Ghost Ranch, NM to Pagosa Springs, CO

Good bye New Mexico. Hiking up into the snow.

  Looking at maps. 

Epic sunset 

 Filling up water for the night

  

 SNOW! 

wild flowers

Serena Williams, Fun Size and Focus 

Campsite at 12,000 Ft 

just another morning on the CDT 

Took a low route to avoid a storm 

 

Mesa Country: Mud, snow and rain

Leaving Grants, NM 

Fresh snow going around Mt Taylor 

Wild Iris 

 Puddle water, yum yum. (Kramers, BigFoot and Focus) 

A nice spot for lunch 

Our  view for the night. (Fun Size) 

The Gila River to Grants

The Gila was amazing, The trail crossed the river 230 times. The early morning crosses were a bit chilly, but in the midday sun I was looking forward to crossing the river. 



 

Thanks to Stonewall Jerquee for supporting me!

 

Home.

 

 

The Pie Town Post Office. I spent 72 hours in Pie Town. Eat 3 pieces of Pie. Watched the ground turn white from snow from the comforts of the Toaster House, a hostel for hikers and bikers. 

 

 

 

 

I hiked along this ridge to the Arch. To the right is a large Lava field. Watched the storms off in the distance all day.

 

La Ventana, Natural Arch

 

Clouds and a breeze, perfect hiking weather.

 

 

 

Oh road walks.

Mexico to Silver City, NM

The morning of April 17th we gathered at the EconoLodge in Lordsburg. Then hopped in the trucks and off on the two hour drive to the border at Crazy Cook. There is just a small barbed wire fence that shows you where the border is. After a few photos, the drivers head back to Lordsburg and the hikers start to walk north. 

Sometimes the trail follows a two track jeep "road"  other times you are looking ahead for a sign post through the ocotillo, creisotebush and honey mesquite. All the plants are out to get you, my legs have scratches all over from bushwacking through the desert.

Apart from lizards, a few snakes, birds. I have seen the most cows. The cows also like the big shade trees. There were 5 cache boxes of water between the border and Lordsburg. The other times we had to get water from solar and wind powered wells and if you were really desperate from tires and tanks  that had a healthy layer of green algae growing.

Checking in at the EconoLodge passing back through Lordsburg. Michael, the manger told us to bring him our laundry and he would wash it. That has never happened to me before! Everyone there are super hiker friendly.

Stay tuned for my adventure up the Gila River!
~MountainSpice

Trail Days and Exploring New Mexico

After getting off the train in Lordsburg, NM HDMama and her husband RickAngel picked me up and we drove to Silver City. I spent the weekend meeting hikers and learning about all the cool places that the trail pass by, abandon villages, well holes, hot springs.

On Sunday a group of us headed out to work the trail. Trimming the overgrown trees and bushes, fixing the trail where it was washed out. There was a cloudy and there was a cool breeze a perfect day to be on the trail.

On Monday, I explored the cliff dwellings. Incredible.