
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

That’s me standing in front of MJ’s house just before she gave us three hikers a ride to Picket Post Trailhead. AZT Map Miles 499.1Miles

Zero Day I’m at MJ’s house with three other hikers, Muggle, Zipper and the third never told me her name. MJ doesn’t call this a

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

That’s the trail. That brush is face high. AZT Map Miles 469.5Miles Hiked 459.2Elevation 5,430 feetMiles Hiked Today 11.7 Today was another day of big

AZT Map Miles 457.8Miles Hiked 447.5Elevation 4,678 feetMiles Hiked Today 11.8 I overslept a bit and didn’t get off until 7 AM. I had wanted
AZT Map Miles 446.0Miles Hiked 435.7Elevation 3,232 feetMiles Hiked Today 4.5 I believed I would have trouble getting to the trail from Globe this morning,