Monthly Archives: October 2011

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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/

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 →