[cdt-l] cdt-l Digest, Vol 43, Issue 22
slyatpct at aol.com
slyatpct at aol.com
Sun May 20 15:47:17 CDT 2007
Hey Tom,
Yes we got it, thanks so much. We'll be back to visit for sure.
Sly
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Subject: Re: [cdt-l] cdt-l Digest, Vol 43, Issue 22
Sly, hope you found the food cache okay.
Cow 54 can stay lost!
On May 20, 2007, at 11:00 AM, cdt-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
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> 1. San Juans - Boots? (Trey Corkern)
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> From: "Trey Corkern" <treyis3 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [cdt-l] San Juans - Boots?
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> It took hiking up the Gila River in river shoes, for me to figure
> out that
> my ankles would be OK in tennis shoes, and I'm loving the switch
> from light
> hiking boots. But with the San Juans looming in June, I was
> looking for
> advice on whether I would be better off staying in my trail running
> shoes,
> or switching to hiking boots for this snowy, rocky section. Thanks!
>
> Trey
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> From: slyatpct at aol.com
> Subject: [cdt-l] Cuba to Ghost Ranch
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> Hey...
>
> I forgot to mention in my last post that I bought the last 2
> bottles of Heet in Cuba, one from each of the two auto parts
> stores. Both have ordered more, 6 ea. None of the 3 gas/convenience
> stores I visited sold it. However, Richard's hardware store had
> cans of denatured alcohol in 16 or 32 ounces.
>
> On the way out of town we visited Circle A Ranch and I was surely
> tempted to call it a day there. What a beautiful spot, so peaceful.
> We spoke a couple hours with Walter and they're looking foward to
> having CDT hikers stay or visit. Normally it's $20 per but they
> also have work for stay if so inclined. It's the type of place
> where you wouldn't mind helping out and getting your hands dirty.
> From the hostel we took the road through the property as shown on J
> Ley map number whatever (Cuba) and bushwhacked the final .5 mile to
> FR 95 above the hairpin turn shortly before San Pedro Peaks. I
> think Walter said you saved about a mile and it's a much more
> pleasant walk.
>
> San Pedro Peaks... Lots of snow/postholing/water/icy knee deep
> fords. Although the FS ranger in Cuba assured us the CDT would be
> easy to follow through the park, on a foggy day, we managed to lose
> trail. I opted to bushwhack nearly 3 miles over snow through forest
> to the high point at mile 15.9 in the Wolf guidebook. I think my
> feet are still frozen. From the high point it was easy enough out
> of the park to the trailhead (dry) where we camped after grabbing
> snow melt on the way down. A half mile north of the trailhead there
> was a strong spring 10 feet off trail and a creek not long after.
> Apparently these are seasonal, but should still be flowing for
> northbound thru-hikers.
>
> The new trail after SPP's to NM 96 was real nice until we got
> misdirect by alternate flagging towards the end of the section. We
> ended up close to and walked the highway, presumably past the
> roadside trailhead, on the way to FS 170, when we spotted a lone
> CDT pole off the side of the road. That pole led nowhere we could
> find and once again bushwhacked to FS 170 through the sage brush.
> Another new section of trail off FR 77 was fine until it petered
> out as we took FR 453 the rest of the way to the Ojitos Trail and
> the Chama River Canyon Wilderness. Although the Ojitos Trail cutoff
> (cairn N36 16.255 W106 40.385) is listed in the Wolf Guide "at
> about 16.3" I found it closer to mile 15.3 (page 35 Northern NM,
> 2nd paragraph) and is correctly deplicted on the J Ley map. It
> appeared, by post and flagging, new trail was in place above FS 453
> opposite the cairn. There was water at both the Los Ojitos (the
> pipe needs to be snaked) and the spring fed tank at 8.7 which is
> now clearly vi
> sable.
>
> Along with the Circle A Ranch, I highly recommend spending some
> time here at Ghost Ranch. Nice.
>
> By the way, Rainman and Vicki have a website. She's keeping a
> journal and both are posting pictures and youtube videos which can
> be found at http://rainmanvermont.tripod.com
>
> Sly
>
> PS For the older or TVLand generation... as I was humping up the
> side of Mt Taylor I noticed a cow tag, you know, the numbered ones
> they staple to the cows ear, laying on the ground. Cow 54 where are
> you?
>
>
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