AZT nobo starting March 7th. Anybody else on trail then?

[rocbeer]

Hey all,
  I'll be starting the AZT on March 7th.  Looks like solo right now.  Anybody else going to be on trail then.  I'm definitely going touring pace, cherry picking the best singletrack sections and possibly bypassing some of the longer HAB sections.  Just going to the South Rim.  However romantic carrying the bike across the Canyon sounds, I don't think I need to do that.  I've hiked and rafted GC enough.  I'm thinking 21 days total.  Psyched!  Cheers, Stevan

[Rooster Cogburn]

You will pass a number of through-hikers starting their trip at the southern end of the trail.  Many are quite interesting.  Not your average PCT hikers.

Bring your warm sleeping bag.  The mountains of Arizona can be cold in March.

[rocbeer]

Thanks for the info Rooster.  Yep definitely going to bring a 10 degree bag. 

I'm guessing with this El Nino that there might be quite a bit of snow north of Payson.  Anybody in northern Arizona have any idea of what it might look like up there in about a month from now?  I'm prepared to get shut down by snow/unridable mud, but since this is the only window I have to do it, I'm just going to have to go for it!