While I was walking the road south of Hachita toward Antelope Wells, a border patrol agent pulled up next to me. He rolled down his window "You know, ...
Silver City to Antelope Wells
I had 4.5 liters of water, 6 days of food and 1 thought on my mind - Antelope Wells. The way ahead was mostly flat, and the fastest route was paved, ...
Gila Cliff Dwellings to Silver City
The river had been so fun, I was determined to keep following it as long as possible. The road followed the river a few miles. I passed another hot ...
Pie Town to Gila Cliff Dwellings
The plots of private land grew progressively larger as I distanced myself from Pie Town. After a few miles I was again walking past ranches the size ...
Grants to Pie Town
I had no more guidebooks and only crude maps. I had no idea where the next water was. I had only heard, "There isn't any". So, I brought a heavy 4.5 ...
Cuba to Grants
The pavement of Cuba extended 5 miles out of town. The filth slowly receded. I noticed that nature produced no garbage, every tidbit and morsel was ...
Ghost Ranch to Cuba
Ghost Ranch left me with a repository of positive energy I felt I could draw on the rest of the trip. I'd needed the recharge. The distracting vistas ...
Chama to Ghost Ranch
They were a middle-aged couple, in the process of moving to Chama. Of course, he had hitch-hiked years ago... he had a duty to stop. "I hope I didn't ...
Pagosa Springs to Chama
Town had been too good. I'd eaten too much and didn't feel good. My body just wasn't used to dealing with so much grease... The trail started off nice ...
Lake City to Pagosa Springs
"I didn't want you to get a bad impression about the people of Lake City", he said. He'd driven past me earlier in the morning on his way to work. ...