The DHR uses a combination of existing trails, dirt roads, and cross-country travel to make its way northward through the middle of Utah. The AZT runs the length of Arizona, from the Mexican border near Tucson, up the center of the state, through Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon before terminating in the middle of nowhere on the Utah border. The RIB consists of three distinct chunks:
An unassuming name - a crappy name - for what I hope will be a really neat route. The RIB explores some oft-overlooked country. Between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Cordillera. Geographically, it's between the CDT and the PCT. Naturally, everything in our modern world must be named, defined, and commoditized, so I'm calling this thing the " Route In-Between". This route will run the lengths of Arizona, Utah, and Idaho. I want to a route that's rougher around the edges than even the CDT. So here's the plan: I want to once again hike from Mexico to Canada.
Yeah, the Hayduke Trail is gaining popularity - and by "gaining popularity", I mean that maybe two dozen hikers attempt it every year - but in my opinion, the rest of Utah still has a lot of unexplored potential. Utah is an absolutely terrific state, but relatively unknown amongst long-distance hikers, at least in comparison to its more famous cousins - Colorado, Wyoming, California, etc. For several years now, I've planned, plotted, and schemed a north-south traverse of Utah.
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