May 29th, 2025 To Pietown, red line mile 415 Hiked today: 13.7 miles / 22km Today we started a bit earlier, 5:30am. The objective was to get to Pietown Post Office before it closed at noon. Along the way a trail angel named Solo stopped and gave us an energy…

May 28, 2025 To Pietown Road Alternate mile 26 Hiked today: 21.2 miles / 34.4 km Well, not much to report today. Pretty much all road walking. We started around 6 am and hit our first water replenish after about 5 miles and then on up a steep slope to…

May 27, 2025 To Pietown Road Alternate mile 4.8 Hiked today: 23.5 miles / 37.8 km With another early start, we were greeted with a short sharp ascent, rewarded with lovely views from the ridge. Then it was a downhill stretch until we reached the beginning of the alternate track…

May 26, 2025 To Red line mile 347 Hiked today: 21.9 miles / 35.2 km Neither of us slept particularly well, so we were up early and walking by 6 am. We had a 20 mile road walk, so no navigating required but a long, hard slog. Either side of…

May 25, 2025 Gila R Alternate mile 87 Hiked today: 20.2 miles / 32.5 km It was pleasantly cool as we started off this morning. Although we still had a number of river crossings, the sections of trail in between them were much longer. Eventually, we made it up a…

May 24, 2025 To Gila R Alternate mile 66.8 Hiked today: 17.1 miles / 27.5 km Being deep in the Canyon, the sun does not reach us until after 8 am. We were up and walking by 6.20 and I was feeling quite cold so I put on my puffer…

May 23, 2025 To Gila R Alternate mile 49.7 Hiked today: 19 miles / 30.6 km It was quite cold when we started hiking this morning. We soon encountered river crossings and our feet and hands were numb with the cold. Rather ironic since the daytime temperatures are in the…

May 22, 2025Gila River Alternate 13.3 to 32.3Hiked today: 19.0 miles / 30.6 km The morning began with a short steep ascent to a saddle. Although we had started shortly after 6 am, the air was much warmer than on previous mornings and there was a warm breeze. We hoped…

May 21, 2025Silver City to Gila River Alternate mile marker 13.3Hiked today: 22.4 miles / 36.0 km A herd of deer farewelled us as we left Silver City, hiking through the outer suburbs and then along Little Walnut Road – the beginning of an alternate trail that promises more frequent…

Today’s activities included – purchasing resupply including a few food items, replacement sun gloves for Ros, inflatable pillow for Rob and sun cream; exploring our corner of the town; and spending a good amount of time with our feet up. After a cooked breakfast of eggs and toast, followed by…