This morning we got a ride back to the marina with a local clockmaker and his family, heading to work for the day in Tonto Basin. We hiked from there along the highway for a bit before starting the big climb into the Four Peaks range. The climb was steep, and the biggest since Mount Lemmon. Partway up we got to a cache where we met another trail angel who was there restocking the water. She even brought cold beer! We also met back up with Little Goat and On The Level, two ladies section-hiking the trail whom we’d met way back before Mica Mountain in Saguaro. We leapfrogged them on the trail for a while after, but Rose and I decided to push to a nice campsite with water at the top of the climb. It ended up being a big day, over 20 miles with 3,600 feet of elevation gain.