Category: Gila Wilderness

Slept in until almost 6 a.m. this morning. Our plan was to do a day hike up the West Fork 5 miles to White Creek Cabin. So we had a leisurely breakfast and pulled...

It was 29° at 7 AM. There was frost on tarps and it was challenging to get out of a warm bed. Even Old Truck did pretty well with warmth overnight. But we all...

It was 34° this morning. A bit colder than the forecast of 40° and a lot closer to freezing. Most of us were tolerably warm, although Old Truck was not as warm as he...

We were up before the sun hoping to get an early start. A bit nippy in the predawn hours, we all made it through the night. Old Truck had the coldest night as it...

Although Cappuccino will not be able to go with us she was still involved with a send off dinner for most of us doing the Middle Fork Loop. Last night she and husband Scott...

We got up early and made breakfast then broke camp and took to the trail shortly after 6. With a relatively easy 5 miles ahead of us, the sullen skies had little effect on...