March 23, 2021 Mile: 262.9 The moon was really bright last night but I still slept pretty well. Naturally, Ghosthiker and I were the first ones up and breaking camp, hiking out around 6:30am. Lots of great scenery this morning so I took several photos. It was a fair climb out of camp and weContinue reading “Day 21: Kearney, AZ”
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Day 20: A Big Mile Day
March 22, 2021 Mile: 251.9 We left camp around 6:30am and covered 6.8 miles by 9:30am. Not terrible. We even found a water cache at Freeman Road, which was unexpected and totally awesome! We were afraid we might have to hitch into town to get water today. It’s a very long, dry stretch. The windContinue reading “Day 20: A Big Mile Day”
Day 19: Water Tanks & Jumping Cacti
March 21, 2021 Mile: 231 The coyotes howled all night long and from all around us, like they were circling us or something. I wasn’t really nervous but it definitely kept us both awake, which kind of sucked. We reached 4199’ elevation by 9:00am and had some great 360 degree views, followed by lots ofContinue reading “Day 19: Water Tanks & Jumping Cacti”
Day 18: Oracle State Park
March 20, 2021 Mile: 212.9 Oh sweet, merciful Jesus. I don’t believe I’ve ever slept this well in my entire life. My hotel bed was so comfortable, like a nice, soft, broken-in bed you’d find at home. I definitely slept like the dead. I’m sure it helped that the last several nights I’d had almostContinue reading “Day 18: Oracle State Park”
Day 17: Cold, until it’s not.
March 19, 2021 Mile: 199.9 It was a rough night. Ghosthiker and I both got super congested sleeping on the carpeted floor of the post office lobby, but no creepy gigolos showed up in the night and neither Casey nor Ryan snored, plus it was super warm and cozy, so that was nice. I wokeContinue reading “Day 17: Cold, until it’s not.”
Day 16: Mt. Lemmon
March 18, 2021 Mile: 184 Another long, cold night of little sleep, and woke up with more frost on the inside of my tent and on my quilt. When I woke up yesterday, my right eye was a little swollen, so I decided not to take anything before bed last night or when I gotContinue reading “Day 16: Mt. Lemmon”
Day 15: Climbing Mt. Lemmon
March 17, 2021 Mile: 178.8 Did I mention it’s been cold? Yeah, last night was the coldest. There was literally frost all over the inside of my tent and on my quilt this morning. I wish I’d taken some pictures but it was just too cold. I think it was like 9 degrees where weContinue reading “Day 15: Climbing Mt. Lemmon”
Day 14: Cold and Wet
March 16, 2021 Mile: 167 We were camped below 4000’, so it wasn’t terribly cold during the night, but it got colder as the morning came on. The snow started coming down in sharp pellets shortly after we started hiking and didn’t let up for a couple of hours. The wind was biting and prettyContinue reading “Day 14: Cold and Wet”
Day 13: From Sand to Snow
March 15, 2021 Mile 148.9 So. Bloody. Cold! Our campsite is at roughly 5200’ elevation and near a stream, so…yeah, it’s cold. Crawling out of my tent to get my food bag out of the bear box was a serious chore. I slept like the dead and woke up so stiff, having hot coffee in theContinue reading “Day 13: From Sand to Snow”
Day 12: Slow Mornings
March 14, 2021 Mile 135.3 at Grassy Shack Campground Pi Day! Kind of sad I don’t have any pie to celebrate with. I guess I should have thought of that while I was in town. 😞 We had a slow rise this morning. Woke up around 4:30am whether I wanted to or not, and it wasContinue reading “Day 12: Slow Mornings”
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