AZT Map Miles 425.0
Miles Hiked 414.7
Elevation 5,584 feet
Miles Hiked Today 14.0
Up and on the trail by 7:10 AM. The trail was going up but it was on an ATV road. There were very few rocks and the road was not overgrown with vegetation.
I was able to maintain a 2 MPH pace, which was great. By 11 AM I had done 8 miles. However, all good things must end. The trail turned onto a more primitive path. Then I entered Four Peaks Wilderness. The trail narrowed considerably until it was one to one and one-half feet wide. It was overgrown with brush that can trip you and other brush that I had to push through to continue. And of course if something were to trip me and I fell, nothing would stop the fall for about a 1,000 feet. Needless to say, I slowed way down to 1 MPH.
The reduced pace made my intended target unreachable. So at 3:30 I started looking for a campsite. I found one at a little after 4 PM. It was not ideal for a tent, but it will do.
Tomorrow I continue my push through the Four Peaks Wilderness. I was suppose to arrive in Globe tomorrow, but now it seems it will be Sunday.
