The first 4 days of hiking are done! I arrived at Lordsburg today with my fellow thru-hiker Pretzel whom I met on the shuttle to the trailhead. So we are back where we started as the CDTC shuttle leaves from this trailtown. The town itself ist located right on trail, which makes it very easy to get to as no hitchhiking is required.
The first few days were days of adopting to hiking big miles daily, New Mexico weather and the CDT trail navigation challenges. As the trail is going through the desert, with a lot of washouts and flat sections with lots of scrubs and thorns it is pretty easy to loose the trail here and there.
We had incredible luck with the weather, as we got a lot of clouds and only a few drops of rain which made the journey a lot easier than in the full sun.
The next stop will be Silver City, NM and I will be leaving tomorrow morning in that direction after spending a night at the hotel.
I am very happy for you Robert, and have been checking for new posts every day! Post often! We at HOC will definitely be checking up on your progress. Will Pretzel’s cousin, Popcorn, be joining you as well?
Who knows – the trail names are getting weirder every year 🙂