by Melanie McManus | Feb 28, 2019 | Arizona, Arizona Trail 2019, Hiking, Trail Journals
My Arizona Trail thru-hike begins in six days. Yikes! Disclosure: This entry contains affiliate links (among regular links) to products I own and like, or which I think you might like. This means that, at no extra cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click...
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 (4.4 km) were along Harshaw Road, so that was pretty easy. The temperature was forecast to be in the 70s F (21-26 C), so I wore my favorite...
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...
