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 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...