Mark’s Photos #12
In March of 2017 I started my hike of the 800 mile Arizona Trail. Five hundred miles along, I injured my right big toe making it painful to walk. Of course I walked another...
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Gila Wilderness Loop-Day 3
We were up at 5AM and on our way by 6:15. Our goal today is to get over to the West Fork drainage. Our original plans to hike up near the head of the...
Gila Wilderness Loop-Day 2
At 5 a.m. we woke up, packed, had breakfast, and left by 6:30. Everyone was in good spirits as we started up the Middle-Fork canyon. It was in the low forties, and we watched...
Gila Wilderness Loop-Day 1
I arrived in Albuquerque on Friday, and Cappuccino met me at the airport. We did some shopping for last-minute items and got our gear organized. On Saturday, we picked up Slinky at the airport...
Mark’s Photos #11
The thermometer read 19°F and my hands were almost numb. The snow crunched under my trail runners as I stumbled around in the dark. It was 9 o’clock PM on a first quarter moon...
Cautiously Optimistic
Last weekend the Hummingbird Fire in the Gila Wilderness had consumed more than 5,600 acres and was zero percent contained. Its location, directly to the west of our proposed trek, and prevailing westerly winds...
2 responses to “Cautiously Optimistic”
Stunning wind farm picture! 76% beats zero per cent. Sending rain from Maine not only for the plain but the Gila rain-ge. Rex Harrison would be shuttering at that attempt. Impressive mileage and pack load.
Thanks Dan! I’ve grown accustomed to your place—ing comments on my blog. (With apologies to Lerner&Loewe)