Day 43 Our goal for today was to get as close as possible to the border of the national park. Since we lacked permission to spend the night in the national park, we constantly switched back and forth between the trail and the road, depending on what the conditions were like. The trail was still…
Day 39 From the hotel we followed the paved hiking trail to the Grand Canyon Visitor Center, but it was closed due to lack of staff. So we drove straight to the Backcountry Information Office, where we met Aspen. She raved to us about her tour, and we basically planned the exact same tour, only…
Day 33 Today we were to continue after our stay at the hotel in Flagstaff. Since I didn’t want to miss the area around Flagstaff, we dropped off at Canyon Vista Campground and hiked a few miles, even some stretches I already knew. Afterwards, the trail became particularly beautiful and rocky. The day was quite…
Day 26 was the only “zero day” I allowed myself on the trail. We only went to the Airbnb or shopping. We cooked our own food and put our feet up. Day 27: We left the Airbnb as late as possible and headed back to the trail. At the trailhead we met other hikers. Among…
Day 21: The day started like the last one had ended. Rather leisurely, with a long sleep and coffee after the small shop had opened at 7:00 am. After that, however, we climbed 1700 metres in altitude over a distance of 36 km. But always with a breathtaking view of the lake on one side…
Day 19: Today we went to the Superstition Wilderness. Some of the paths were very difficult to walk. Especially on the last few metres, there were many fallen trees on narrow paths on the slope, which actually consisted only of scree and made progress difficult. The day was a bit shorter this time and the…
Day 16: After a free coffee and breakfast at the hotel, all you had to do was step onto the street and the question: Do you have to get back to the trail? That’s why Kearny is considered the friendliest town on the AZT. Unfortunately I was let out about 2 miles from where I…
Day 13: After a delicious coffee in the coffee club next to the accommodation, the day started leisurely at 9 am. The walk was not particularly difficult and was made very beautiful by the many flowering cacti and flowers. Moreover, the weather was very gracious. There was a good wind blowing and the clouds ensured…
Day 10: This morning I didn’t really want to get going. The sunburn in the back of my knees was getting to me and I also felt pretty scrunched up. But above all, I was dirty: 6 days without a shower. Nevertheless, I pulled myself together to at least walk to the campground less than…
Day 6: After a very cold night, we set off at 6am. Fingers still numb from taking down the tent and wrapped in the thickest jacket, I followed the trail up the mountain. It was nice that water was always readily available for most of the day. So I didn’t have to carry so much…
