THE ARIZONA TRAIL
The
Arizona Trail (AZT) is ~750-790 miles in length as it stretches from
Utah to the Mexican border. The Arizona Trail corridor was developed
to emphasize the wide range of ecological diversity, link public lands
and mountain ranges, and to recognize historic sites throughout the
state. The route Amity and I will be walking is essentially the Arizona
Trail in its entirety, although we will be exploring some of our own
cross-country routes along the way. Traditionally the AZT is hiked in
the Spring, and in a Northbound direction. Amity and I will be hiking
in the Fall, and heading Southbound instead. Re-supply on the AZT is
quite convenient, and in typical long distance trail hiking fashion,
we will be sending ourselves food along the way approximately every
4 days. This will help to keep our loads light, and more importantly
make room for the ridiculous amounts of water (the elixir of life!)
that we will be required to carry most of the time. According to the
Arizona Trail Association 600 miles of the trail corridor has been officially
“designated,” which means that supposedly there is decent
signage and noticeable trail tread for 600 miles. I guess we will see
if that pans out. So, that’s the AZT in a nut shell. To learn
about the Arizona Trail, please visit the good folks at the Arizona
Trail Association. www.aztrail.org.
