Day 183 – Ash Creek
Ash creek seems to be ironically named since a large fire engulfed much of the headwaters of the stream. The hiking was not really...
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Day 182 – Rugged
I took my time and eventually left safford a bit before noon. It was my birthday (although this will come out after the day) and I wanted...
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Day 181 – Safford
In the last 24 hours I have seen lots of action on the wildlife front. I have seen crickets as big as my fingers and wasps as big as...
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Day 180 – Morenci
I went to bed hungry and realized I still had over a day of hiking to the next town, so I made a side trip into the town of Morenci. But...
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Day 179 – Canyoneering
It was the first clear night in a while. The weather I have been waiting for. I finally slept great and caught up on all the rest the...
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Day 178 – Arizona!
More thunderstorms roared throughout the night. It meant another tough night of sleep and this time some water seeping into the toe box...
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Day 177 – Bull
Thunder and lighting flashed and the sky opened up. Another nightly storm. It is the strangest thing. At 7pm the sky is clear and the...
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Day 176 – Breakdown
My body is hitting the point of break down. It seems every day there is a new ache or pain. My body begs for more sleep every morning and...
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Day 175 – The Gila
I woke up early, but I didn’t feel like getting up, so I didn’t. Within reason, I have the ultimate ability to set my own schedule and...
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Day 174 – Mangas Mountain
I started today right. After a cup of coffee I went to one of the three restaurants in Pie Town that serves pie and had ice cream and pie...
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Day 173 – Pie Town
I wake up at the same time every morning without an alarm clock. So despite going to bed too late I was up by 6:30. Charlie was not quite...
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Day 172 – Hunters
Today was a weird day. A great, but weird day. My tent was wet after a night of wintery mix, and then I began the road walking that would...
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Day 171 – Grants
This morning I froze my butt off. Really, at one point my butt was cold. The temperature was around freezing, but the wind was so stiff...
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Day 170 – Another winter storm
It’s snowed! At around 2 am the rain turned to snow and I woke up with a thick layer on my tent. There was snow in my shoes and all over...
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Day 169 – More Weather
It was a weird morning. I woke up as it was getting light and began packing up my stuff from inside my tent. Then it began to rain. I...
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Day 168 – Cuba
I woke up to a bloody nose. It seemed out of nowhere since the air hasn’t been anywhere near as dry as Colorado. But, I was camped at...
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Day 167 – Sunshine
It was a great morning! No snow, no subfreezing temperatures and no ice on my tent. I could even hike without gloves. Only my beloved...
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Day 166 – Ghost Ranch
Another morning of ice on the tent. But, this would hopefully be the last for a while. I camped at 9,500’ and I would be camping at least...
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Day 165 – More Snow
It snowed most the night. In some spots the powder was over 6 inches deep. Putting shoes on in the morning was painful. They were frozen...
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Day 164 – A Winter Storm
With the terrible winter storm currently battering the mountains I am hiking through, I decided to link up with the other hikers for at...
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