May 16, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 21.4 / 303.1 I stopped before a big climb last night because I didn’t want to carry the extra 2 liters (4.4 lbs) of water up the mountain. Now I get to face a 1,000’ climb first thing this morning. The climb really wasn’t that bad. It was a gradual climb and I took my […]

May 15, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 25.5 / 281.7 Things were still pretty wet this morning, so I took some time to dry off my gear the best I could before packing up. The trail was going to be a road walk for about 19 miles this morning. The road was actually pretty nice. It was a forest road through the […]

May 14, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 18.5 / 256.2 It didn’t rain much last night, but I didn’t get my footprint under my tent well and water had run under my tent and I must have a leak in the floor. I woke up to a pretty wet floor in one corner of my tent. I’ll take a look at it […]

May 13, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 20.0 / 237.7 After leaving the Gila River before Doc Campbell’s yesterday, I kept my feet dry the rest of the day and my socks and shoes dried out. I woke up this morning knowing that as soon as I started I would be crossing the River again all day. It started just outside camp. […]

May 12, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 15.0/ 217.7 I was a little slow to get around this morning. I was not looking forward to the water crossings again today. Once I was up and moving it wasn’t too bad though. There were 9 water crossings from my campsite to the Hwy 15 bridge where I would leave the river. The deepest […]

May 11, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 22.0 / 202.7 It was pretty chilly this morning. It showed 35 on my thermometer when I got up. I knew the river crossings would low me down, so I started hiking as soon as it was light enough to see. The trail started out be descending toward sycamore creek. The water was flowing and […]

May 10, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 21.9/ 180.7 I slept in until about 6:30 this morning and then headed downstairs for the complimentary breakfast. The selection was pretty good and I got plenty to eat. I took my time getting ready and sent out yesterday’s post before packing up and checking out. I was leaving the Hotel about 8:30 and walked […]

May 9, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 14.4 / 158.8 Knowing the road walk ahead was going to be hot and exposed during the heat of the day, I was up and on the trail by 5am. Walking through the hills toward Silver City I was afforded with ample shade until well past 7:00. I stopped and ate breakfast and then back […]

May 8,2023Miles Today/ Total: 23.1/ 144.4 I was up early again today to beat the heat. The trail continued to descend down the side of Burro Peak and through the adjoining mountains. Some after starting I reached the first flowing water of the CDT 122 miles from the Southern Terminus. It was a small stream, but it was flowing. The […]

May 7, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 21.7 / 121.3 Last night a bull cow came thru the area by my tent bellowing like he was upset. I think I might have taken his favorite sleeping spot. I laid in my tent thinking “I’m going to be killed on the CDT by a bull”. He eventually moved on. Maybe he was just […]