AZT Version 2

Well, here we go once again.

During the last few weeks of the CDT I didn’t write or share much about the journey or how things were going. I had a great end to the trail, and I think I needed to disconnect a bit with my new tramily (trail family) and live the life on the trail — which I knew I would miss all too soon (and boy oh boy was I correct!).

Over a year and a half has gone by since I started the CDT in April of 2021. And my oh my what changes there have been. Originally, I had planned to do the Pacific Northwest Trail in the summer of ‘23, however, it has now been decided that I will be reattempting thru of the Arizona Trail Jan 2023.

After only getting halfway — about 400 miles — through in 2017, the half completed trail has been lingering over me as the triple crown once did. But in my stubbornness, a full restart from the start of the trail is in my future.

So stay tuned, more to come. But Arizona Trail 2023, here I come!

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