{"id":677,"date":"2022-11-14T12:20:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T20:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yetihikes.net\/wordpress\/?p=677"},"modified":"2026-03-22T15:37:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:37:42","slug":"arizona-trail-day-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yetihikes.net\/wordpress\/2022\/11\/14\/arizona-trail-day-36\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Trail Day 36: Saguaro National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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19.9 miles
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The wind gradually died overnight and it didn\u2019t get that cold. I even had to take my socks off because I got too warm. I was out at sunrise to start the big climb and hopefully get the brunt of it done before the sun hit.<\/p>

The climb was steep, about 1000 feet per mile for most of it which is probably the steepest sustained climb on this trail. I tore up it though in the cool weather; it reminded me of normal trail grades in the Pacific Northwest and I was at home on it.<\/p>

The trail climbed through boulders and rock monoliths which were scenic with the changing light of the rising sun. It got quite a bit colder on the way up. We passed the hikers who had camped near the National Park boundary and it was definitely below freezing there. I think we made a good camp choice for last night.<\/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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