Earthwalk Day 1329 (12 September 2025), 13,332 km: Arizona

Today my virtual self arrived in Big River, California, and then crossed the big river — the Colorado — into Parker, Arizona.

I first entered California on 24 September 2024. Then I went into Nevada for 11 days, returning to California on 28 October 2024, and I’ve been there since then until today. In total I spent 342 days in that state, by far a record — previously the highest was 96 days in Idaho.

Big River is a populated place that isn’t very big or very populated. Parker’s a little more built up but generally things so far on this route are pretty desolate. I went by Wyatt Earp’s cottage in Vidal a few miles back. It’s a cottage. There’s a plaque in front.

It’s very mildly tempting to diverge from my planned route a few miles to visit the ghost town of Planet, AZ. But astronomical names are a rabbit hole best avoided.

A map showing my progress is here, a spreadsheet with progress detail is here, and a Google Earth KMZ file is in this Google Drive folder. Present coordinates: 34.137°N, 114.281°W.