Tag: Arizona Trail

Day 6 of the Arizona Trail

Mileage: 17 miles Weather: Below freezing morning and sunny afternoon with high winds The morning hike started at 5:35am. We woke up to completely frozen shoes and socks. My shoes laces were sticking straight outward. Family Mule could only get his feet half in… Continue Reading “Day 6 of the Arizona Trail”

Day 5 on Arizona Trail

Mileage: 18 miles Weather: Cold and snowy This was a very rough day, actually my worse day yet. I was ready to call an Uber (if I could have got one there) and leave. I was done being wet and cold. We got an… Continue Reading “Day 5 on Arizona Trail”

Day 3 on the AZT

Mileage: 12.5 miles Elevation Change: 1,334ft Weather: Sunshine, high 54, low 31 It rained all night and in to the morning. We woke up to some ice! It was cold switching out clothes. Once we started walking it helped. My shoes were soaked. I… Continue Reading “Day 3 on the AZT”

Day 2 on the AZT

Mileage: 18 miles Weather: strong winds, rain at night, cloudy, 51 degrees during the day and 29 degrees at night. We started the day in cold and wet conditions. We saw 4 deer within the first 10 minutes! They were much smaller than what… Continue Reading “Day 2 on the AZT”

Day 1 on the AZT

Mileage: 5 miles Weather: snow, cold, storms We woke up at 5am to a thunderstorm which then turned to snow. Looking at the weather, it was supposed to clear out in the next couple hours. So we had some breakfast and got ready. Our… Continue Reading “Day 1 on the AZT”

Day Zero of the Arizona Trail

It was a very long day for what ended up being a zero day due to some “mistakes”! If you plan to hike this trail, learn from us! We started with arriving at the airport at 3:40am for our 5:40am flight in Indiana to… Continue Reading “Day Zero of the Arizona Trail”