I woke up to an aching back, then as I got up I felt a giant knot in my right calf. I’m sure the calf strain happened while canyoneering...

Ash creek seems to be ironically named since a large fire engulfed much of the headwaters of the stream. The hiking was not really...

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...

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...

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...

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...

More thunderstorms roared throughout the night. It meant another tough night of sleep and this time some water seeping into the toe box...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...