{"id":659,"date":"2022-11-05T12:20:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T19:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yetihikes.net\/wordpress\/?p=659"},"modified":"2026-03-22T14:44:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T21:44:43","slug":"arizona-trail-day-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yetihikes.net\/wordpress\/2022\/11\/05\/arizona-trail-day-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Trail Day 27: Gila River"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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20.8 miles
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It wasn\u2019t a good night. When I awoke, my sleeping bag was absolutely soaked with condensation. The pavilion did nothing to keep it off of me. I\u2019ve never gotten a down bag so wet on a trip, but there was nothing I could do about it now so I stuffed it in its stuff sack where I\u2019m sure the water would migrate into the down. The rest of my gear was wet too; my puffy, food bag, etc. Such a hassle. I guess I won\u2019t be camping without my tent again on this hike.<\/p>

I started off in a pretty glum mood between my wet gear and not yet having confirmation that my next resupply package with a new pair of shoes had shipped. The scenery was great with a rocky prominence nicely bathing in the sunrise as I gradually made my way around it. However, I just couldn\u2019t get into the hike today. I was just thinking about the miles I had to do in 2 stretches; to a water source and then on to camp at the Gila River.<\/p>

As I circled the rocky prominence, I had to put on an audiobook to get me motivated for the day. I shortly met some Grand Enchantment Trail hikers and we chatted for a bit and shared trail info, that helped pick me up some as I traversed rolling hills and faced off with cows.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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