Tag: New Mexico
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[Day 31] Chama
![[Day 31] Chama](https://jarodlyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc09922.jpg)
I was packed and walking by 6:30am. The early camp last night made an early rise pleasant, even with the solid frozen shoes and fully iced over tent. 🗓️ Date May 22nd ⇢ Mileage 6.9 📍 Trip Mileage 747.3 ⛅️ Weather Clear blue, 30°F morning; stormy evening 🏞️ Trail Conditions Snow field walking The snow…
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[Day 30] (In)significance
![[Day 30] (In)significance](https://jarodlyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc09897.jpg)
Things started rough. Immediately, at 8am, I was trudging through snow in trees, post holing to my mid thigh. Through more mud and snow patches, I made my way down to Rio San Antonio for a knee high stream crossing. 🗓️ Date May 21st ⇢ Mileage 20.1 📍 Trip Mileage 740.4 ⛅️ Weather Below 40°F,…
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[Day 29] Mud
![[Day 29] Mud](https://jarodlyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc09725.jpg)
The trail was either a mud pit, a stream, or a bog today. The lack of traction and often slipping or sinking into mud cost me at least two to three miles of travel. It rained most of the night. The morning was foggy and heavy, but rain wasn’t on the agenda. I woke up…
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[Day 28] Resume
![[Day 28] Resume](https://jarodlyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc09706.jpg)
My mom, uncle, and I left Santa Fe around 8am, headed northwest on New Mexico Highway 84. After turning onto Highway 554, we connect Forest Roads 137 and 20, bringing me to within a mile or so of where I decided to get off trail. 🗓️ Date May 19th ⇢ Mileage 23.5 📍 Trip Mileage…
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[Day 27] Retreat
![[Day 27] Retreat](https://jarodlyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc09641.jpg)
Today stung my pride. After hiking seven miles to the end of the Ghost Ranch Alternate, the circumstances cycled in my head with grim analysis. I left Ghost Ranch knowing of no person in front of me who had made it to the next significant check point on trail; I heard only of people who…
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[Day 26] Ghost Ranch
![[Day 26] Ghost Ranch](https://jarodlyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc09561.jpg)
I left camp at 6:20am, headed for Ghost Ranch — a historical landmark with guest accommodations, once the home to Georgia O’Keeffe, and a site of preserved dinosaur fossils. My mom sent me a box of food to Ghost Ranch to finish out New Mexico. 🗓️ Date May 11th ⇢ Mileage 23.8 📍 Trip Mileage…
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[Day 25] Rio Chama Basin
![[Day 25] Rio Chama Basin](https://jarodlyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc08908.jpg)
I was alert by 6:30am and packed by 7am. I’ve figured I’m going to get up when I get up (with some exceptions). Sometimes I am tented in a hole in the woods. Sometimes I am atop a crest cowboy camping. My sleep seems to follow the movement of natural light, but that is heavily…
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[Day 24] San Pedro Wilderness
![[Day 24] San Pedro Wilderness](https://jarodlyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc08871.jpg)
I slept in until 8:30am at the dated Frontier Motel in the town of Cuba. All in all, it was a nice cheap, quiet hotel that fulfilled everything I needed — I can’t complain. Cuba had a few cafes, but a walk down the street showed one closed. I returned to the motel, downed a…
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[Day 23] Cuba
![[Day 23] Cuba](https://jarodlyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc08743.jpg)
The day started at 6am, and my mind chose war. Doubt and diffidence kept me emotionally distant. My body cared less, and did its job of churning miles. My awareness remained fixed on the elegance of the terrain. By 10am at the watering hole, I was over my fit. Physicality does wonders for our bizarre…
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[Day 22] Canyonlands
![[Day 22] Canyonlands](https://jarodlyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc08583.jpg)
Northwest New Mexico is showing off. The tablelands I’ve been walking on since Mt. Taylor dropped into a valley of monuments, canyons, and carved mesas. After some 2,000 feet of elevation drop, I navigated the washes and canyons. My excitement and curiosity for the next sight around every feature kept me weaving the cairns; time…