{"id":5156,"date":"2019-03-18T23:28:10","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T23:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thethousandmiler.com\/?p=5156"},"modified":"2020-01-19T20:29:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T20:29:30","slug":"arizona-trail-day-14-freeman-road-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thethousandmiler.com\/arizona-trail-day-14-freeman-road-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Trail Day 14: Freeman Road and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; width=&#8221;89%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;89%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;500px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.11&#8243; link_option_url=&#8221;5&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5157 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/thethousandmiler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UHZc61R3T7ioUmNSrTUKmg-e1553038515907-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hiker going through gate on Arizona Trail near Freeman Road.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>We had to endure another cold night before today&#8217;s trek to <a href=\"https:\/\/aztrail.org\/explore\/passages\/passage-14-black-hills\/\">Freeman Road<\/a>, an important AZT stop. We heard lots of critters while we were bunked down in our little wash, and I got nervous because I had spilled part of my dinner next to my tent. Would I be harassed by some hungry wildlife? There was an especially worrisome animal that sounded like a dog, but not really. What was out there?!<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, nothing disturbed us, although that dog-like creature woke me up with its weird noise once. And so many planes were flying overhead from midnight on. Were these red-eye flights from Vegas or border patrol?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>First Stop: Freeman Road<\/h2>\n<p>Amy and I headed out around 8. She was feeling much better overall, but her <a href=\"https:\/\/thethousandmiler.com\/preventing-and-treating-blisters\/\">feet were trashed<\/a>. She decided to get off the trail when we met Diana at Freeman Road. After making sure she was OK the first few miles, I went ahead. I needed time to resupply at the car, dump trash, get new clothes, etc.<\/p>\n<p>The terrain was pretty easy, with the last\u00a0two miles mainly on a dirt road. Diana had car-camped at the trailhead, and was worried about us and started driving on the dirt road. She passed me, got Amy and met me back at the trailhead.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0This\u00a0trailhead is famous, by the way, because there&#8217;s a big, metal food storage locker that hikers stash goods at, and where trail angels leave water.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Trailhead Fun<\/h2>\n<p>A guy named Sequoia had an RV at the Freeman Road trailhead. He had soda, water, snacks, etc. all for us hikers. How nice! He was making a hiker named <a href=\"https:\/\/thethousandmiler.com\/what-is-a-trail-name-and-how-do-i-get-one\/\">Rambler<\/a> a grilled cheese <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5158 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/thethousandmiler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/fullsizeoutput_489a-300x234.jpeg\" alt=\"Three female hikers on the Arizona Trail posing in the sand by a car with the trunk open.\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" \/>sandwich when I hiked up! I wanted one, but was too busy resupplying from the car to ask.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Twenty minutes later, I was off. The first eight miles were great. After some initial hills, it was pretty flat. I made great time. The scenery wasn\u2019t anything special \u2013 lots of scrub \u2013 but I didn\u2019t care. The sun was brutal, though.<\/p>\n<h2>Afternoon Blues<\/h2>\n<p>Around 3:00 or so the trail got harder \u2013 lots of little, but steep, ups and downs and a rocky path. My water was running low, but I thought I was nearing a cattle tank.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wrong! The tank was .4 miles off the trail, so nearly a mile out-and-back out of the way. I decided to camp about two miles shy of a confirmed water source. I had enough for the night and could stock up right away in the morning.<\/p>\n<h2>April Fool!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The final hour of my hike I was SO thirsty when, miraculously, I saw on my app that there was a gallon of water dropped at a trail junction yesterday that was .5 miles ahead. I busted my butt getting there, but alas it was gone.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now, I had dropped my pack at a sweet camping spot nearby, and on my way back I heard a sound trailside and saw a HUGE snake. I think it was a rattlesnake! Ick!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now I\u2019m tucked in at my campsite. My tent had a chance to dry out after packing it wet this morning from the dew.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow I finally get to go to a motel and have a shower, can wash my clothes and sleep in a real bed where it\u2019s warm at night. I\u2019m so excited!<\/p>\n<p>Snowshoe<\/p>\n<p>21.4 miles today<br \/>212.1 miles to date<br \/>587.9 miles to go<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had to endure another cold night before today&#8217;s trek to Freeman Road, an important AZT stop. 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