Thanks all!

I've decided to abandon ship and jump off trail and head back to the PCT and get some miles out there and help the hikers and trail angels out for a while. It's been fun AZT, but maybe another time...

Hey all, Alas, more problems of having a late start date. I'm in Superior now, but the forecast is not very conducive of hiking the next few days, temperatures lingering over 100. Additionally, fires in the Sunflower area have me a little concerned, and since I'm on a tight schedule in the first pla...

Hi All, Many thanks for letting me know the issue. I had just blamed my own inadequacies with using computers, but it's a little comforting to know that this time it wasn't me!!! Seems I will be bouncing my netbook somewhere near Phoenix now. Thanks so much for all your help. I'll be in Tucson this ...

I am quick to admit that anything techie is not my strong suit. I have a Garmin etrex vista Hcx that I want to load the AZT waypoints for, but it is telling me the GPS is full after the 20th passage or so, and I cannot upload any more waypoints into the GPS. I have both mapsource and basecamp but ca...

How light of a sleeping bag do you recommend? I tend to rely on my REI sub Kilo, that weighs just over 2 lbs, but has a rating of 15 degrees (though after a PCT hike, 20 or 25 is more likely.) I have a 45 degree bag as well, but I'm worried that might be too light of a bag. Any thoughts are helpful....

fantastic, I might give this a whirl!

Hey All, I just started doing some research about the AZT and the thru-hiking bug is back quicker than expected. I've done the AT, and last year the PCT, and have significant experience working in the high deserts of southern Utah, so the thought of desert hiking and the challenges of water and trav...