#arizonatrail — Public Fediverse posts

Especially after completing the big hikes in Namibia my thoughts are returning to doing the Arizona Trail NOBO. It is something I would like to do in the next couple of 2-4 years if possible.

But coming from a foreign country means there is additional planning involved for instance:

- Where does one store stuff which one does not take on the trail?
- How to manage one's clothes, especially for zero days?
- How easy is it to post packages forward?
- How to figure out what US foods would be appealing on a hike? (Peanut butter on a wrap will not work for me).
- Can I subscribe to FarOut just for the 2-3 months on trail?
- How does one get permits for the Grand Cayon section?

And many more...

#hiking #wanderlust #arizonatrail

Especially after completing the big hikes in Namibia my thoughts are returning to doing the Arizona Trail NOBO. It is something I would like to do in the next couple of 2-4 years if possible.

But coming from a foreign country means there is additional planning involved for instance:

- Where does one store stuff which one does not take on the trail?
- How to manage one's clothes, especially for zero days?
- How easy is it to post packages forward?
- How to figure out what US foods would be appealing on a hike? (Peanut butter on a wrap will not work for me).
- Can I subscribe to FarOut just for the 2-3 months on trail?
- How does one get permits for the Grand Cayon section?

And many more...

#hiking #wanderlust #arizonatrail

You know you're hiking on a rough and rocky trail when you see two horses with feet too sore for their owners to ride them.

Read about Day 31 on my #ArizonaTrail thru-hike:
https://hikewithgravity.com/hikes/azt-2024/day-31-roosevelt-lake-marina-to-two-bar-ridge

There's a reason my trail name is Gravity. Day 30 of my #ArizonaTrail thru-hike proved that four more times.

https://hikewithgravity.com/hikes/azt-2024/day-30-four-peaks-wilderness-to-roosevelt-lake-marina

No matter how many maps, trail guides, blogs, and YouTube videos you study, there's no way to know everything about a trail. There are bound to be a few surprises along the way.

Day 24 of my #ArizonaTrail thru-hike was filled with many.

https://hikewithgravity.com/hikes/azt-2024/day-24-whiterock-mesa-to-red-hills

$310 million #DHS grant to Fisher Sand & Gravel Co to build 27 miles of US #border fencing closes access "indefinitely" to southern most point of historic 800 mile #ArizonaTrail . Back in fall of 2025 DHS fenced off the trail’s southern terminus monument with razor wire.

30-foot-tall steel barrier now impedes access to stone obelisk monument at former pre-#DJT "end of the trail."

https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/4/17/229370-southernmost-mile-of-historic-arizona-trail-closes-for-border-wall-construction/

Leaving Pine, the #ArizonaTrail was more challenging. There were fewer forests to provide shade, so there were long stretches exposed to the sun. I crossed rugged terrain with steep inclines and many rocks.

As a bonus, there were many more cacti along the trail to rip at my clothing and skin.

https://hikewithgravity.com/hikes/azt-2024/day-23-pine-to-white-rock-mesa

Day 21 of my #ArizonaTrail thru-hike settled into what I had expected most days on the trail would be like. After several days of turmoil, it couldn't have come at a better time.

https://hikewithgravity.com/hikes/azt-2024/day-21-battleground-ridge-to-geronimo-spring

On Day 19 of my #ArizonaTrail thru-hike, I made a decision to quit and go home.

The next day, something remarkable happened. I met a hiker named Tree Hugger, the first hiker I’d talked to in days. She helped me see I’d made a rash decision, and I changed my mind about quitting.

Thru-hikers like to say, "The trail provides." Our chance meeting on that day was proof that indeed it does.

https://hikewithgravity.com/hikes/azt-2024/day-20-foot-tree-tank-to-battleground-ridge

On Day 19 of my #ArizonaTrail thru-hike, I made a decision to quit and go home.

The next day, something remarkable happened. I met a hiker named Tree Hugger, the first hiker I’d talked to in days. She helped me see I’d made a rash decision, and I changed my mind about quitting.

Thru-hikers like to say, "The trail provides." Our chance meeting on that day was proof that indeed it does.

https://hikewithgravity.com/hikes/azt-2024/day-20-foot-tree-tank-to-battleground-ridge

I felt at the end of Day 18 on the #ArizonaTrail like I had reached a crossroads. One road would keep me on the trail. The other would take me home. Standing there, I couldn’t decide which one to take.

https://hikewithgravity.com/hikes/azt-2024/day-18-double-springs-campground-to-maxie-tank

I felt at the end of Day 18 on the #ArizonaTrail like I had reached a crossroads. One road would keep me on the trail. The other would take me home. Standing there, I couldn’t decide which one to take.

https://hikewithgravity.com/hikes/azt-2024/day-18-double-springs-campground-to-maxie-tank

23 years ago today, as U.S. was preparing to invade Iraq under GW Bush, a miserable disgrace, I caught a ride with a friend to Coronado's Monument at southern border of Arizona to commence hiking the fledgling #ArizonaTrail. Kicked off, way too much stuff in my pack, March 3, 2003, by hiking to the top of Miller Peak at over 9000 feet. And thus began my ~800 mile journey across Arizona to the Utah border. Still gives me chills recalling it. Tomorrow's the birthday of said chills.
#happytrails

23 years ago today, as U.S. was preparing to invade Iraq under GW Bush, a miserable disgrace, I caught a ride with a friend to Coronado's Monument at southern border of Arizona to commence hiking the fledgling #ArizonaTrail. Kicked off, way too much stuff in my pack, March 3, 2003, by hiking to the top of Miller Peak at over 9000 feet. And thus began my ~800 mile journey across Arizona to the Utah border. Still gives me chills recalling it. Tomorrow's the birthday of said chills.
#happytrails

End of today's activation at US-4557, with the JPC-12 antenna configured for 10 meters. The gate back to the main road is in the background. Thanks to all the hunters today! #POTA #ArizonaTrail #QRP #Xiegu #HamRadio

End of today's activation at US-4557, with the JPC-12 antenna configured for 10 meters. The gate back to the main road is in the background. Thanks to all the hunters today! #POTA #ArizonaTrail #QRP #Xiegu #HamRadio

Water sources on the #ArizonaTrail are often a gross mess of silt and algae, usually shared with cattle and wildlife. It was a huge relief on Day 12 of my thru-hike to find water that was clear and tasted good. Better still, I was able to thank in person two trail angels who provided some of that water.

https://hikewithgravity.com/hikes/azt-2024/day-12-fs-road-417-to-near-walker-lake-peak

Water sources on the #ArizonaTrail are often a gross mess of silt and algae, usually shared with cattle and wildlife. It was a huge relief on Day 12 of my thru-hike to find water that was clear and tasted good. Better still, I was able to thank in person two trail angels who provided some of that water.

https://hikewithgravity.com/hikes/azt-2024/day-12-fs-road-417-to-near-walker-lake-peak

I knew pretty much nothing about Neotoma lepida, or at least an animal by that name. It is also called a desert woodrat, and more commonly, a pack rat. My only knowledge about it was that people who save junk are sometimes called pack rats.

Then on Day 11 of my #ArizonaTrail thru-hike, I discovered pack rats are real, and their name fits.

https://hikewithgravity.com/hikes/azt-2024/day-11-babbitt-ranch-passage-to-fs-road-417

I knew pretty much nothing about Neotoma lepida, or at least an animal by that name. It is also called a desert woodrat, and more commonly, a pack rat. My only knowledge about it was that people who save junk are sometimes called pack rats.

Then on Day 11 of my #ArizonaTrail thru-hike, I discovered pack rats are real, and their name fits.

https://hikewithgravity.com/hikes/azt-2024/day-11-babbitt-ranch-passage-to-fs-road-417

Day 10 of my #ArizonaTrail thru-hike turned out much better than Day 9. I didn’t feel nearly as tired, my pack ably handled the weight of five liters of water, and I even got a little education on what goes into a prescribed burn.

Read about this eventful day at https://hikewithgravity.com/hikes/azt-2024/day-10-coconino-rim-road-to-babbitt-ranch-passage.

Day 10 of my #ArizonaTrail thru-hike turned out much better than Day 9. I didn’t feel nearly as tired, my pack ably handled the weight of five liters of water, and I even got a little education on what goes into a prescribed burn.

Read about this eventful day at https://hikewithgravity.com/hikes/azt-2024/day-10-coconino-rim-road-to-babbitt-ranch-passage.

The farther I walked on Day 9 of my #ArizonaTrail thru-hike, the more I could feel the energy draining from my body. This was unexpected because the trail was flat and easy.

https://hikewithgravity.com/hikes/azt-2024/day-9-baaj-nwaavjo-itah-kukveni-to-coconino-rim-road

Perhaps I was feeling a letdown after two days of stunning scenery, but there was so little variation in the landscape after the #GrandCanyon that my mind switched into neutral gear.

Day 8 of my #ArizonaTrail thru-hike: https://hikewithgravity.com/hikes/azt-2024/day-8-grand-canyon-south-rim-to-baaj-nwaavjo-itah-kukveni

I love to hike. Believe it or not,there were lots more I wished I’d kept! Haha. The ones on bottom, far right, hiked 800 miles across Arizona on the #ArizonaTrail , 3/3 thru 5/5 2003. Would like to bronze them!
#supination #hiking #Vasque

I love to hike. Believe it or not,there were lots more I wished I’d kept! Haha. The ones on bottom, far right, hiked 800 miles across Arizona on the #ArizonaTrail , 3/3 thru 5/5 2003. Would like to bronze them!
#supination #hiking #Vasque

It was hard to fully appreciate the geological history of the #GrandCanyon on Day 6 of my #ArizonaTrail thru-hike because I never saw the Colorado River. That changed on Day 7 as I crossed the river and climbed to the South Rim.

https://hikewithgravity.com/hikes/azt-2024/day-7-bright-angel-campground-to-grand-canyon-south-rim

It was hard to fully appreciate the geological history of the #GrandCanyon on Day 6 of my #ArizonaTrail thru-hike because I never saw the Colorado River. That changed on Day 7 as I crossed the river and climbed to the South Rim.

https://hikewithgravity.com/hikes/azt-2024/day-7-bright-angel-campground-to-grand-canyon-south-rim

I walked 800 Miles across The DESERT Of Arizona ( this was BRUTAL )

#GirlOutdoors #thruhiking #hiking #backpacking #ArizonaTrail #desertofArizona

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X28d3iA_EoU

Thru-hiking On A Clean or Restrictive Diet

#Dixie #Thruhiking #hiking #backpacking #camping #ArizonaTrail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57jwRTD-Dlw&list=UUQhqmV26773qZhzqJz4VFcw&index=1

Arizona Trail Thru-hike Full Gear List & Post-Hike Review

#Dixie #Thruhiking #hiking #backpacking #camping #ArizonaTrail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiPECBkGZYU&list=UUQhqmV26773qZhzqJz4VFcw&index=1

Answering Your FAQs About My 🌵Arizona Trail Thru-hike🌵

#Dixie #Thruhiking #hiking #backpacking #camping #ArizonaTrail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixdv-yLOV1Y&list=UUQhqmV26773qZhzqJz4VFcw&index=1

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Yürümesi bir başarı, çocuk emziren bir kadın olarak yürümesi ayrı başarı!

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The End (🌵AZT 2025)

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Visiting The Grand Canyon Lodge One Last Time (AZT🌵2025)

#Dixie #Thruhiking #hiking #backpacking #camping #ArizonaTrail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovsLGzdjbc0&list=UUQhqmV26773qZhzqJz4VFcw&index=1

I Have A Bad Feeling About This (🌵AZT 2025)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ2Qpp72XPk&list=UUQhqmV26773qZhzqJz4VFcw&index=1

Climbing Out Of The Grand Canyon (🌵AZT 2025)

#Dixie #Thruhiking #hiking #backpacking #camping #ArizonaTrail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlzUzOTT09Q&list=UUQhqmV26773qZhzqJz4VFcw&index=1

Slow-Roasting (110º) In THE GRAND CANYON (🌵AZT 2025)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjE3MNkb4G8&list=UUQhqmV26773qZhzqJz4VFcw&index=1

Another Dumb Mistake (🌵AZT 2025)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKCN-gpELcI&list=UUQhqmV26773qZhzqJz4VFcw&index=1