I agree with Keith re cleaning up your presentation if you're going to post it in a forum. The current format is pretty hard to read. Maybe a shorter summary and link to your web site, rather than the long text?

This topic should be in the Long-Distance Hiking section. Ask a moderator to move it for you. EDIT: Not a criticism but just that you might get more responses.

There are lots of existing long-distance trails, especially in the southwest, but many of them (like the Arizona Trail) are north-south rather than east-west. You could consider the American Discovery Trail at some point, although it's farther north. Definitely you'd want to hook into the Grand Enchantment Trail from Albuquerque, NM to Phoenix, AZ.

Have you seen Andrew Skurka's site about the Great Western Loop?


Edited by OregonMouse (07/26/10 06:12 PM)
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