From eastern Arizona boarder to Pine Top Arizona::
1) On the eastern side of the map north of Alpine it would be awesome if the trail ran up and over Escudilla-West, and South peaks. This would get it off some dirt road walking and would put the trail through an amazing aspen forest and reach the top of a hill for good views. I was really looking for a route up and over this hill to Alpine Arizona for the bushes were too thick and a trail through here would be awesome.
2) The trail followed the Apache Railroad Trail and was awesome.
3) A better trail heading west out of Pine Top would be nice.
1) On the eastern side of the map north of Alpine it would be awesome if the trail ran up and over Escudilla-West, and South peaks. This would get it off some dirt road walking and would put the trail through an amazing aspen forest and reach the top of a hill for good views. I was really looking for a route up and over this hill to Alpine Arizona for the bushes were too thick and a trail through here would be awesome.
2) The trail followed the Apache Railroad Trail and was awesome.
3) A better trail heading west out of Pine Top would be nice.
From Pine top to the Arizona Trial south of Flagstaff:
1) There are water issues in this section. I had to head north to Pinedale and Clay Springs to find water.
2) The General Crook Trial was nice to follow and could generally use some brushing.
3) The UTV, and side by sides are destroying the forest east of Forest Lakes AZ.
4) The western portion of the High Line Trail is quite burnt and can use some trail tread improvements.
1) There are water issues in this section. I had to head north to Pinedale and Clay Springs to find water.
2) The General Crook Trial was nice to follow and could generally use some brushing.
3) The UTV, and side by sides are destroying the forest east of Forest Lakes AZ.
4) The western portion of the High Line Trail is quite burnt and can use some trail tread improvements.
From Flagstaff to Utah:
1) This section you are on the Arizona Trail, so I will leave improvements in this section up to the AZT. I did hike up and over Humphries Peak which was awesome.
2). You will notice that I was basically hitchhiking across the Colorado river via rafters in the bottom of the Grand Canyon. It was an interesting alternate to the AZT and I was going to do this because I already hiked the AZT route down to the bottom of the canyon. It turns out I did not use my permit to do this because my mom was passing away in Colorado and I reached the edge of the Grand canyon and had to leave the trail for 13 days and spend time with my mother Margaret in Colorado as she passed. I am thankfull for the time I had with her. So I did not hike from the southern rim of the Grand Canyon to the northern Arizona boarder, but the trail is not going anywhere and I will hike this some day. It was my point to prove out the trail and the AZT has been proved many times.
1) This section you are on the Arizona Trail, so I will leave improvements in this section up to the AZT. I did hike up and over Humphries Peak which was awesome.
2). You will notice that I was basically hitchhiking across the Colorado river via rafters in the bottom of the Grand Canyon. It was an interesting alternate to the AZT and I was going to do this because I already hiked the AZT route down to the bottom of the canyon. It turns out I did not use my permit to do this because my mom was passing away in Colorado and I reached the edge of the Grand canyon and had to leave the trail for 13 days and spend time with my mother Margaret in Colorado as she passed. I am thankfull for the time I had with her. So I did not hike from the southern rim of the Grand Canyon to the northern Arizona boarder, but the trail is not going anywhere and I will hike this some day. It was my point to prove out the trail and the AZT has been proved many times.
