5:10am continuing down the dirt road I camped off of last night. I hadContinueContinue reading “AZT Day 14- Roosevelt Lake”

Miles Hiked: 28.3AZT Progress: 313.6 miles Rain water collector to Rogers Trough Trailhead RoadI wasn’t able to fall asleep until 3am last night, I think because I was so cold. I woke up around 5:30 to the sunrise feeling incredibly exhausted but too tired to fall back asleep. I quietly packed up my things andContinueContinue reading “AZT Day 13- Gila Monster Magic”

Miles Hiked: 25.7AZT Progress: 288.2 Kearney to Rain water collector Passages: 14 –  https://aztrail.org/explore/passages/passage-16-gila-river-canyons/ I woke up at 5am this morning feeling incredibly rested. I got my clothes in the laundry and started cleaning out my food bag as soon as the other hikers in the living room started moving around. I learned that peopleContinueContinue reading “AZT Day 12: Kearny AZ and the Gila River Canyons”

Miles Hiked: 37AZT progress: 262Beehive Well to Kearney I hardly slept at all last night. I was already awake before my alarm went off at 4am hoping I could get a few more hours of sleep but it didn’t happen. I got out of my soaking wet sleeping bag and tent packed up and hitContinueContinue reading “AZT Day 11 – Kangaroo Mouse Fiesta”

Miles hiked: 8 Oracle Ridge to Oracle I only slept about two hours last night but woke up with the sunrise regardless. I thought about just going back to sleep but the thought of the incoming storm got me up and moving. All night long my tent flapped around like a parachute and the footContinueContinue reading “AZT Day 9- Oracle”

Miles Hiked: 30AZT Progress: 191Molino Campground to Oracle Ridge mile 191 Passage 11: https://aztrail.org/explore/passages/passage-11-santa-catalina-mountains/Today felt just as incredibly long as it was. It started with my alarm going off at 4am. I was determined to hike up Mount Lemmon and make it to the general store in the resort village of Summerhaven before it closedContinueContinue reading “AZT Day 8: Mount Lemmon”

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”

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”

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”