Miles Hiked: Zero Total Milage: 626.1 Location: Hopewell Lake This morning I woke up and did my chores as efficiently as I could. I wasn't sure if I wanted to go back to trail today yet or not. After some research on conditions and the weather, I made the decision to hitch hike back toContinue reading "Day 39: The long hitch back"
Day 38: Revolt to the rescue!
Miles Hiked: 11.5 Total Milage: 626.1 Location: Elk Horn Lodge, Chama NM This morning I woke up around 5am. It was still rainy and wet outside. I was absolutely dreading leaving my sleeping bag. I laid in it until around 6:30a. waiting for my friends to wake up. When it was clear my friends wereContinue reading "Day 38: Revolt to the rescue!"
Day 37: Rio Vallecitos
Miles Hiked: 25.6 Total Milage: 614.6 Location: Rio Vallecitos This morning I woke up to coyotes howling at 5am. It was noticably warm for the morning, so I packed up my things and hit the trail before 6am. I continued hiking through more alpine meadows. It reminded me of the balds in the southern AppalachianContinue reading "Day 37: Rio Vallecitos"
Day 36: Ghost Ranch
Miles Hiked: 16.8 Total Milage: 589 Today Rockslide dropped us all off around 9:30 am. I was really sad to say goodbye to him but I'm hopeful that I will see him soon! Free Fall and I continued to hike the Ghost Ranch alternate while 12 Pack and Jenga opted to go back to theContinue reading "Day 36: Ghost Ranch"
Day 34 and 35: Double Zero in Santa Fe
Miles Hiked: 0 The two days we spent not hiking in Santa Fe were much needed for me. My feet were hurting a ton and my body needed some time to recover after hiking two very long days back to back. For the most part I took as many baths as I could and ateContinue reading "Day 34 and 35: Double Zero in Santa Fe"
Day 33: Chama River Canyon Wilderness
Miles Hike: 28.2 Total Milage: 572.2 Location: Chama River Canyon Wilderness This morning I woke up at 6am and left camp before 7am. My goal was to hike 28 miles to the highway and go to Santa Fe for a double zero from there (two days of not hiking). I wasn't sure if I couldContinue reading "Day 33: Chama River Canyon Wilderness"
Day 32: San Pedro Wilderness
Miles Hiked: 26.1 Total Milage: 544 Location: Stream, mile 655.1 This morning Rockslide woke me up around 6am. We walked to McDonalds to get breakfast and then back to the Motel to pack up our things. I started hiking around 8:45 am. The day started with a 5 mile road walk out of town. RockslideContinue reading "Day 32: San Pedro Wilderness"
Day 31: Cuba, NM
Miles Hiked: 14.9 Total Milage: 517.9 Location: Del Prado Motel, Cuba New Mexico Today Rockslide and I woke up at 5am and were hiking by 6am. We had to go 15 miles to town and we wanted to get there by noon. The morning started with a hike across a valley before ascending to theContinue reading "Day 31: Cuba, NM"
Day 30: 500 Miles!
Miles Hiked: 20.6 Total Milage: 503 Today Rockslide, Free Fall, and I all slept in. I was so sore and exhausted from yesterday. We took our time packing up, making hot coffee for breakfast, and hanging out. I took advantage of the time to do some much needed stretching before heading out to hike aroundContinue reading "Day 30: 500 Miles!"
Day 29: The Badlands
Miles Hiked: 28.8 Total Milage: 482.4 This morning Rockslide and I woke up around 5:20 am. We were very slow about getting ready but we made hot coffee and hit the trail around 6:45am. I wanted to do a long day so my goal was to hike the first 9 miles to the water sourceContinue reading "Day 29: The Badlands"
Day 28: Mt Taylor
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 getContinue reading "Day 28: Mt Taylor"
Day 27: Gooseberry Springs
Miles: 18.5 Total Milage: 428.3 This morning I slept in til 8am. I was incredibly slow to leave town. I took a bath and shaved my legs before packing up my things. We had to run to Walmart for an extra item before I could finally get in the car to leave. Rockslide dropped JengaContinue reading "Day 27: Gooseberry Springs"
Day 26: Zero Day #3
Miles: 0 Total Milage: 409.8 Location: Quality Inn, Grants, New Mexico Today Rockslide and I were able to go to Albuquerque which was about an hour away. He needed to get new gear very badly since he didn't have anything very appropriate for this trip. He would have made it without gear, but since heContinue reading "Day 26: Zero Day #3"
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.Continue 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 weContinue reading "Day 24: Bonita Canyon"
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