Month: February 2025

Friday, Jan 31st 2025, 0640-1710Romero Canyon pools, Section 1A mm 3.75 to Catalina SP fee station, then some jockying around to get back to the El Camino del Cerro trailhead, then hike through SNP.14 miles. I’ve never done a thru-hike where I “officially” started the hike in some fashion 3 days in a row. It had been kind of fun each day, but I was also starting to feel like I was stuck in a holding pattern around Tucson. Today was the day I finally broke free, making forward progress west along the official route. First I needed to finish the last few miles down Romero canyon. I packed so early that it was still quite dark, and I had[…]

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Thursday, Jan 30th, 2025, 0730-1630Sabino Canyon entrance to Romero Canyon pools, Section 1A mm 3.516 miles, elevation gain 3k Josh once again went out of his way to drive me to my (2nd) start point at Sabino Canyon. This would have been where I started the day before, had it not been for the weather. We arrived just after 7 am, as it was getting light. I so enjoyed the conversation with Josh on the way, plus the warmth in his car, I didn’t want to get out. I realized I was stalling, trying to soak up as much human interaction as possible because I knew I was going to be alone for almost 2 months straight…one of the major[…]

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Wednesday, Jan 29th, 2025, 0750-1700Catalina SP fee station to El Camino del Cerro (Sweetwater) TH SNP, Section 1A mm 8.5 to 27.519 miles I stayed up way too late trying to sync all my last minute plans and then had a terrible time trying to sleep. For some reason, all the negative thoughts I sometimes get before a hike flooded my mind. It had been awhile since I struggled with so much anxiety. I barely got more than 2 hours of sleep before I had to get up. Josh generously offered to drive me to Catalina State Park before he had to go to work in the morning, so we left bright and early at 6 am.  Once I got[…]

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