In 2021, I hiked the 800 mile mostly off-trail Hayduke Trail. It was dope. Here’s my journal of that trip.
- Before the Hike, Part 1.
- Before the Hike, Part 2.
- The Hayduke Trail Day 1: Off to a Wet Start
- Day 2: Courthouse Wash – Naahh
- Day 3: Jurassic Park Theme Intensifies
- Day 4: Hurray for Hurrah
- Day 5: Real Thru Hikers Again
- Day 6: Canyonlands!
- Day 7: Choosing the Road Walk is Always 100% The Wrong Decision
- Day 8: Not Every Day Thru Hiking is Gonna Be Good
- Day 9: Cool Canyon Confluences
- Day 10: Sometimes Road Walks Are Okay
- Day 11: El Diablo Suicio
- Day 12: Hitching is Hard During a Pandemic
- Day 13: Into the Henrys
- Day 14: Don’t Quit on a Bad Day
- Day 15: Capitol Reef!
- Day 16: Happy Birthday to Me! Let’s Bail…
- Day 17: Things Go Hilariously Bad
- Day 18: Surprise Zero in Escalante
- Day 19: Up the Grand Staircase
- Day 20: RIP Filter
- Day 21: Don’t Read Trail Journals, They Overhype Everything
- Day 22: Hackberry Canyon Sucks
- Day 23: Tropic-al Paradise
Day 24: The Hayduke is a Logistical Nightmare but at Least Bryce is Cool - Day 25: Rainbow Point, Our HDT Highpoint
- Day 26: The Race to Two Town Meals
- Day 27: Things Start to Change for the Better
- Day 28: Washes, Slot Canyons, and Petroglyphs
- Day 29: Welcome to the AZT
- Day 30: Ball is Life
- Day 31: I Take Back What I Said About Road Walks
- Day 32: Grand Canyon day! *airhorn sounds*
- Day 33: The Worst Hitchhike I’ve Ever Had
- Day 34: 21 Hours of Waiting for a Ride Paid Off
- Day 35: Shitting Into An Ammo Can and Other Layover Activities
- Day 36: You Ever Hit Some Serious Rapids While Rafting Down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon?
- Day 37: Hayduke Trail Magic Continues
- Day 38: Rim to Rim Babyyyy!
- Day 39: Road Walks Forever
- Day 40: The Dreaded Saddle Canyon (Spoiler: It’s Not That Bad)
- Day 41: “The Most Tedious Boulder Field You’ll Ever Encounter”
- Day 42: Goodbye Grand Canyon
- Day 43: You Can’t Hike 30s on the Hayduke lol
- Day 44: Yellow Blaze Forever
- Day 45: Unexpected but Necessary Zero
- Day 46: Colorado City is Not as Weird As We Expected
- Day 47: The Promised Land
- Day 48: Zion Bonus Day
- Hayduke Postscript
Plants Outside 