Crossing Arizona: A Solo Hike Through the Sky Islands and Deserts of the Arizona Trail

Crossing Arizona is an extraordinary journey through some of the harshest, most remote and most beautiful terrain in the Lower 48.

• Author: Chris Townsend
• Softcover; 256 pages; black-and-white-photographs and maps
• The Countryman Press; copyright 2001
• In March 2000, Chris Townsend set out on a solo trek to explore the desert landscape; a complete end-to-end hike of the Arizona Trail
• Townsend followed the rough, still-evolving route for 800 miles across the desert floor, from the Mexican border to Utah
• Hiking for two months, Townsend dealt with constant concerns like heat and finding water and experienced profound solitude and extraordinary beauty
• This narrative is both an entertaining account of Townsend's adventure and a vicarious journey through spectacular landscape

Made in USA.

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