Wednesday November 15, 6.0km/3.7mi

Santa Rosa Canal at Greene Wash (105.4/1400ft) to Santa Rosa Canal at Joaquin Road (109.1/1380ft) (AZ)

With a planned short day today, we woke up very late and didn’t leave camp until 7:30. We only had about an hour and a half to hike along the canal, before getting picked up to go into Tucson for an urgent dental appointment. One little spot next to the canal was flooded, so that made things interesting for a minute.

The rest of the morning was uneventful, just relaxing hiking along the canal.

We had arranged a ride from a local Trail Angel to come pick us up, and Jake showed up at 10am in his trusty Subaru to give us a ride to Tucson. After an hour in the car, he dropped us off near my dentist and we had a quick lunch at Eegee’s first.

TopShelf went to hang out in a Starbucks for a few hours while I was at the dentist, and we met up at the motel later that afternoon. The dentist appointment was expensive (someday we’ll have national healthcare) and uncomfortable, but it was necessary and I was glad to have it done with.

After the dentist I went next door to Walgreens to pick up the prescriptions they had just given me, and I had a light dinner of applesauce and medications. Ugh.

After dinner, I passed the time watching TV while waiting for the antibiotics and pain medications to take effect. Eventually I was feeling better, and after catching Stephen Colbert’s monologue, I went to bed in a better mood.