An Arizona Trail Story

In March 2025 I set out to hike and backpack the 800-mile Arizona Trail with my friend Linus. This AZT documentary captures our backpacking adventure through harsh deserts, beautiful mountains, rattlesnakes, rabid foxes, the Grand Canyon and much more. You’ll get to meet a few characters I met along the trail. If you leave a comment and like this video on Youtube between the launch and July 30, 2025, you will be entered in a contest to win a beautiful map shown in the video from TellYourTrail. Their website is: www.tellyourtrail.com
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Here is my documentary on the Colorado Trail:    • Backpacking the Colorado Trail  
Here is my PCT documentary:    • A Pacific Crest Trail Coddiwomple Documentary  
Here is my second season on the PCT documentary:    • Coddiwomple II: A Pacific Crest Trail Docu...  

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