Day 19, Mates

CDT mile 323.5, miles hiked 36.5 The only thing better than a cowboy camp is waking up being rained on, the previous night I had a mad scramble to set up my shelter as the rain pelted me.  Once back asleep I dreamed of pie town; friendly hikers hanging out, eating...

Day 18, Back on Track

CDT mile 287 miles hiked 23.8 We woke early and started out the good old CDT threw us for a loop, you see New Mexico has a lot of new trail sections and sometimes the maps I use by J Ley and then the app by Guthook don’t agree.  So I took the J Ley route and...

Day 16, Sick as a Dog

CDT mile 247 miles hiked 11 I awoke at 1 am with that old familiar wet mouth the sure sign of what was to come.  Seconds later I was on my hands and knees puking up my dinner.  After a couple of violent outbursts, I lay in my bag shivering.  I put on my down coat and...

Day 17, Slow Miles

CDT mile 263.2 miles hiked 16.2 All night I dreamed of food, wonderful food back in Portland.  I dreamt first of cake, pastries, burgers, dumplings from. Shandong.  What I awoke to was the cries of the coyotes rounding up their pack before dawn and feeling ready to...

Day 15, Lost in the Gila

CDT mile 236 miles hiked 21 We layed in bed until the sun was up the cold night hat brought a heavy layer of condensation onto our bags and then froze solid.  We are the most cowboy camping crew around so far the only time my tarp had been pitched was at the hot...