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Interesting - <BR>
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A few comments - <BR>
1. The BLM realignment took place in 2005 - we hiked it in 2006 and the first 40 miles were <BR>
marked by 6"x8" white signs - starting at the border. The only necessary cross-country <BR>
in this section was from Old Hachita to NM 9. <BR>
2. The directions to the trailhead will likely get one very lost - they're REALLY inadequate. <BR>
3. "<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=#534741>. Head N on jeep track along barbed-wire international border fence" ???? Say what? - the trail </FONT></SPAN></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=#534741>heads </FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=#534741>directly away from the border along the road you just drove in on. Unless one is following </FONT></SPAN></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=#534741>a different trail that the one the BLM signed. </FONT></SPAN></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=#534741>4. "<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">NM005: Keep L on jeep track; R goes to Sheridan Tank (unreliable water)"</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> Really??? </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=#534741><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">The only way to do that is to be following the "guidebook" route - and that ain't the CDT - hasn't </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=#534741><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">been since August 2005. Unless this has changed drastically (and that IS possible) the Sheridan </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=#534741><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Canyon water cannot be termed "unreliable" by any stretch of the imagination. </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=#534741><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">5. "<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Cross through barbed-wire fence</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> " Really??? If they were on the marked trail there wouldn't </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=#534741><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">be any barbed wire fences to cross in this area. </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=#534741><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">6. "<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">We missed this turn and hiked the road up near the old Hachita mining district." This is the </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=#534741><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">old jeep road that the rerouted CDT follows. </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=#534741><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">7. "<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">If you take a L, you'll get worthy 2-mile round-trip hike to the ghost town of </SPAN></SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Old Hachita"</SPAN></SPAN></st1:place></st1:City></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=#534741><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">I believe Old Hachita is private property and closed to hikers - which is the reason why the trail</SPAN></SPAN></st1:place></st1:City></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=#534741><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> leaves the <SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=#534741><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">old jeep road</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> that parallels the ridge and heads north. </SPAN></SPAN></st1:place></st1:City></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=#534741><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">8. "<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Here we met back up with the CDT signs " Gotta wonder how they missed following the </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></st1:place></st1:City></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=#534741><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">CDT signs all the way from the border. </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></st1:place></st1:City></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN class=name1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT color=#534741><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #534741; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN class=name1></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN>9. There isn't a single mention of water sources - neither verbal nor GPS location information. <BR>
Much less water quality information. <BR>
<BR>
I think they followed the "guidebook" route and totally missed the fact that the trail <BR>
had been rerouted. Which is utterly amazing since the signs for the reroute start at the border <BR>
and were obvious to the most casual obaserver all the way to Old Hachita. <BR>
<BR>
What makes this even more amazing is that they did this in conjuntion with CDTA - and it was CDTA <BR>
that supplied the basic information that we used to make the decision to hike that route in 2006. <BR>
Gotta wonder why CDTA didn't give them the same information that we were given. <BR>
<BR>
Bottom line - this mess would be funny if it wasn't so pathetic. <BR>
<BR>
If you want "real" information try here: <A href="http://spiriteaglehome.com/bootheel.html">http://spiriteaglehome.com/bootheel.html</A><BR>
<BR>
Notice that the FIRST photo is taken AT THE BORDER and clearly shows the FIRST CDT marker <BR>
directly behind the Crazy Cook Monument. Follow the signs. <BR>
<BR>
Walk softly,<BR>
Jim<BR><BR>http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/<BR><BR><BR>
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 14:30:04 -0700<BR>From: bruce@cdtrail.org<BR>To: cdt-l@backcountry.net<BR>Subject: [Cdt-l] FW: Backpacker Magazine and CDT<BR><BR>
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<DIV><SPAN class=EC_061011520-04032008><FONT face=Arial size=2>They just revamped their website and posted the first section of the CDT from the southern terminus.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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