The nice people at Doc Campbell’s gave me a bag of rice to dry my phone. I kept my phone in the bag all day and it works a little better but still eventually goes…Continue Reading
Day 18 Little Bear Canyon and Gila Middle Fork
Author: dan
Day 17 River Crossings and Doc Campbells
A short distance down Sapillo creek we encountered the Gila River for the first time. It is flowing fairly high these days. Helen doesn’t have any trekking poles and is a little nervous about crossing…Continue Reading
Day 16 Sapillo Creek
I wanted to get going on the trail but we had told Doug we would have coffee with him this morning. We walked up to his cabin and he made coffee for Pat and himself…Continue Reading
Day 15 Doug the Hermit
We left Silver City via the Walnut Creek Alternate. This is a 7 mile road walk along Little Walnut Creek road. It is mostly paved with light traffic until you get to Little Walnut/Gomez Peak picnic…Continue Reading
Day 14 Silver City Zero
We took a zero in Silver City today. Pat and I walked around town a bit and visited the museum. We also went to the Habitat for Humanity store where Pat picked up a couple of…Continue Reading
Day 13 Into Silver City
We finished the last few miles to Silver City and I made a beeline to the first burger joint I saw – a Sonic burger drive through. I took my burgers over to a donut…Continue Reading
Day 12 Road Walking and Stealth Camping
The weather cleared and we hiked through Goat and Saddle Rock canyons. These are beautiful riparian canyons with water flowing on top of the sand. We met Jane, a tough (but friendly) cowgirl with a…Continue Reading
Day 11 Lightening Storm
We left Burro Mountain Homestead early. The trail was pretty tough with lots of ups and downs – sometimes following a dirt road for a ways, then returning to trail. I saw many horny toads…Continue Reading
Day 10 Jack’s Peak and Burro Mountain Homestead
We climbed 2,000 feet up to Jack’s Peak and Burro Mountain today. I found a dead horny toad on the road – poor fella. I’ve always liked these creatures, and I’m looking forward to seeing some live ones…Continue Reading
Day 9 Burro Mountains
Today we continued to gain elevation and hiked through juniper and pinyons and what I think are scrub oaks. I thought we were going to have to drink cow water, but we heard rumors of a…Continue Reading