[Cdt-l] NOBO Start Date from Silver City

[Gary Swing]

In 2009 and 2010, I hiked about 900 miles of the CDT and alternate routes, including the sections from Antelope Wells to Silver City, New Mexico, Squaw Pass to Silverthorne, Colorado, and Butte, Montana to the Canadian border.
 
I'm thinking about section hiking part or all of the rest of the CDT in 2012, probably starting at Silver City, and either skipping the parts I've already walked, or taking a higher route through Colorado. 
 
I'm considering a start date from Silver City sometime between April 15 and May 1. Any opnions about how late is too late to head northbound from Silver City for the heat in New Mexico? Or the optimal time to balance out heat in the south with snowmelt in Colorado? 
 
Also, if I flipped from hiking northbound to southern Colorado to hiking southbound from Butte, Montana what would be the optimal time to head southbound from Butte in terms of snowmelt?
 
Thanks,
 
Gary Swing

--- On Sat, 12/3/11, Bob Bankhead <wandering_bob at comcast.net> wrote:


From: Bob Bankhead <wandering_bob at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Cdt-l] resupply
To: rockmarkstar at aol.com, cdt-l at backcountry.net
Date: Saturday, December 3, 2011, 2:47 PM







Anything is possible, but some places just lend themselves more to local purchases than do others. 
 
I’d suggest that you also post this query on the CDT forum at trailforums.com and on the White Blaze (AT) forum in their CDT sub-forum.
 
Also, read carefully these two CDT Guides: Paul Magnanti at http://www.pmags.com/a-quick-and-dirty-cdt-guide and Spirit Eagle at http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/cdt.html

 
 
 
 
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