Life Doesn’t Get Better in Young’s Canyon

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

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

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

No Longer On a Highway

I've officially made it to Flagstaff, AZ, a little over 200 miles down the Arizona Trail! It has been quite an adjustment for me completing these first couple hundred miles, which I'll go into later, but first a recap and some photos of the past ten days through Northern Arizona. My parents dropped my hiking … Continue reading No Longer On a Highway