May 13, 2016 | New Mexico
Miles Hiked 0 I woke up at 5 am to the neighbor’s rooster crowing, I had slept in the backyard because the house was too loud the night before and I was too amped up to sleep. Nita said she would be there at 8 for breakfast but we needed to make a quick run to...
May 12, 2016 | New Mexico
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...
May 11, 2016 | New Mexico
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...
May 10, 2016 | New Mexico
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...
May 10, 2016 | New Mexico
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...
