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

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

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

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

Today was 15 tough miles consisting of around 80 river crossings of the Gila middle fork, numerous bushwhacks where the trail was washed out, soft sand, and rocks, rocks, rocks.  Boulders, cobbles, gravel all work…Continue Reading

Today Pat, Eeyore and I finished the Gila river, eventually climbing up to Snow Lake. A trail angel was camped at the campground there and offered us sodas and water. It was a bit early…Continue Reading