Brutal hiking! Snow covered trail that also happened to be overgrown with thorns, yay! At least I got to make a Del’s lemonade. #CDT #wandering
CDT Loop Hike Around Silver City, NM
Doing the Gila River Alternate to Columbus Gila Alternate to the CDT as a loop before heading north to hot springs, but spending the afternoon soaking in a river can’t hurt #CDT #wandering
Slowing Down in Silver City, NM
Exploring some of the trails north of Silver City for the next week or so before I continue heading north on the CDT. #CDT #wandering
Tent Camping on Gomez Peak
Had a fantastic night camping on Gomez Peak, watching the sunset and the lights of Silver City come up. Not on the CDT but I’ll get back to heading north after I explore more of this area. #NewMexico #wandering
Into Silver City on the CDT
CDT to BBQ, with a stranger eagerly awaiting any scraps #CDT #wandering
Jumping on the CDT in Lordsburg, NM
Hello from the trail that isn’t a trail, more of a suggested direction of travel, the Continental Divide Trail. Made the mistake of leaving town during the hottest part of the day, had to take refuge under a road as tumbleweeds blew past on strong winds. #CDT #nobo
AZT to CDT via Tombstone, AZ
Hiked into Tombstone to see the OK Coral and Boot Hill Cemetery. Didn’t take enough pictures. Realized that I was going to miss my ride to New Mexico unless I hustled… so I hitchhiked rather than walk the last 30 miles to the train station. #greatday
AZT Southern Terminus
Finished the Arizona Trail for now by making it to the southern terminus, got a haircut, which means I’m back to carrying hair clippers again, got new shoes, and ran back out into the desert. (Pack weight has been consistently 25 – 30 pounds) #wandering
New Shoes in Sierra Vista, AZ
Hiked holes in my shoes, got a hotel room in Sierra Vista to pickup the new shoes being delivered to an Amazon locker… Waited all day because Amazon said that the shoes were out for delivery. Then at 8pm they decided that the shoes couldn’t be delivered for several more days. There’s a running shoe […]
Sobo Out of Patagonia, AZ
Water, you know it’s good when it’s growing green, horses, desert, a much needed foot soak, and no rain fly on the tent, because I fell asleep before I could put it on #AZT #sobo