Tag: Arizona
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[Day 3] East Rim Approach
![[Day 3] East Rim Approach](https://jarodlyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc05143-1.jpg)
Pumped on endorphins from my first full day, sleep was rare and intermittent last night. A noisy mosquito tried at my face all night, and I found my legs wet from sweat on a few occasions. I did a diligent cleaning of my quilt after the CDT, and the return in loft and accompanying warmth…
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[Day 2] Kaibab Plateau
![[Day 2] Kaibab Plateau](https://jarodlyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc05054-1-scaled.jpg)
I made camp last night on a hill, out of the frosty ravines. Nonetheless, the morning temperature was in the mid thirties. Since the state border, I am on a gentle climb onto and atop the Kaibab Plateau — a nice forgiving beginning to this hike. In a couple days, I’ll be at the AZT’s…
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[Day 1] Stateline
![[Day 1] Stateline](https://jarodlyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dsc04977-1-scaled.jpg)
What are you thinking Jaród? I’ll chalk up this venture to still being a stupid 24-year-old kid. It’s the easy excuse. A concerning question that repeats itself in my mind as the date of my birth approaches: can you call a 25-year-old a stupid kid still? To me, it doesn’t have the same ring as…