May 20, 2016 | New Mexico
CDT mile 497, miles hiked 26 As we woke up we got to see the sun rise over the various mesas in the area, it was a glorious sunrise with pink skies and stunning landscape to view. We packed up and headed out. I had been warned that this area was dry and to make sure...
May 20, 2016 | New Mexico
CDT mile 471, miles hiked 30.5 (1.5 miles was for water gathering at sources off trail) We set off for the first water supply Los Indios spring 10.5 miles from camp, we strolled along the road making great time. We arrived at the springs at 10:30 am and decided to...
May 19, 2016 | New Mexico
CDT mile 442, miles hiked 23.5 The day started with warm temps, it might have been the warmest night yet on trail. Our bags didn’t even have condensation so we ate breakfast, packed up and headed to the trail for our big climb up Mt Taylor, an 11,301′...
May 18, 2016 | New Mexico
CDT mile 418.5, miles hiked 16.5 We started the day with a hearty hotel breakfast and then scrambled around to get our packs all loaded, our final boxes packed and our hotel room cleaned before the shuttle arrived for us at 10 am. A quick trip to the PO was the last...
May 16, 2016 | New Mexico
CDT mile 385, miles hiked 23 We woke up to a heavy coat of frost on our sleeping bags and a good chill in the air. We lounged in our bags making hot coffee and oatmeal. We finally broke camp once the sun was above the canyon rim and then we loaded up and headed out,...
