Miles Hiked: 25.3 Total Milage: 453.6 Location: Mt. Taylor, NM This morning we woke up at 4:30 am. Everyone was ready and hiking up the trail by 5am. We had to gain 2,000 feet of elevation over the course of 3 miles to arrive at the summit of 11,300 feet. Our goal was to getContinueContinue reading “Day 28: Mt Taylor”
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Day 25: Cinco de Mayo in Grants, NM
Miles: 8.2 Total Milage: 409.8 Location: Grants, New Mexico Today we had an easy road walk into to Grants. Grants will be the first town we have seen with multiple services and the first bed we have all slept in since Silver City. The sun was hitting the canyon walls in a very pretty way.ContinueContinue reading “Day 25: Cinco de Mayo in Grants, NM”
Day 24: Bonita Canyon
Miles: 19.8 Total Milage: 401.6 Location: Bonita Canyon This morning I woke up to a frozen tent. I got up and did some more stretches before packing up my things. The ground was covered with a sparkling layer of frost. I hiked with 12 pack for the beginning of the day. After 0.4 miles weContinueContinue reading “Day 24: Bonita Canyon”
Day 23: Everyday it’s a new pain
Miles: 19.5 Miles Hiked: 381.8 Location: El Mapis This morning I woke up around 6am to see a beautiful sunrise. I didn’t even have to leave my cozy sleeping bag on the trail. I didn’t hear anyone moving around yet, so I happily went back to sleep for about another hour. I did not wantContinueContinue reading “Day 23: Everyday it’s a new pain”
Day 22: Trail Angels of Albuquerque
Miles: 22.3 Total Milage: 362.3 Location: Cerro Brillante Last night I didn’t sleep at all. I tossed and turned and even considered getting up to hike in the middle of the night. In the end I decided it would be better just to let my body rest even if I wasn’t sleeping. At 4am IContinueContinue reading “Day 22: Trail Angels of Albuquerque”
Day 21: Oops
Miles: 23.5 Total Milage: 340 Location: Mile 437.5 of CDT Today I woke up on the small couch at the toaster house. I didn’t sleep great last night because I was uncomfortable but it was nice to have a roof over my head for once. I took down my tent in the yard and packedContinueContinue reading “Day 21: Oops”
Day 20: Pie Town
Miles Hiked: 14 Total Milage: 316.5 Location: Toaster House, Pie Town Last night a coyote screamed very loudly and close to our shelter around 3am. It woke all of us up and I had some trouble falling back asleep because it was so unsettling. Eventually I closed me eyes again and woke up around 6amContinueContinue reading “Day 20: Pie Town”
Day 19: Davilla Ranch
Miles Hiked: 5 Total Milage: 302.5 Location: Davilla Ranch I hardly slept last night. The rain/snow/sleet kept coming down and I was worried my tent might fall over if I wasn’t awake to shake off all the heavy wet snow. Everything in my tent was damp and it was cold yet again. We all packedContinueContinue reading “Day 19: Davilla Ranch”
Day 18: What the Hail!
Miles Hiked: 22 Total Milage: 297.5 Location: Pie Town Road Alt Mile 21 Today I woke up and my tent was an icicle. I said I didn’t want to get out of my sleeping bag yesterday, but today was even worse! I had no idea New Mexico could be this cold in April. I feelContinueContinue reading “Day 18: What the Hail!”
Day 17: Aaragon Well
Miles Hiked: 23 Total Milage: 275.5 Location: Aragon Well I almost completely forgot to write my blog tonight when I laid down in bed. Today felt like such a long day for some reason. The day started around 6am when we woke up to a light dusting of snow. It was 36 degrees in theContinueContinue reading “Day 17: Aaragon Well”
Day 16: Two Track Day
Miles Hiked: 24.8 Total Milage: 252.5 Location: Gila Alt Mile 102 Last night it was really cold. I wish I had pitched my tent for some extra warmth. We heard coyotes howling all night long. They have reintroduced wolves to this area as well so it could have been one of them. They were stillContinueContinue reading “Day 16: Two Track Day”
Day 14: Oh my Gila!
Miles Hiked: 19 Total Milage: 206.45 Location: Glia Rive Alt mile 56.2 This morning I woke up at Doc Campbells around 6am. I packed up my things ate breakfast and hit the trail around 7am with everyone else. We started the day with a 5 mile round trip road walk that included a 1 mileContinueContinue reading “Day 14: Oh my Gila!”
Day 9: Silver City!
Miles Hiked: 18 Total Milage: 141.15 Location: Triple Crown Hostel, Silver City New Mexico Last night I slept great. I woke up around 5:45 to the sounds of my friends packing up their camp things. I woke Itchy up and we started getting ready as well. For breakfast I made a shake of carnation breakfast,ContinueContinue reading “Day 9: Silver City!”
Day 8: Burro Mountain Homestead
Miles hiked: 18.2 Total Milage: 123.15 Location: Burro Mountain Homestead Today I woke up around 5am. I was pretty cold last night and I noticed my sleeping bag had a layer of frost on it in the morning. I packed up as quickly and quietly as I could and got on trail around 5:30 am.ContinueContinue reading “Day 8: Burro Mountain Homestead”
Day 7: Mile Marker 100
Miles hiked: 20.3 Total Milage: 104.95 Location: Guthook mile 103.6 Today I woke up around 7am. I set my last blog posts to post each day while I’m out hiking, updated facebook and got out of bed to pack up my things. My friend Pop Rocks gave me a call before we left. It’s soContinueContinue reading “Day 7: Mile Marker 100”
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