Arizona Trail
AZT 2025 Days 22-25: A Zero, the Superstitions and Roosevelt Lake
Thanks for following along! When last I posted (Day 21), we had just rolled into Superior for a Zero. My hiking tramily drove off to hang with family in Apache...
One Cold [High] Desert | Arizona Trail
One Cold (High) Desert Arizona Trail | Week 1 Days 1-2 Prologue | Welcome Back Thanks for tuning in here & reading my blogs. It means a substantial amount that...
AZT Days 25-31: Four Peaks, a Sunflower Resupply and the Mazatzals
So I ended my last post half way through the day... We didn't stop at Roosevelt Lake but climbed right up into Four Peaks Wilderness, or at least the beginning...
The Arizona Trail: What’s after Mt. Lemmon?
Part 7 Summerhaven to Oracle "I went out to the hazel wood, Because a fire was in my head" — W.B. Yeats, "The Song of Wandering Aengus" We left Summerhaven...
Arizona Trail: Pain and Ponderosa Pines
Hello friends, and welcome back! Coming to you live from the Flagstaff Public Library, I’ve had quite the eventful past 110 miles. Just a quick note, I bought some cheap...
AZT Days 14-21: Hot, Scorching Death
This poor Canadian knew it might get hot, but there really was no way to prepare for it with snow on the ground. Day 1 on Miller Peak was warm,...
Arizona Trail: Getting my groove back, a legendary hitch, and trail running for a breakfast special!
Howdy! Last time you heard from me I was sick as a dog, and I’m here to tell you: Yardsale is back in the game! So, let’s get into the...
AZT Days 8-13: A Zero, and the Push to Mount Lemmon
Day 8: We did take a Zero in Tucson and it was well used. We hooked in with an old friend of my tramily: Cheers and Take Charge, who drove...
If You Give a Hiker a Tennis Ball
I leave next week to start the first leg of a three part walkabout. I. AM. SO. EXCITED. In my planner I have written next to my intense budgeting regime...
Arizona Trail: Mountain snow, desert heat, and a Yard Sale?
Yo! This is my first on trail post of the season. I am currently waiting outside of Summit Hut in Tucson for the shop to open so I can buy...