Arizona Trail

"Arizona Trail- A Hike Interrupted" chronicles the adventures of the 67 year old author on an 800 mile journey by foot across Arizona in 2017. Traversing the state from Mexico to Utah, SlowBro survives desert heat, alpine snow, violent storms, scarce water, an occasional Gila monster, and injury to walk over 1.6 million steps and cover the 93,000 feet of elevation gain and loss on this path. So come along on an epic journey from preparation and training to "roller skating" down the scree covered trail with SlowBro. Find out what it's like to be a long distance hiker on one of the nation's premier hiking trails. Illustrated with almost 200 of the authors photographs.

Excerpt:

"...throughout the course of my day I get to see the landscape unfold, sheer cliffs, spires, wildflowers strewn everywhere. I smell the pungent desert fragrances after the rain and hear the owls hoot in the saguaros. I watch the moon wax and wain over the weeks and listen to the wind tousle the mesquite trees. I see a bazillion stars and squint at our own as it sets the horizon ablaze just before dark. Frogs croaking, birds chirping, rivers rushing, and a million other sounds and smells wash over me. And I gulp and gasp and try to take it all in during this moment that is given me."