Day 6 Burro Mountain Homestead
15.5 miles today. 123.5 miles in on trail. Other than collecting water from the next water cache in 7.3 miles
Day 5 – Into the trees
I woke early again to hike the 2.8 mile Highway road walk out of Lordsburg and the last open section
Day 4 – Lordsburg
14.3 miles It was another early start, waking at 5am to hit the trail just before sun rise. Today was
Day 3 – I’ve lied.
25.3 miles today, I’ve lied. Did I said Day 2 is always the worst day on a long hike? It
Day 2 – doing it tough
23 miles. 45 miles in on trail. Night one tends to be a shitty nights sleep and last night was
Day 1 – Lift Off
22.9 miles. This is it. Day 1 on another epic adventure. I have mixed feelings of both nervousness and excitement.
T-minus 2 days – Lordsburg
T-minus 2 days – Lordsburg A low key travel day today with an early morning Greyhound bus ride over 5
T-minus 3 days – Phoenix
I forget the pains of long haul flying every time. It is particularly hard from regional Victoria with that extra
T minus 4 days – Crisis averted
Like most people these days my mobile phone is everything to me, especially when travelling overseas. It maintains connections to
Gear for a 4.5 month thru-hike
What and how much gear does a thru-hiker carry to survive a 3,100 mile thru-hike over 4.5 months? As little
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