(Sun City, AZ, USA; 05 January 2026) Karts is in the news again with a fresh article published by the Phoenix Magazine. It outlines his upcoming hike on the Arizona Trail starting in February. You can read the article here. Special thanks to Mare Czinar for penning the article.
(December 4, 2025; Sun City, Arizona, USA) Recently, I was very surprised when Heather “Anish” Anderson gave me a shout-out about my upcoming Dale Shewalter Tribute Hike on the Arizona Trail. To watch the video, click here.
Anish is an author, speaker, record-setting long-distance hiker, and National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. A quiet, unassuming young lady who gets it done in style. To join her on upcoming adventure trips, give her a search on Google.
(Sun City, Arizona, USA; 01 November 2025) Thanks to the kind folks at Independent Newsmedia for publishing the first article about the Dale Shewalter Tribute Hike. The article also includes information about the three other aspects of the Arizona Trail hike. You can read the article for free here.
(October 15, 2025; Sun City, AZ, USA) Everything is falling into place for Karts’ upcoming Dale Shewalter Tribute Hike in Spring 2026. Most recently, local singer Brent Bowden offered his song ARIZONA’S CALLING, to be used as the hike’s theme song and background for media posts. Here is the link to the song: https://youtu.be/vs5olTz2rbQ
Karts has been surprised at the attention that the hike is receiving. This includes, regional media, celebrities, appointed and elected officials, and the hiking community in general. His main sponsor is PBD Ultralight backpacks located in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. There are several other companies supporting the hike in various ways. The hike is sanctioned by the Arizona Trail Assocation and the Shewalter family.
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(September 13, 2025; Sun City, AZ, USA) In Spring 2026, Karts will attempt to reset his 2018 Arizona Trail yo-yo record to 75 years of age. He will discuss this fact before, during, and after the hike as part of a record-attempt’s three subjective requirements. In addition, Karts will follow the record-attempt’s three objective requirements of: documenting eyewitnesses, recording location selfies and videos, and providing a publicly accessible GPS track. This is a Supported hike so he can accept any kind of help as long as he hikes the entire route prescribed by the Arizona Trail Association at the time of the hike.
There are three other, more important components to his hike. They include hiking to support Operation Freedom March, showing support to the AZ America250 celebration, and the fact that this is the official Dale Shewalter Tribute Hike. The hike is sanctioned by the Arizona Trail Association and the Dale Shewalter family.
September 5, 2025; Sun City, AZ, USA. In Spring 2026, Art “Karts” Huseonica has a big plan. It’s a tetralogy hike on the 800-mile/1300km Arizona Trail. As the name might imply, the hike has four major components. First, is that Karts will be hiking to help support the Operation Freedom March with the Arizona Trail Vets program. Second, he will be carrying the Arizona America250 flag to help promote the Arizona Trail as Arizona and America celebrates America’s 250th anniversary. Third, Karts will be attempting to reset his current yo-yo record to his current age of 75. He currently holds the record as the oldest person to yo-yo the trail.
Lastly, and most importantly, he will be hiking this National Scenic Trail as a tribute to its founder, Dale Shewalter. This component of the hike is sanctioned by the Arizona Trail Association and the Dale Shewalter Family. The hike is officially called the Dale Shewalter Tribute Hike. It is sponsored by PBD Ultralight (PackBack Designs) located in Scottsdale, Arizona.
June 5, 2025 in Sun City, Arizona, USA
Art “Karts” Huseonica is looking ahead to the future. After last year’s two uncompleted expeditions to finish paddling the Yukon River and to row the Northwest Passage, he is ready to move forward.
Included in his plans is a record-attempt to hike across Badwater Basin and climb Telescope Peak in Death Valley to set a record being the oldest person to do that. He also hopes to hike the Cactus-to-Clouds-to-Cactus hike. Both are extreme adventures in California.
Not done planning, Karts hopes to yo-yo the Arizona Trail again in 2026. If successful, he would remain the oldest person to complete such a hike. This is a repeat of his record-setting hike in 2018. Several celebrities are considering joining Karts on the hike for short periods of time. In addition, he will be doing the hike as a Tribute Hike to honor of the Arizona Trail’s founder, Dale Shewalter. The tentative name of Karts’ hike is “Thank You, Dale.”
(October 11, 2024) This summer Karts Huseonica had DNFs on his Yukon River expedition AND the Northwest Passage’s western half. Although he’s settled back home in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, USA, he is still bummed about how things turned out. Mother Nature refused to let him achieve his goals. To read a comprehensive article about the Northwest Passage expedition: click here.
This summer Art “Karts” Huseonica will be on two extreme expeditions. You can read all about it for FREE right here. This is being made possible by Karts’ sponsors that include David Bell at Advant-Edge Landscaping & Pools, David Parrish at Off the Trail Recreation, Cheryl and Jim Conrad, Oliver Hannan at SLYSTEEL knives, and by all the kind folks who have contributed to the expeditions over the past four years.
Art Karts Huseonica is planning a big summer of 2024. He has confirmed plans to complete his delayed Yukon River expedition. Immediately after, he will join the Northwest Passage expedition to complete an ocean row of the Northwest Passage led by record holder rower Leven Brown of Scotland. It’s also known as The Expedition of Our Time. More details will be forthcoming. Meanwhile, here is the link to the Northwest Passage expedition: https://nwpexpedition.com/
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