Apart from the mini Grand Canyon traverse Drew and I tried a few years ago, this was the hardest trip I've been on to date. I always have backpacking ideas bouncing around in my head, but for the time being I want to keep returning to Hayduke sections. This time I looked at section three: … Continue reading Life Doesn’t Get Better in Young’s Canyon
Author: Elizabeth
Hello! My name is Elizabeth, but my trail name is Sprinkles. I love spending time outside, especially when it comes to backpacking. I've hiked the PCT, AZT, and spent a lot of time in the Grand Canyon and other parts of Arizona. This blog started out as a way for family and friends to follow along while my hiking partners and I were on the PCT, but now it's turning into a compilation of all my adventures!
Arches and Endless Canyons
It's nice to have a backpacking project and the Hayduke Route is definitely one of my favorite projects to date. After hiking 200+ miles of the route last year, I knew I had to keep picking away at the route this winter. This time I decided to start at the beginning of the route in … Continue reading Arches and Endless Canyons
Caught in a Superstition Wilderness Time Warp
Shortly after my Hayduke section trip in November, Clay started talking about a route he put together in the Superstition Wilderness that we hiked the beginning of December. Leaving from Woodbury Trailhead and ending at Tortilla Flat, his route would connect Fish Creek Canyon to Peters Canyon somewhere in the middle. He had hiked the … Continue reading Caught in a Superstition Wilderness Time Warp
Hayduke’s Footsteps
For awhile I didn't know where to begin with this trip on the Hayduke Trail. This trip write up is a bit of a long one, covering our adventures over 250 miles and seventeen days, but I promise it's a good one! Ever since the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), I've had the Hayduke Trail on … Continue reading Hayduke’s Footsteps
Grand Canyon Dreaming
My biggest backpacking dream at this point is a traverse of the Grand Canyon. This started out as just an idea, simply something fun to imagine. A full traverse of the Canyon is over 800 miles, most of it off trail, weaving in and out of side canyon after side canyon. This first trip started … Continue reading Grand Canyon Dreaming
Everyone Needs a Drew in Their Life
Going into the start of 2022 I had two sections of the AZT left. A seventy-five mile section at the southern border and a ninety mile section through the Rincon and Catalina Mountains. I knew I would have a hiking partner for the southern most section and that I wanted to do the last big … Continue reading Everyone Needs a Drew in Their Life
Never Underestimate a Second Chance
Vineyard Trailhead to Rogers Trough Trailhead- January 7-9, 2021- 29 miles I hoped to hike more of the AZT after the 2020 fire season, but unfortunately many of the sections I had left to complete burned that summer. I also wasn't feeling confident enough yet to try the Mazatzal Wilderness solo again. I considered just … Continue reading Never Underestimate a Second Chance
Trail #31, The Highline
I'm very behind on writing about anything backpacking related. Prior to this trip I've finished the AZT and completed a couple trips in the Canyon that inspired even bigger adventures to come. I will write about those trips eventually, but for now completing the Highline is the trip I'm most excited to share (and also … Continue reading Trail #31, The Highline
When In Doubt, Take a Hiking Partner
The original plan was to be done with the whole AZT just in time for the holidays. Due to the rain and my lack of enthusiasm to continue hiking by myself I've completed 510 miles on the trail, meeting the over 500 mile goal. I will finish up the remaining miles in the spring and … Continue reading When In Doubt, Take a Hiking Partner
Rain, Rain, Go Away…(But Please Replenish the Water Sources First)
As of November 20 I am 362 miles on the AZT. I was hoping to at 440 miles and over half way by the time I wrote this post, but a three day storm that hit most of the state forced me off the trail. I'm currently home in Phoenix re-evaluating my options and what … Continue reading Rain, Rain, Go Away…(But Please Replenish the Water Sources First)
Sprinkles of Walks and Thoughts 