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.”
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