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15-04-19 Day 8 On The Road – Mark Trail CDT

19 Sunday Apr 2015

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15-04-19.  Day 8.   On the Road

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Up ay 5:00. Hiking at 5:31. Great start for hiking into Silver City. I bicycled through Silver City last spring with Moonwalker as we biked across the US. I was looking forward for a return visit. Deadman Canyon was steep and washed out in places as the water appeared and dissappeared and disappeared for good..

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We walked around Tyrone Copper Mine and hit the paved road 90 for a 12 mile road walk. That’s a 4 to 6 hour walk….. We listened to some tunes to break up the monotony.

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That didn’t help so we waved to the drivers as they passes and started to categorize their responce. The No responce,  One finger, Hand. And the full arm with hand. Then we started picking up trash to decorate our packs. Fun?

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As we approached town we contacted Alex and Wagon Wheel to see what’s up. The La Cocina mexican restaurant was the place to fill up. Then we had to decide where to stay. The Gila Hike and Bike shop sent us to the Bike Haus for hikers and bikers to stay at.

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Jamie welcomed us and gave us a tour. I asked him what was his passion and “Just Bikes” was his answer. Wagon Wheel knew SOL who was hiking with the Warrior Hikers starting tomorrow so we went to share in giving them a great sendoff. Lotta Burgers was the place. We ate and went grocery shopping.  Back to the Haus and bed.

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Silver City.      22.5 miles

15-04-12 Day 1 The CDT – Mark Trail CDT

12 Sunday Apr 2015

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Day 1.         The CDT

 

     Juan Reynon arrived ten minutes early,7:20 am,  at the Econo Lodge while Sourdough and I finished our breakfast. We packed the four-wheel drive suburban with 17 gallons of water to place in 5 water caches on our way to the border. As we left town we looked for yellow heet for Sourdough with no luck. As Juan drove, we talked about the history of the starting point of the trail where a Crazy Cook was murdered. What a great place to start….We picked up Wagon Wheel and Alex in Hachita as we began dropping off our water. It was crazy thinking that we would be back in a few days to pick up the water at the boxes. The Suburban  bounced along the dirt road as we made our way to the border arriving at 12 noon. The monument has been vandalized. Bummer… We took a bunch of pictures and off we went. We weaved our way toward Big Hatchet Mtn. Looking for the trail here and there. Oh there it is…. I was warned that this was going to be a different hike. It started to rain off and on then mostly on. At 5:30 Sourdough found a tree to cook dinner under. We fired up our alcohol stoves and had yummy freeze-dried dinners. .Turkey Tetrazzini is one of my favorites. P1000187 At 7:30 we arrived at the Sheridan Canyon water box in a steady rain and called it a day.

 

Day 1 Sheridan Canyon 13.7 mi.

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15-04-11 It’s All Coming Together

11 Saturday Apr 2015

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When will the planning part of the adventure come to a close and the fun begin?

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After months of dreaming, I am on the final leg of my way across America to the start of the CDT. Greyhound rides again. I am looking into Mexico from the bus headed to Lordsburg, NM, the jumping off point. Humm…  The mexican border.       Where’s Canada? Six months away… 180 days…, 2,800 miles.  Sourdough will arrive at 5:00 without his alcohol for his stove. He was trying to smuggle it on his bus traveling east from Arizonia…  what was he thinking? My yellow bottles of heet are traveling below, safetly stashed in my Osprey backpack as I travel west from Texas, I don’t look like a drug trafficker like Sourdough….. Yet!

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Maybe our ride will show up tomorrow morning on time. Maybe we will find a place to stay tonight. Maybe everything is packed. Maybe the planning is coming to an end. Yes!!!

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