{"id":5209,"date":"2019-03-29T04:22:43","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T04:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thethousandmiler.com\/?p=5209"},"modified":"2020-01-19T21:49:29","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T21:49:29","slug":"arizona-trail-day-25-i-hate-rocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thethousandmiler.com\/arizona-trail-day-25-i-hate-rocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Trail Day 25: I Hate Rocks"},"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-5210 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/thethousandmiler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/17CIzZ09RUWW7nS5opwz0g-e1554006562794-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Section of the Arizona Trail where the path is a jumble of rocks.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>I hated almost every second of today\u2019s hike because it was 99.9 percent on rocks. Who in the world thinks walking on rocks several days in a row is enjoyable?!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It kills your feet, obviously, and can be treacherous. And you can\u2019t even enjoy the scenery because you\u2019re always looking down to see where to place your feet.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Bright Spots Amid the Rocks<\/h2>\n<p>One bright spot was that I suddenly had cell service, so I got to chat with Ed. Yay! I also could download email to read in my tent.<\/p>\n<p>But I <a href=\"https:\/\/thethousandmiler.com\/day-4-tuscobia-blueberry-hemlock-creek-northern-blue-hills\/\">lost the trail<\/a> while talking to Ed (turned out the app map was off), so that was stressful on top of the rocks, and caused a few tears.<\/p>\n<h2>There\u2019s Always Tomorrow<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019ve transitioned from the <a href=\"https:\/\/aztrail.org\/explore\/passages\/passage-23-mazatzal-divide\/\">Mazatzal Divide (Passage 23)<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/aztrail.org\/explore\/passages\/passage-24-red-hills\/\">Red Hills (Passage 24)<\/a> today. Tomorrow I will segue into <a href=\"https:\/\/aztrail.org\/explore\/passages\/passage-25-whiterock-mesa\/?doing_wp_cron=1579391347.4281320571899414062500\">Passage 25, Whiterock Mesa<\/a>, which doesn\u2019t seem like a Mesa at all from the elevation chart. Rats.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>But Ed is coming, and that\u2019s all that matters.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0Especially if I can also get off of these darn rocks!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s campsite was in a pretty lovely spot near a flowing creek. There was an actual tent pad for once, also nice. I met a thru-hiker named Golden in the morning. He&#8217;d run into my son, Tim, a few days earlier. He was low on food, so I offered him some of my energy bars. He was so excited to find one of his favorites in my stash. I just go to our grocery store&#8217;s discount section, which always has energy bars nearing their expiration date, and grab whatever they have. It doesn&#8217;t matter to me what they taste like for the most part. I just prefer food that&#8217;s cheap!<\/p>\n<p>Snowshoe<\/p>\n<p>18.3 miles today<br \/>394.9 miles to date<br \/>405.1 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>I hated almost every second of today\u2019s hike because it was 99.9 percent on rocks. Who in the world thinks walking on rocks several days in a row is enjoyable?!\u00a0It kills your feet, obviously, and can be treacherous. 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