Sagebrush personal hiking blog
HDT 2022 Day 38, May 8, Sunday
Start Colorado City Alternate mile 22.0
End near Zion boundary S14 mile 55.6
Miles walked: 10.6
I soon meet up with the main HDT and head north and downhill along loose sandy road, and finally cross country route which drops in at the Virgin River.
HDT 2022 Day 37, May 7, Saturday
Start dirt road S14 mile 23.2
End Colorado City Alternate mile 22.0
Miles walked: 23.4
Continuing north, I soon come to a highway, and divert onto the Colorado City alternate. After 6 miles of road walk, I stop at a high-end supermarket on the outskirts of Colorado City and set up headquarters in the seating area of the deli, to recharge, resupply, snack, have early lunch, and use wifi, making calls about transportation after my hike. It takes about three hours to complete my checklist, a welcome break.
Colorado City, AZ and its sister city Hilldale, UT, have a reputation as polygamist communities. Prairie dresses were frequently seen in the supermarket. Houses in the towns were often large and eccentric and individualistic, and privacy fences were popular.
Everyone I talked to in town was polite and friendly, especially considering I was a smelly hiker with ripped clothes.
HDT 2022 Day 36, May 6, Friday
Start Hack Canyon S13 mile 79.9
End dirt road S14 mile 23.2
Miles walked: 30.5
Continuing up Hack Canyon, we pass Hack Canyon Mine, with electric lines running to it, but can see no details.
Now, after getting a cache that included water since it has been a long distance since the last source, the day starts a long road walk, a welcome change after days of rock hopping.
The guidebook refers to this as the Arizona Strip, wide open range land.
Heading up Yellowstone Mesa offers several springs, and I find enclosed water reservoir with water running from some spring above. This resembles a water holding structure I saw on the PCT.
Ahead we can see a mountain range come closer, as we walk the rest of the day on hard-pack dirt road.
Finished audiobook The Tenth Clew and Other Continental Op Stories , by Dashiel Hammett.