After the 5th day of hiking I landed in the artsy town of Patagonia, where I camped at the Terra Sol camping hostel. I was surprised to see so many AZT hikers at Terra Sol (10?), and pleasantly surprised with the thunderstorm that dropped the temperature and much need rain on the desert landscape.
In three days I hiked 37 miles and reached milepost 52.5. The scenes changed often. There were pine forests, the first notable cacti, valleys barely holding any natural water, tanks of water for cattle, enough warm sun to open the umbrella, and enough cold to start the mornings wearing a down jacket. Best of all, I felt great even when I slowed down at the end of the hiking day, longing for my happy place tucked in my 10-degree sleeping bag.
While dealing with multiple technology issues, I am keeping my writing abbreviated and simply blasting a bunch of photos. Wish me luck with that!
Hi Roger, Really enjoy your posts and pictures. You and Cindy look great! Was hoping that you both would be available to join us to celebrate Ed’s retirement at the Flight Deck Restaurant this weekend, but sounds like you are a bit, “out of town.” His actual date is mid-April, so maybe we could coordinate with you once you are back home. Enjoy the hike and stay safe!! Eileen 🙂
Go Roger! Have a great adventure.
Go Roger go!!! Hope all goes well!
Roger, thanks for the reporting. It’s fun to live vicariously through your adventure. Good luck!
Great photos and such beauty!
Missed you at the Ruck this past weekend. I start the CDT on 4/9. I plan on just doing the NM section this year. We’ll see what the future holds for the rest of the trail.
Hi everyone! I love reading your comments while I am in the trail towns. Keep them coming! Thank you.
Hi Roger, you use the same parasol as me. Good luck and keep going! Thomas
What a crowd !
Nice to see the water cache. I’m guessing a lot of the water sources I used no longer flow. Some of those cattle tanks were pretty nasty 17 years ago so they may be useless now. I hope not.
Sounds like a great walk! And as always, I love reading your posts!❣️
Nice to see trail angels stocked bear box with water since you are hiking in a very dry year out west!!