Day 6: March 30, 2023AZT mile 65.5 to 85.1Hiked today: 19.6 miles / 31.5 kmAZT ascents today: 974m , descents: 685mAZT hiked to date: 10.6% Well, the morning trail was hard – starting off on a rocky dirt road, we climbed steeply for nearly 5 miles and then, thankfully, branched…

Day 4: March 28, 2023AZT mile 43.0 to 50.7Hiked today: 7.7 miles / 12.4 kmAZT hiked to date: 2.3% We woke to the sound of turkeys gobbling and coyotes calling but the cows had moved away during the night. We got going quickly to get the hill hiking well underway…

Day 3: March 27, 2023AZT mile 25.8 to 43.0Hiked today: 17.2 miles / 27.7 kmAZT ascents today: 585m , descents: 951mAZT hiked to date: 2.0% Well, we all woke fresh after a good sound sleep to clear skies once again and set off in good spirits. Although the track is…

Day 2: March 26, 2023AZT mile 9.3 to 25.8Hiked today: 16.5 miles / 26.6 kmAZT ascents today: 576m , descents: 1284mAZT hiked to date: 1.2% Last night’s camp was at 8077 feet above sea level, and it was cold! The water in our bottles froze solid. We slept in every…

Day 1: March 25, 2023AZT mile Day 0 Miles to 9.3Hiked today: 11.2 miles / 18.0 kmAZT ascents today: 1144m , descents: 483mAZT hiked to date: 0.4% Despite another broken night’s sleep due to jetlag we were all up early, dressed and packed ready to leave before 6am. Kelly kindly…

So here we are in Tucson, living a life of luxury with Gary’s cousin, Linda, and her husband, Kelly, who are treating us like royalty. LA was OK – we stayed in a hotel near the airport with a shuttle bus to and fro for convenience. After a fitful night…

We have arrived safely in Los Angeles after an uneventful 13h flight. As you can see from the route map, we crossed the international dateline at the point it crossed the equator. We arrived to a cool evening with some rain. Only an hour to get through immigration which isn’t…