Hike #07 – Bushy Mesa – 12 Miles

Posted on January 28, 2017 by jimtoel@gmail.com

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  This hike was completed on 10-11-2016 with my hiking nephew Eric in preparation for his 2017 AT Thru hike. With such we loaded up with full thru hiking packs of 32 pounds and set out for a short but … Continue reading →

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Hike #06 – Sunflower Trailhead North – 18 Miles

Posted on January 28, 2017 by jimtoel@gmail.com

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          This hike coming off of the Sunflower Trailhead located right off the Beeline highway started out quite easy. A pretty smooth flat desert hike on 09-20-2016 with overcast skies. At the time though I did … Continue reading →

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Trail #05 – Blue Ridge Trailhead to Rim – 18 Miles

Posted on January 28, 2017 by jimtoel@gmail.com

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Rain, hail and hike. In an effort to connect to where we left off on the Washington Trailhead to Rim hike, Eric and I started at the Blue Ridge Trailhead and headed south now toward the Mogollon Rim outside of … Continue reading →

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Hike #04 – Washington Trailhead to Weber Trailhead – 17.5 Miles

Posted on January 28, 2017 by jimtoel@gmail.com

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This hike you can do from the Weber Trailhead and head east or from the Washington Trailhead and head west. Both are accessible from “Control” road. We did Washington to Weber and in my opinion we goofed up… On the … Continue reading →

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Hike #03 – Weber Trailhead to Pine Hike – 10 Miles

Posted on January 28, 2017 by jimtoel@gmail.com

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  So up early in the morning on August 23rd 2016 to a text from my hiking partner and nephew Eric. “Dude….. been up on night… can’t hike today, Sorry”. Well… crap I thought, so now what to do…. I … Continue reading →

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Hike #02 – Washington Trailhead to Rim – 19 Miles

Posted on January 28, 2017 by jimtoel@gmail.com

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This was our second hike on the Arizona trail. Technically we started on this hike from Houston Mesa road due to the difficulty in finding the Washington Trailhead.  As you drive north on Houston Mesa road you will find a … Continue reading →

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Hike #01 – Pine Trailhead – 20 mile

Posted on January 4, 2017 by jimtoel@gmail.com

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This was my very first Arizona Trail hike. Being a little nervous and considering the two days of rain prior to the hike, I wanted to create a hike close to a paved easy access trailhead. Pine trailhead just south … Continue reading →

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