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

The author's engaging account of his solo hike along the Arizona Trailfrom the Mexican border to Utah.Crossing Arizona takes us on an extraordinary journey across some of the harshest, most remote, and arguably most beautiful natural terrain in the Lower 48. Long-distance hiker Chris Townsend, inspired by the writings of Edward Abbey and Colin Fletcher, set out alone to explore the desert landscape that inspired them. The rough, still-evolving Arizona Trail he hiked runs 800 miles from dese...