Day 26, Mesa Country

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...

Day 23, El Malpais

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,...

Day 22, Rolling to Grants

CDT mile 362 miles hiked 24 We woke to tater calling us to get going it was 6:30 I looked at Buttercup and we both rolled over and went back to sleep for 20 minutes.  It was so nice in the RV and it beat sleeping in the rain and wind storm last night. We hit the road...

Day 21, Leaving the Vortex

CDT Mile 338.5, Miles hiked 15 When I rolled out of bed I noticed that Wild Feather had already cleared her bunk on the bottom and was packing up outside.  I moved my gear to the lower bunk and started sorting my food and my pack so I could leave.  Now truth be told I...

Day 24, Grants, NM

CDT mile 406, miles hiked 21   The day started with me waking from a terrible nights sleep, after 400 miles my sleeping pad has finally had it and leaked all night basically being useless. I also have a super luxury item a pillow that inflates it too sprung a...

Day 25, Zero Day

Miles hiked 0 We woke early apparently all those early mornings on the trail have all is awake by 5 am.  We lied in bed playing on our phones and catching up on the outside world.  The 5 of us enjoyed a large and healthy breakfast in the lobby and then it was time to...