Tag: New Mexico

• [Day 11] Heart of the Gila

  

  It was a full day. I slept in until 8:20am, packed camp and walked to the Gila Cliff Dwellings to wait for the 9am opening. 🗓️ Date April 26th ⇢ Mileage 20.7 📍 Trip Mileage 237.7 ⛅️ Weather 68°F and calm 🏞️ Trail Conditions River valley with minimal trail and plenty of stream crossings and…

  jarodlyles

  April 26, 2023

  CDT

  New Mexico

• [Day 10] Travelling Riverside

  

  I pulled on my wet socks and shoes at 7am and crossed the river first thing in the morning. My position put me ten and a half miles to Doc Campbell’s Post, but I knew this river valley wasn’t going to let me there any time quick. 🗓️ Date April 25th ⇢ Mileage 16.3 📍…

  jarodlyles

  April 25, 2023

  CDT

  New Mexico

• [Day 9] The Gila

  

  After a tumultuous 13 miles of bushwhacking, ungraded climbing, hopping downed trees, hiking up weathering volcanic rock creeks, and a passing through the remnants of burn areas, I finally made it to the Gila River. 🗓️ Date April 24th ⇢ Mileage 20.7 📍 Trip Mileage 200.7 ⛅️ Weather 80°F with occasional breeze, cooler once in…

  jarodlyles

  April 24, 2023

  CDT

  New Mexico

• [Day 8] To the River

  

  Sore feet from pounding pavement into Silver City convinced me to hang around for half a day. Around 7am, I checked out and meandered across town to a dive called the Grinder Mill. I scoffed down a breakfast burrito and an order of biscuits and gravy. 🗓️ Date April 23rd ⇢ Mileage 17.8 📍 Trip…

  jarodlyles

  April 23, 2023

  CDT

  New Mexico

• [Day 7] Silver City

  

  This morning was a bit nippy as I transitioned from a light sweat in my sleeping bag to the 28°F canyon air. I let the desert air dry my skin, downed a liter of water, and started along. After a small climb out of the canyon, the trail continued the theme of rolling hills marked…

  jarodlyles

  April 22, 2023

  CDT

  New Mexico

• [Day 6] Burro Mountain

  

  Camp was packed and I was hiking by 6:45am. The trail picked up from where it left off yesterday. I cruised the rolling desert hills through junipers and piñon pines to the base of the 3000-foot climb of the day — Burro Mountain. 🗓️ Date April 21st ⇢ Mileage 28.0 📍 Trip Mileage 137.2 ⛅️…

  jarodlyles

  April 21, 2023

  CDT

  New Mexico

• [Day 5] Green Desert

  

  Where does the mind go during a day’s trek? It depends on the day. Some days, my thought is focused, tight, and methodical. Other days, it’s jumpy and lost. However it may be and however I may feel, there remains one constant that guides the direction of the mind: the movement through this modifying natural…

  jarodlyles

  April 20, 2023

  CDT

  New Mexico

• [Day 4] Return to Lordsburg

  

  Dust particulate is buoyant in the desert air. It’s not uncommon to wake up to hardened nostrils. My headlamp illuminated desert dust sitting in the air as I got going around 5:30am this morning. I continued my way through the Pyramid Mountains. 🗓️ Date April 19th ⇢ Mileage 13.3 📍 Trip Mileage 85.2 ⛅️ Weather…

  jarodlyles

  April 19, 2023

  CDT

  New Mexico

• [Day 3] Cattle & Creosote

  

  I lay under the stars this morning at 4am. The New Mexico night sky has been pleasant. The Milky Way hasn’t been quite visible, but I’ve seen more shooting stars than I can count on my fingers. I had a mouse messing with my camp last night. The little bugger climbed on my head and…

  jarodlyles

  April 18, 2023

  CDT

  New Mexico

• [Day 2] Gravel Roads

  

  I was up and hiking by 6:45 am. Luckily, my bee stings from yesterday were close to the reaction of a mosquito bite. I guess my precaution wasn’t worth all the effort to cut back to the road. 🗓️ Date April 17th ⇢ Mileage 23.3 📍 Trip Mileage 45.1 ⛅️ Weather Stagnant morning and afternoon…

  jarodlyles

  April 17, 2023

  CDT

  New Mexico