Apr 25, 2016 | New Mexico
CDT mile 74.6, miles hiked 20 We woke as early as we could the full moon has been a blessing and a nightmare in the evenings. On one hand, it illuminates the surroundings with a wonderful glow but when you are cowboy camping it’s like having a high-pressure...
Apr 24, 2016 | New Mexico
CDT mile 54.2, miles hikes today 20 We awoke at dark and broke camp quickly so we could make the 4 miles or so we needed to get to the well/tank and get water. After laying down some quick miles we arrived to find a cow pond full of cow pooh but we were happy to see...
Apr 23, 2016 | New Mexico
CDT mile 34.7, miles hiked 21 We started out the day with a 5 am wake up call. The weather was cool but manageable as we packed up our gear, drank some cold coffee took care of the AM BM and then started out of camp around 6:25. The trail this morning was not a...
Apr 23, 2016 | New Mexico
CDT mile 13.7, miles hiked 13.7 At 3 am I awoke to “Sweet Potato” moving around in the room and taking a shower, I guess we all had some pre-hike nerves preventing us from resting well. I rolled over and went back to sleep and we all rose at 5 am and got...
Apr 18, 2016 | New Mexico, Pre-Hike
The past few days have been a whirlwind, Thursday last week I wrapped a few last minute items at home like finally getting the washing machine fixed, had an hour of loving on Karluk before saying goodbye and Suzy came and whisked us off to the airport. I nearly lost...
