Monthly Archives: October 2011

Day 118

Very cold morning, which I attribute to camping in a canyon. I had condensation frozen on the foot of my sleeping bag (which I also later forgot to air out at lunch). The first three hours of hiking were very … Continue reading

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Day 117

The boys never caught up to me last night. This morning the same hunters that blinded me yesterday drove by and told me they had all camped together and “finished a bottle of tequila”. So maybe I won’t be seeing … Continue reading

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Day 116

Our morning goal was to be at the Post Office when it opened at 7:30am and then get hiking as quickly as possible to beat the heat. I had the least to do, so I got going fastest and didn’t … Continue reading

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Day 115

It was a great night last night. I stayed up awhile watching the stars, and I think some Milky Way. We were probably 20+ miles from any light pollution. I fell asleep barely under my bag, and only woke up … Continue reading

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Colorado photos

Hi Everyone, It’s Hailey. Ryley just sent me a whole bunch of photos from Colorado. There are some real gems! Here is the link. Enjoy!

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Day 114

Today was another big road walk, but we had a bit of fun in the morning. We scrambled up the escarpment opposite La Ventura Arch and then followed a short trail down the other side. The early morning views of … Continue reading

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Day 113

We headed out to McDonalds very early, and had a slow breakfast (all 4 of us lingering over coffee and Internet). Most of the morning was through deep Zuni Canyon but on paved and dirt roads with a few cars. … Continue reading

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Day 112

We took the day mostly off on 112, but we did hike from the Mumms house to the McDonalds on the other end of town. We ended up staying there for a couple hours, eating and enjoying free WiFi. I … Continue reading

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pictures

Hi Everyone, Hailey here. Ryley’s hiking buddy Piper has posted some pictures on his blog. Here is a link to his Flickr album. And if you are interested, his blog is http://borntohike.net/

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Day 111

It was a bit of a rough night with a full moon shining like a lamp in my eyes. On top of that, there was a really gusty wind all night that woke me up at least every hour. In … Continue reading

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