{"id":2894,"date":"2020-03-16T17:25:31","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T17:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/?p=2894"},"modified":"2023-02-18T22:06:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T22:06:23","slug":"day-11-pit-stop-in-summerhaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/16\/day-11-pit-stop-in-summerhaven\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 11: Pit Stop in Summerhaven"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date: February 28, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miles: 171 – 183.9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I woke up earlier than usual and quietly packed up so I could get a move on into Summerhaven and get to the post office before it closed at 3 pm. I only had 12 miles to go so I figured I\u2019d get there early enough to relax for the afternoon while I sorted out my resupply. What I didn\u2019t count on was the climb I had to tackle first. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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The Mt. Lemmon trail out of the Putsch Ridge Wilderness looked and felt like it went straight up. One stretch had an elevation gain of approximately 1500 feet over a mile and a half. I think I gained my trail legs after that (and after they stopped feeling like wet noodles). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The trail. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The reward for all that climbing was a walk through the Wilderness of Rocks. That might not be the most creative of names, but the geology didn\u2019t leave much choice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Wilderness of Rocks is an area full of multicolored granite boulders, hoodoos and other alien looking formations along with plenty of clear, flowing streams and some fantastic campsites in stretches of pine forest. I didn\u2019t see a single person all day, and the quiet was only punctuated periodically by bird songs and the occasional crack of a branch or pinecone hitting the ground. And the view from one particular vantage point seemed never ending. It was one of the highlights so far. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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