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Day 17 on the Arizona Trail

We stayed decently warm last night. This morning was cold and the snow was starting to come down. I made the decision to go ahead and call a taxi then get a rental car and site see why this snow storm passed. I am… Continue Reading “Day 17 on the Arizona Trail”

Day 13 on the Arizona Trail

Mileage: 16 miles Weather: Windy and cold The morning started with frost all over the tent. We took the fly off the tent and shook as much of the frost off as we could. Then proceeded to fold up the rest of the tent.… Continue Reading “Day 13 on the Arizona Trail”

Day 11 on the Arizona Trail

Mileage: 11.7 miles Weather: cold, rain, 30mph wind We started the morning packing in high winds. The trail was very similar to yesterday as far the terrain. We were able to get a little better views today at least but not many. We stopped… Continue Reading “Day 11 on the Arizona Trail”

Day 10 on the Arizona Trail

Mileage: 23.7 miles Weather: party cloudy and temps around 55 degrees We started our day around 7am when we checked out of the lodge and headed down the trail. We had 6 miles of paved trail walk. This is always hard on the feet… Continue Reading “Day 10 on the Arizona Trail”

Day 23 on the Vermont Long Trail

The summit of Camels Hump

Day 22 on the Vermont Long Trail

The rain continued through the night. The sound of the wind and rain on the shelter was loud yet peaceful in a way. We knew we needed to move forward but decided to try to let the weather ease up before heading out.

Day 21 on the Vermont Long Trail

We woke up around 6:30 this morning and headed out. The trail had a lot of ups and down’s, which the downs were steep. Tiny Turtle took some falls along with the rest of us. A section of the trail shortly after leaving the… Continue Reading “Day 21 on the Vermont Long Trail”

Day 20 on the Vermont Long Trail

We woke up early this morning. We did not sleep much through the night. Family Mule and I were on edge for some reason. We started packing up around 6:30. I turned on my phone to check for reception so I could hopefully check… Continue Reading “Day 20 on the Vermont Long Trail”

Day 19 on the Vermont Long Trail

We woke up this morning to a nice cup of hot chocolate! Yum! We packed up and hit the trail about 8:30 when the rain lightened. We were moving slowing because everything was very wet and slick. Tiny Turtle called them slick pads.

Day 18 on the Vermont Long Trail

We woke up at 6:45 this morning to pack and hit the 9:22 shuttle to Rutland. We then caught the 10:45 shuttle to Middlebury. Dreamer was falling a sleep on the bus. It was so funny  because she laid on the window and her… Continue Reading “Day 18 on the Vermont Long Trail”