Hiking
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Day 5 | Arizona Trail
Zero Day #1 No hiking for us today! We spent the day in the adorable town of Patagonia, AZ. Tom overextended his knee hiking through deep snow, and on top of that has a wet cough, we assume came from the high elevation. We’ll hang out in town until both of these issues clear up
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Day 4 | Arizona Trail
Mile 39.3 – 52.4 Another gentle(r) day at lower elevations. We’ve met a handful of other thru-hikers by now, and are getting to know them – Shrink, Norseman, Loofah, and of course Cherry Pit. Everyone is eagerly awaiting the first town food of Patagonia, Arizona! ⇠ Previous Day Next Day ⇢
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Day 3 | Arizona Trail
Mile 22.8 – 39.3 Miller Peak Wilderness When we woke up in the Miller Peak Wilderness, we found only mild condensation on our tent! We were grateful we had chosen to go with a double-walled tent (net body + rain fly) as opposed to a single-walled tent (one piece) because they handle condensation better. Typically
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Day 2 | Arizona Trail
Mile 9.3 – 22.8 We tried to get out of our tent early, but we were forced to stay cozy in our warm sleeping bags until the ice melted on the zippers of our tent. When we finally emerged, everything was covered in a fine layer of ice. Shaking off our tent, we produced enough
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Day 1 | Arizona Trail
Miles 0 – 9.3 (+1.8 bonus miles to tag the terminus) We rose before the sun, cold but surprisingly relatively dry and jittery with excitement to finally be hiking on the Arizona Trail. We used the red light on our headlamps to quietly pack up our belongings, and try not to disturb the other hiker
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Day 0 | Arizona Trail
The plan was to catch an early flight from Orlando, Florida to Tucson, Arizona, catch a pre-arranged ride to the trail, set up camp and relax for the whole afternoon before starting our hike tomorrow. But when do plans ever go accordingly? Neither of us realized we were flying during Spring Break, but we certainly
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My First Backpacking Date
Aside from backpackers I’ve met while on a trail, I’ve always backpacked alone. It’s been a hard sell for my non-backpacking friends to want to purchase, and then carry, a lot of gear just to go somewhere to sleep on the hard ground. And then along comes Tom! Tom and I finally found one night
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Planning a Primitive Camping Date
Let’s go on a camping date! Have you ever felt inclined to work up a good sweat with a great hike, then not change your clothes or bathe, and crawl into a tiny space with your beloved (who is in a similarly rank state) and stay there for about nine hours? No? Ah, well, I
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Day 30 | PCT 2021
Mile 307.9 – 318 Soaked in the Hot Springs again in the morning, and moseyed through desert wildflowers in the afternoon. ⇠ Previous Day Next Day ⇢
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Day 29 | PCT 2021
Mile 289.9 – 307.9 (+4 miles to town) What a magical day! There was a little ice cream place 2.5 miles off trail… and it did seem like a good day for ice cream, so off I went. There I ran into Smitten and Cloud Ripper, and we hatched a plan to make it to