Tuesday, April 8, 2025 Miles: 30.6 miles Gain/Loss: 5151’/3652′ I was up at 5:45am and on trail by 6:20am. Very early on, I lost the trail, misjudged a step, and got my first cactus spine to the toe. It was quite unpleasant. I quickly began climbing up out of the desert towards some 8000′-9000′ mountains. … Continue reading NM CDT 2025: Day 4
Monday, April 7, 2025 Miles: 30.7 miles Gain/Loss: 1621’/1329′ I was up at 5:45am and out hiking by 6:20am. I saw a few birds in the morning, including a hawk and a black bird. I got off track by 0.2mi once on the way towards town. I also saw a praying mantis egg sack about … Continue reading NM CDT 2025: Day 3
Sunday, April 6, 2025 Miles: 34.7 Gain/Loss: 2142’/2339′ I was awake at 5:30am, and headed out by 6:10am. I heard coyotes before sunrise. I couldn’t find a great spot to pitch my tent last night, so I just made do with where I stopped but that meant my tent wasn’t taut. The ground was very sandy … Continue reading NM CDT 2025: Day 2
Saturday, April 5, 2025 Miles: 29.0 Gain/Loss: 1617’/1230′ After getting into town at 1:30am after a long day of traveling by plane, city bus, and Greyhound, I was up at 5:30am to walk to the shuttle for 6am. It was a long bumpy drive to the monument, with only one of the three hours on … Continue reading NM CDT 2025: Day 1
Transcending Mountains 