{"id":2816,"date":"2020-02-27T22:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T22:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/?p=2816"},"modified":"2023-02-18T22:06:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T22:06:23","slug":"days-4-5-patagonia-and-a-run-in-with-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/27\/days-4-5-patagonia-and-a-run-in-with-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"Days 4 & 5 – Patagonia and a Run-In With Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dates: February 21 and 22, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miles: 48.3 – 51.2 and 51.2 – 66.7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday morning around 7, I walked the road into Patagonia and did the usual town routine. Ate, picked up resupply box at the post office, did laundry, ate some more. I checked the weather forecast and saw some rain and a possible thunderstorm coming up, so I decided to just stay the night. Stay in a warm bed and take a shower? Yes, please. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I got a room at the Stage Stop Inn and then went to check out the town. There isn\u2019t much to it, but there\u2019s a great coffee shop, pizza place, health foods store, etc, and apparently it is a very popular place to see a lot of birds. I started walking to the Audubon Center for Hummingbirds, but rain started and a lady on the sidewalk told me that there weren\u2019t very many there. Bummer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I followed another lady who was yelling \u2018Water is life!!\u2019 back to town, got a wonderful pizza and headed back to the hotel in time to listen to a mariachi band perform. By that time, a few other hikers had come in, also hoping to sit out the weather. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The courtyard of the Stage Stop Inn. Charming place. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The next morning, it appeared to have rained overnight, but not that much. I went to Gathering Grounds for breakfast and contemplated whether I should stay another night or head out and take my chances. I eventually decided that I can handle a little rain – I\u2019ve been through worse – and got back on trail mid-morning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Road walking. Yay. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The sky was pretty dark and threatened to unload for a few hours, but it wasn\u2019t very cold out and it actually turned what could have been a very hot and dusty slog along forest service roads into a pleasant, but boring, walk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n