by Melanie McManus | Feb 28, 2019 | Arizona, Arizona Trail 2019, Hiking, Trail Journals
My Arizona Trail thru-hike begins in six days. Yikes! Starting a long-distance hike is always daunting. This one is especially so because I’m not familiar with the terrain or environment, being from the Great White North. It should be comforting that Arizona has...
by Melanie McManus | Mar 4, 2019 | Arizona, Arizona Trail 2019, Hiking, Trail Journals, United States
Day 0 on the Arizona Trail. The journey began this morning heading to the airport at 5:30 a.m. The temperature was -10 and we still have a foot or so of snow on the ground. It’s hard to believe the next time I’m home spring will be in full swing, the grass...
by adventuretoward | Mar 5, 2019 | Arizona, Arizona Trail 2019, Hiking, Trail Journals, United States
I headed out from my cute B&B in Patagonia at 8:15 a.m., heading southbound toward the Canelo Hills. The first 2.7 miles were along Harshaw Road, so that was pretty easy. The temperature was forecast to be in the 70s, so I wore my favorite shorts with calf...
by Melanie McManus | Mar 6, 2019 | Arizona, Arizona Trail 2019, Hiking, Trail Journals, United States
Had a great evening last night in my cute campsite in Canelo Hills. It wasn’t too cold at night and I heard some coyotes, but nothing else. Right now it takes me about two hours to get up, eat breakfast, break camp and get going. Let’s see if I can get...
by Melanie McManus | Mar 7, 2019 | Arizona, Arizona Trail 2019, Hiking, Trail Journals, United States
I was nervous today, heading up the Huachuca Mountains. I had arranged for a shuttle from Montezuma Pass and the southern terminus back to my B&B in Patagonia. This would allow me to flip back northbound tomorrow. I said 5 p.m. because I heard the roads to...
by Melanie McManus | Mar 8, 2019 | Arizona, Arizona Trail 2019, Hiking, Trail Journals, United States
I hated this day, heading from Patagonia to Tunnel Spring! Well, that’s not really true. It was just very taxing. So, I left Patagonia and immediately bumped into Cashmere, Cookie and Tic Toc. It was fun hiking with them for the first hour. Cookie gave me all sorts...
