Arizona Trail

In Autumn 2021, I pivoted off the Pacific Crest Trail to hike the 800 mile Arizona Trail. I started in Utah and made my way down to Mexico through the mountainous interior. It was a cool way to see my new home state and a nice two month journey.

Hitchin’ Out of Page
That Magic Thumb
Start of an Adventure
The View At Five Minutes In
Burnt Scrub and a View of the Paria Plateau
Sagebrush, Before
One Scary Striker
Pleasant Winding, Ominous Signing
Sagebrush, After
Into the Frozen Trees
Chipper Spirits
Windswept and Cold
Icy Veins
Jacob Lake Dining
Getting Back Out
Jacob Lake, Again, Morning Vibes
“Nine Lives”
Alaskans on Trail
Aspen Pathing
A View Through a Kill
Zippers and a Fence
A Wildlife Drinker
A Way Through
Zippers
A Cold Mess
Turkey Prints
Open Plains of the Kaibab Plateau
Open Walking
Wriggling Aspens
Aspen Floor
Endless Double Track
Things Staying Cold
East Rim View
Icy Sludge is the Way
Arkansas Dudes
Zippers on the North Rim
And a Take of Me
Red Rock Way
A Gaze Below
Manzanita Footbridge
Sharp Contrast
The Sleekest Rockfall
Bright Angel Corridor
Canyon Reflections
South Kaibab Trail
Red Rock on the South Kaibab
Bighorn Sheep in the GC
Pipe Creek Peep
AZT Bikers Unfurling
First Steps South from the Canyon
Desert Creeper
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Muggle Rolling Out Some Kinks
Finesign
Gates in the Dark
Grandview Tower At Dawn
Zip’s Setup
Winding Way to Humphreys Peak
Half Alive or Half Dead?
Open Land of the North
A Sinking Orb
Innovative Fill-Ups
Fun With Bones
Campsite on the Plains
Torching Those Tumbleweeds
Long Roads Near Their End
A Mountain Ever Higher
A Return to Alpine Lands
A Fire Is Good Any Night
Bismarck “Lake”
Aspen Twists
Morning View
Bright ‘Angle’ Trail
A Peek Back From Buffalo Park
That New Shoe Feel
Marshall Mesa Exposure
Marshall Mesa Tank
High Morale Dinner
Falling Through a Field
Last Look at the San Francisco Peaks
Vail Lake + Mormon Mountain
The Gentleman Hiker
Railroad Way
Dead Giant
Fancy Gates Ahead
Finely Manicured
Vilest of Water
Better Spirits With Fire!
Light Piercing the Boughs
East Clear Creek, Dry
High Contrast Hiking
General Springs Canyon
General Springs Cabin
Epic Rim
Flame Seer
Wind Blocker
Dawn Readiness
Mogollon Descent
A Fresh Forest
Enchanted Way
Stay Hydrated!
Scrubby Canopy Under the Rim
Flaming Foliage
Leaves at Webber Creek
Claw Game
Red Rock Way
Green Horizons Below the Rim
Mazatzals Loom Ahead
Golden Hour Entering Pine
Ready to Ride!
Breakfast Club at Shannon’s
Beers for the Crew
Marmot + Popcorn + Beer
Shannon, Hostel Prioress
Bunk Beds Built
Lapdog Lab
Red Oak View
Juniper Berry Harvest
Mazatzal Approach
A Glance East Above the Verde
Bees of Whiterock Spring
Dusk Braids
Spooky Jet
Spooky Scav
Rocky Ridge Ascent
Rocky Ridge Ascent II
Jet Gazes Out
In the Mazzies
Glimpse Out of the Mazzies
Tortilla Bro
Golden Grasses Up High
Mazzies Dusk
Night Marmot
Slanted Morning Shade
Burnt, But a Nice View
Mazzies Exit
Peeley Point Road
Big ‘Ol Prickly Pear
First Glimpse of Four Peaks
McFarland Camp
Happy Monkey
Squints
Birdbath Taking Some Shade
Culvert Chilling
Regal Colored Walk
Riparian Oaks of Sycamore Creek
Biker Legs
Fruit Salad, Portrait
Arizona Dusk Views
Birdbath and Flames
Golden Light of Morn’
Morning Fire Crew
Winding Road Walk
Suddenly Prismatic
Four Peaks Point Blank
Duality at Sunset
Breaking Camp
Plodding to Roosevelt
The First Saguaro
Roadwalk With Monkey
Grassy Buttes
Q-Tip at Roosevelt
Squatter, Sad
Jenny, Black and Blue
Sam and Jenny, Exiting Roosevelt
Cottonwood Creek
Steep Slant In Shade
Superstition Entrance
Intense Glare
Ripples and Formations
A Last Look at Four Peaks
A Golden Ridge Walk
A Golden Ridge Walk II
Superstition Ridges at Dusk
Reavis Creek Reflections
Montana Mountain Ridge Views
Scenic Desert Succulents
A Glimpse of Picketpost
Jet & Friends
A Relaxing Zero Morning
MJ & Lucky Collab on Breakfast
Carrot Quinn And Her Slashed Legs
A Team Up With Trail Time!
MJ & Shade Admiring Picketpost Sunset
Telegraph Fire Victims
More of Telegraph Canyon Fire
Alamo Canyon
Alamo Canyon
Alamo Canyon II
Alamo Canyon III
Gila River Dawn
Gila Railroad Trestles
Gary of Kearny
Monkey and the Rattlesnake Shaker
Cute Little Chola
Desert Arc
Thatched Shelter
Cholla Walking
Palo Verde Views
Twilight Cholla
Walking the Desert
Guard Dog Defeated
Finally Out of Oracle!
Way Up in the Catalinas
Picker and Babushka at Marshall Gulch
At the Top of Mt Lemmon
Sabino Canyon Cliffs
Lone Tree
Sabino Canyon, Riparian
Merianne at the Tank
Mica Mountain Beckons
Dusk Cattle
Upon the Mica Climb
Rincon Heights
Larry and Mike
Descending the Rincons
Nice Switchback View
Saguaro National Park - Dawn
Rincon Creek
Cienaga Creek
Into the Serpent's Mouth
The Santa Ritas Beckon
Desert Layers
Lumpy Desert
Casa Blanca Canyon
Perforated Passage
Raven and Freebird at Ovens of Patagonia
Patagonia and the Patagonias
Oliver at Goatlandia
Spacemaker at Goatlandia
Nightgoats
The Last Walk Out of Town
Rolling Grass Trails
Down Under Tank
Windswept Prairie Trail
First Glimpse of the Huachucas
Rain Clouds Coming
Shrouded Huachucas
Reflections in Sunnyside Canyon
On the Huachuca Crest
Bathtub Springs
Miller Peak
Descending South of Miller Peak
Mexico, No Longer So Far Off
The Welcome Party
Cholla Above Mexico
Me and Merrianne, Ready to Roll
The Final Way Forward
Finished!
Celebrations!
The Cheerful Trio
Border Wall Blight
Border Wall to Scale

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