May 24, 2016 | New Mexico
CDT mile 539.7, miles hiked 12.2 The day started early with the sun coming up ever earlier each day, and the sun setting later telling us that summer is soon to come. We rolled out camp and shortly came to Skull Bridge and the Rio de Chama. It was running very fast,...
May 23, 2016 | New Mexico
CDT mile 552.1, miles hiked 24.6 I stirred awake at dawn it had gotten below freezing last night and shoes were frozen, along with the inside of my tarp. I sat up and immediately was rained on by frozen ice, I shrugged it off, lit my stove and ate. We headed out for...
May 22, 2016 | New Mexico
CDT mile 527.5, miles hiked 17 I stirred bed not wanting to wake up, I had such a great night sleep the night before dreaming of the ocean and fishing, I guess all this time in the dry Rockies has me missing the ocean a bit. I finally got up showered in the crappy...
May 21, 2016 | New Mexico
In one month I have hiked 510.5 miles in 31 days or 16.47 miles per day average not bad considering that as of March I had been sitting in a cubicle for most of the past 16 years. I have loads well over 20lbs and feel as fit as I was 10 years ago. Today when I...
May 21, 2016 | New Mexico
CDT mile 510.5, miles hiked 13.5 When I woke up I had to admit to the crew that I had been dreaming of food all night and even woke up and ate a bag of gummy bears at 2am. My hiker hunger is real and as I lied in bed eating oatmeal and having coffee I took inventory...
