finally in az, in yuma about to head east to casa grande using the roujte outlined above.
any suggestions on getting frm CG to tuscon or further are welcome! i'm going to pass on the GET though it looks amazingly fun, not doing it alone without snow gear. awesome suggestion though!

You guys are great! Thanks for all the advice swo far, and yes I am going to pick up the AT from Georgia. I'm only taking it as far as Pennsylvania though. XD

Azbackpacker THANK YOU SO MUCH! that is exactly the type of information I was tryig to get. I was google mapping it to try and sort it out but I never would have known I could walk the shoulder of 8 there! You are awesome! I just hiked here (Huntington beach california) from Seattle, on the CCT most...

Hello, I'm new to this forum and to Arizona state. Actually I've never been to arizona before, but I am on my way there from oceanview California which I expect will take me a few weeks as I am walking. When I arrive I will likely be in Yuma. From here I would like to hike through Arizona staying as...