Tony's Hiking Adventure

Author: Tony Lombardi

Resting Oak Air BnB
Arizona Trail

Oracle AZ – Resting Oak Air BnB

Resting Oak Air BnB RV. What a place!  It has everything a house has.  This is a super deal, which costs what a moderately priced hotel room would cost.

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Guthook topology depiction of Black Hills.
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The Black Hills of Oracle

I was up early for my second day go around with the Black Hills. It’s like a roller coaster.  The trail goes up and down a hundred feet or more repeatedly.

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Afternoon Surprise Climb

AZT Map Miles 567.6Miles Hiked 557.3Elevation 3,924 feetMiles Hiked Today 14.3 I didn’t check my navigation app before starting this morning.  The hike started out

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Lunch Break
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Making Miles on the AZT

I wanted to hit 550 miles today.  The trail had no single large elevation gain, but it did gradually go up most of the day.  Still, I was making miles.

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Heading South of Kearney
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Heading South of Kearney

I was hiking south of Kearney by 9:15 AM.  The trail was mostly up.  It was a clear day and although hot, certainly not as hot as yesterday.

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Kearney
Arizona Trail

Short Stop in Kearney, AZ

I decided to go into Kearney today for a couple of reasons. The rocks have finally got the better of my right foot.  I’m going to rest the foot for half a day.

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500 miles
Arizona Trail

500 Miles!

I took several breaks in the heat, which slowed me down.  Despite that, I went over the 500 miles mark today in both map miles and actual miles hiked.

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Back to the Arizona Trail
Arizona Trail

Back to the Arizona Trail

Time to go back to the Arizona Trail.  After breakfast of freshly cooked blueberry muffins, orange juice and eggs, three of us loaded into trail angel MJ’s car.

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MJ in Superior House
Arizona Trail

Superior, AZ and MJ’s House

Well known trail angel, MJ, in front of her house. AZT Map Miles 485.0Miles Hiked 474.7Elevation 2,396 feetMiles Hiked Today 15.5 Woke up early and

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