Tag: hiking

Day 12 on the Arizona Trail

Mileage: 16.5 miles Weather: sunny most the day, night was 26 degrees and a few snow flurries The morning started out cold. We were packed and ready to hike within about 15 minutes! Not bad! We are getting quicker (could also be the fact… Continue Reading “Day 12 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 8 on the Arizona Trail

Mileage: 8 miles Weather: Sunny around 82 degrees We headed out of camp about 6:20am. The climb up the south rim is “brutal” but take it slow and keep going according to the ranger. I was already anticipating this was going to hurt especially… Continue Reading “Day 8 on the 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 32

Last night was rough with trying to sleep on slanted ground. Family Mule and I woke up to Dreamer and Tiny Turtle’s tent on our tent after it rolled! We had a 4:30 am start to make today’s push. It was dark so we… Continue Reading “Day 32”

Day 31

    We woke up to some light rain this morning. We packed up and started hiking around 6:30. We had to push 15 miles today. From Corliss Camp the trail takes a steep incline to the summit of Butternut Mountain. We continued to… Continue Reading “Day 31”

Day 30

We had an early start this morning. The trail was mostly an easy hike. Shortly after we began the hike we came to a suspension bridge. The bridge had an amazing view!  We refilled our water bottles at Roundtop Shelter. The water source is… Continue Reading “Day 30”

Day 28

It was a chilly morning. We woke up early to watch the sunrise from the top of the mountain. It was gorgeous and worth a little loss of sleep. We packed up and headed out for today’s hike towards town. After a short distance… Continue Reading “Day 28”

Day 25 on the Vermont Long Trail

We were slow to break down camp this morning. We were not sure how Tiny Turtle was going to be feeling. We knew if he was still sick then we would have another night at this camp. Luckily, he woke up as though nothing… Continue Reading “Day 25 on the Vermont Long Trail”

Day 24 on the Vermont Long Trail

We woke up around 7:30. Family Mule and Tiny Turtle headed to the fitness room to work the upper body, while Dreamer and myself prepared for the day ahead! We packed up, had breakfast and headed out! We had to stop at a laundromat… Continue Reading “Day 24 on the Vermont Long Trail”