Gila Alt mile 29.7 to 47.3: 17.6 miles Total miles: 216.1 The morning was predictably chilly, and I hoped that the first Gila River crossing of the day wouldn’t be waist deep. Fortunately, it wasn’t, and it was just my …
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CDT Day 13: into the Gila
Gila Alternate mile 13 to 29.7: 16.7 miles Total miles: 198.5 It was a chilly morning as we broke down camp, and stayed that way for awhile. The trail was rough and in the shade, so it was hard to …
CDT Day 12: Gila National Forest
Silver City to Gila Alternate mile 13: 20.5 miles Total miles: 181.8 We managed not to get sucked into hanging around our comfortable hotel room and town, and made it out the door a little after 7am. I felt nauseous …
CDT Days 9-11: Silver City
Saddle Rock Riparian Area to Silver City: 18.5 miles total miles: 161.3 We had another nearly dry stretch to make it the 18.5 miles to Silver City, so we filled up on the good water from the spring. Three miles …
CDT Day 8: meet Piglet
Mud Springs to Saddle Rock Riparian Area: 20.7 miles Total miles: 142.5 For breakfast this morning I decided to try something new and mixed a vanilla protein shake with instant coffee and hot water. It sounded like a good idea, …
CDT Day 7: into the mountains
Co-op Windmill to Mud Springs: 19.4 miles Total miles: 121.8 The temperature dropped to nearly freezing overnight, and in the morning it was COLD! I kept my long underwear on until it was time to leave camp, and hiked away …
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