{"id":5254,"date":"2019-04-16T19:50:17","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T19:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thethousandmiler.com\/?p=5254"},"modified":"2020-02-28T02:21:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T02:21:14","slug":"arizona-trail-day-43-blizzard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thethousandmiler.com\/arizona-trail-day-43-blizzard\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Trail Day 43: Blizzard"},"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 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; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; link_option_url=&#8221;5&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5332 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/thethousandmiler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fullsizeoutput_4954-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Arizona Trail blanked in snow after a blizzard.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><br \/>OMG, blizzard! This trail.<\/p>\n<p>I left my lovely porch by 6:30 a.m. What a great spot! I heard the wind all night, but two sides of the cabin provided shelter, as did a giant wood pile, so I was nice and cozy.<\/p>\n<p>The first mile or so was on the last, unplowed stretch of Hwy. 67. Easy walking; no postholing. Yay! From there on it was blacktop. I easily clicked off more than three miles per hour. I could possibly make it all the way to Jacob Lake (about 33 miles), or camp alongside the road.<\/p>\n<h2>Blizzard!<\/h2>\n<p>After an hour, the wind picked up and the snow began. At first, although it was nearly a whiteout, it wasn\u2019t too bad. The snow was dry and didn\u2019t soak in. The wind was the worst thing.<\/p>\n<p>But as the day wore on, it got worse and worse \u2013 it turned into a blizzard! And then the snow changed from dry to wet to nearly rain. And it was cold out.<\/p>\n<h2>Sleeping Arrangements<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019d originally considered camping along the road, but there were no good sites. Initially, all of the landscape was covered in several feet of snow. Then, as the elevation dropped, the snow began to disappear. But the landscape looked like it had been burned and logged. Ugly, bare tree trunks dotted barren fields. Yuck.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, I knew I had no other choice but to make it to Jacob Lake. I was soaked, chilled and miserable, and my gear was damp\/wet. So on I trudged.<\/p>\n<h2>Motel<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019d tried to make reservations at the one inn in town a few months back, telling the staff I couldn\u2019t give an exact date due to the <a href=\"http:\/\/tidd.ly\/c0c6e994\">Grand Canyon<\/a> permit process. They said not to worry; they were never full this time of year. I did not need reservations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I stumbled in, dripping water everywhere, around 5 p.m. All rooms were taken, they said. So sorry. I gave them my story, nearly in tears, and <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5333 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/thethousandmiler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fullsizeoutput_4950-239x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Group of hikers in front of the Jacob Lake Inn near the Arizona Trail.\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" \/>suddenly they &#8220;found&#8221; a cancellation in their new lodge.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m guessing they got slammed with guests due to the crappy weather. I\u2019m also guessing they haven\u2019t formally opened the whole property yet, or have the staff in place, so they were hoping to keep numbers down. Glad they reconsidered!<\/p>\n<h2>Hikers<\/h2>\n<p>Had dinner with <a href=\"https:\/\/thethousandmiler.com\/what-is-a-trail-name-and-how-do-i-get-one\/\">Cookie, Tic Toc and Cashmere<\/a>, hikers I&#8217;d met back in Patagonia, plus old acquaintance Cake and new friends Nat Geo, Slow Squeeze and Upstream, a young lady from Portland. Everyone said the hike was awful today. The guys even hitched a ride in from 10 miles out, worried about hypothermia. I walked the farthest.<\/p>\n<p>Had some of the place\u2019s famous cookies \u2014 yes, they are good! But the shower was better. I\u2019ve got all my stuff drying out now and am looking forward to a long night\u2019s sleep.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>They say the weather will be good tomorrow. It had better be!<\/p>\n<p>Snowshoe<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>About 33 miles today<br \/>703.4 miles to date<br \/>96.6 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>OMG, blizzard! This trail. I left my lovely porch by 6:30 a.m. What a great spot! 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