Happy Father’s Day Dad!!!! We are at the Ghost Ranch near Abiqui New Mexico and it is wonderful. The people here are very nice and extremely hospitable, and I highly recommend this alternate route instead of the CDTA route that goes around. Yesterday, we got up and out of camp by 6:30 am and hiked…
Today was a much needed zero day after near heat stroke so we just hung out in Pie Town and went to the Pie-o-Neer for breakfast. The four guys we had met outside of Doc Campbell’s showed up later in the day and a few of us went over to the community center to listen…
I am writing this as thirsty as I have ever been. Jessie and I have been low on water for three days and out for a day. The last water we treated was over a day ago and 3 liters a piece does not go far. I pitched the tent to ride out the heat…
Today was a good day and Jessie and I managed to get up at a decent hour (6:20) and hiking before 8 am. We decide to start earlier and finish earlier so we could enjoy some of the evening and not be so rushed eating and setting up camp. Plus, in order to finish the…
We got to the Gila route, but still no H20. We managed to Yogi some from a road grater, and a hunter in a Jeep left us a gallon by a trail junction. We finally found the river and had a nice hike for the rest of the day. The Gila is beautiful, but it…
We said goodbye to Will and his family who were nice enough to mail my computer back then got water at the Ranger Station. They still have not located our Mimbres mail drop, but said it might be at Doc Campbells’s. This is not a big problem because Will and Jeremy were nice enough to…
We arrived in Deming after a nice 2.5 day (54 mile) hike from the border of Mexico. The weather cooperated with us and provided nice cool temperatures (that is until it sleeted and hailed on us for about 45 minutes). If not, this section could have been pretty harsh. Luckily, we had the advice of Keith,…
The Continental Divide Trail traverses the range of several sub species of Ursus Americanus, or American black bear. Ursus Americanus amblyceps is commonly called the New Mexico black bear and is native to New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Utah and Texas. Ursus Americanus americanus or eastern Black Bear has a territory that covers Montana, Alaska, Canada and south…
The Continental Divide Trail stretches from the border of New Mexico and Old Mexico north through Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. The trail is estimated to be approximately 3,100 miles long. However, since the trail is approximately seventy percent complete the total distance is debatable. The majority of trail construction is completed by volunteers in…
The trail itself has three Southern Termini and each one has their supporters and detractors. The “official” southern terminus point is Crazy Cook Monument, but this spot was just recently designated by the CDTA. Prior to this most individuals used the border with Mexico in Columbus, New Mexico. It is a short trip from here to…