{"id":9,"date":"2023-03-12T23:16:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T23:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/azt\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2023-03-13T01:09:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T01:09:50","slug":"about-the-azt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/azt\/about-the-azt\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Arizona Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the <a href=\"https:\/\/aztrail.org\/\">Arizona Trail Association<\/a>: &#8220;The Arizona National Scenic Trail is a complete non-motorized path, stretching 800 diverse miles (1285km) across Arizona from Mexico to Utah.&nbsp;It links deserts, mountains, canyons, forests, history, communities and people.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/azt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/AZT.png\" alt=\"ATA Logo\" class=\"wp-image-17\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AZT starts on the southern border of Arizona and Mexico, and makes its way to the northern border of Arizona and Utah. The trail was established relatively recently compared to the PCT and the AT. Many people complete it by hiking sections at different times. A through hike usually takes 6-8 weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/azt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/AZT-map.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/azt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/AZT-map.png 400w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/azt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/AZT-map-246x300.png 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(From the <a href=\"https:\/\/aztrail.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapSeries\/index.html?appid=ac6f5f2fb39d4c9db3ff08f95a19bf7c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arizona Trail Association<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Arizona is known as a desert state, the trail goes through many diverse environments. It is also often at a high altitude, so snow can occur. A highlight at the northern end of the trail is a descent into the Grand Canyon and then an ascent to the northern rim and on to the Utah border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/azt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/Arizona-Trail-Profile__1583192427336__w1000.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/azt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/Arizona-Trail-Profile__1583192427336__w1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/azt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/Arizona-Trail-Profile__1583192427336__w1000-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/azt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/Arizona-Trail-Profile__1583192427336__w1000-768x336.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(from the <a href=\"https:\/\/aztrail.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapSeries\/index.html?appid=ac6f5f2fb39d4c9db3ff08f95a19bf7c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arizona Trail Association<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From the Arizona Trail Association: &#8220;The Arizona National Scenic Trail is a complete non-motorized path, stretching 800 diverse miles (1285km) across Arizona from Mexico to Utah.&nbsp;It links deserts, mountains, canyons, forests, history, communities and people.&#8221; The AZT starts on the southern border of Arizona and Mexico, and makes its way&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/azt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/azt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/azt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/azt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/azt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/azt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36,"href":"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/azt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/36"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/azt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}