Mick Beckers

Day 18 Start of the Trudge

22 miles The the only joy in today was a late start and cooked breakfast back at the gathering place.

14.1 miles Hiking today was as routine as it gets. Hike 14 miles on dirt roads into Pie Town. It

16.1 miles The temptation of Divalla Ranch was too much to ignore. I’d so many good stories a out this

26.1 miles Completely a marathon distance with a pack on and dodgey ankle was unthinkable at the start if the

24.5 miles Today was really uneventful, mostly road walking on tired legs and a sore ankle. This was the start

24.6 miles As much as I got to enjoy the Gila River, it was weary thing on day 3 and

24.4 miles This was the first day that I saw absolutely no one on trail. I left Doc Campbells around

23.6 miles (37.9 km) I was super keen to experience the Gila River so was on trail by 5:45am. It

23.1 miles (37.1 km) The Gila Alternate route was something that I was always going to do on this hike.

0 miles Today was my first day off or ‘Zero Day’. It’s impossible to hike a long trail without taking