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Distance = 65 Miles; People Met = 14 OK, this will probably be one of our biggest “downer” posts. While traversing National Forests and Parks we were greeted with daily rain and thunderstorms. Now that we are road walking through … Continue reading
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Distance = 19 Miles; People Met = 6 We really met more than 6 people, because a Bike & Build group went by us today. Since I’m on the board of the local Habitat affiliate I’m familiar with this program. … Continue reading
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Distance = 0 Miles; People Met = 4 … continued from yesterday. Yesterday, we thought the world was our oyster! People, Powerade and pavilions all showing up when we need them … along with absolutely astounding scenery. We felt like … Continue reading
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Distance > 16 Miles; People Met = 4 We actually met more than four people this day, but I’ll save two for the next day. The day started off in our oasis. We got an early 7:15 a.m. start hiking … Continue reading
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Distance = 18 Miles; People Met = 2 We were able to slack pack the first 10 miles of this day along Utah 12, one of the most scenic highways you will find. Ky dropped us off where she picked … Continue reading
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Distance = 22 Miles; People Met = 4 We made our way back up to the Great Western Trail. This time we found a trailhead and a trail that was maintained. We decided it was “safe” to follow the Great … Continue reading
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Distance = 20 Miles; People Met = 4 Today we deliberately took a route that was longer than the one recommended by the ADT, a rare occurrence for long distance backpackers. The ADT picks up the Great Western Trail in … Continue reading
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Distance > 13 Miles; People Met = 2 Another piece of advice that Randy Gould gave us was to go cross country essentially from where we camped by Antimony Creek to rejoin and ATV road on the other side of … Continue reading
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Distance > 13 Miles; People Met = 4 On our first day out of Antimony we suffered from too much information. If we listened only to Randy, whose ranch is along the route, we would have been fine. We ran … Continue reading
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Distance = 7 Miles: People Met = 12 Horrors! We actually backtracked two miles today, something that long distance backpackers avoid like the plague. Antimony is the reason. Pie Town, New Mexico was our gold standard for trail towns before … Continue reading
