The Desert

Over the past 40 days and 40 nights I have been recording short clips of the trail to help capture the general feel of the trail. The terrain is wildly varied and can change with small differences in elevation, aspect of the slope, and of course in close proximity to water.

Below is a recording I stitched together from these first 40 days. It runs 15 minutes but it can be enjoyed in short segments, a quick scroll, and if you have time, streamed to a television for best effect.

At the bottom of the Trek page you can find a link to stats from our trip. These include a summary of mileage, our upcoming plans, activity data, and number of unique species we have spotted along the trail.

Our current estimate is 176 unique plants, animals, and mushrooms since starting the trail on May 6. There are a few ways to view these observations

You can toggle between the different views from the banner at the top of the page but here are individual links. I am getting help from someone to upload photos so there are some mistaken IDs, and in some instances not enough info for species-level identification. This list is still reasonably accurate.

We are logging these observations in iNaturalist, a website/app for logging observations of many forms of life all over the world. If you have ever wondered what a particular plant is, or what birds can be found in your area (for instance), you can learn these things more easily through iNaturalist than almost any guidebook. Poke around on the website and if you have questions feel free to ask.