May 8 WARNING – Big post. Set aside more than a minute. First full day out of Docs. I did 22 miles on the Gila, a total of 165 crossings for the day. For the most part it was the same sort of mix, most zero-effort calf-deep stuff, with a few, faster thigh-high crossings. The…
CDT12 – 218 – Doc Campbells and the Gila
Leaving Silver City I did the seven-mile roadwalk out of Silver City to Doc Campbell’s Post on the Gila River. Because why not walk on MORE asphalt. Still the walk was not without its diversions. I have no idea why someone has a Ringwraith outside their house. The trail connected to some dirt roads in…
CDT9 – 158 – Silver City
I left my hotel in Lordsburg at about quarter after six, decadenly late, en route to Silver City. I got to stroll through the other side of Lordsburg on the way out on a four-mile roadwalk. I think Lordsburg is one economic downturn away from going full Mad Max. It’s sad. So much potential, wasted. …
Smokebeard’s guide to the I-180 road walk to Silver City
Youre eager to get to Silver City. But before we begin, it sucks. Let’s just get that out of the way. It’s a 13 mile road walk on a 60 mph highway, and 10 of those miles are uphill. Pavement takes a toll on your feet that the desert doesn’t. Hitch or don’t, no judgment….
CDT5 – 85 – Lordsburg again
First five days of my trip on the CDT, ending at Lordsburg.