Pat had to mail something so we couldn’t get out of Lordsburg until 10:30.  By then it was already hot and we had to ascend a huge, shadeless alluvial plain as we head to the…Continue Reading

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

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

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

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

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

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