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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>I have been thinking about starting around March 10
or so. It would take me 6- 8 weeks probably to get across NM- I'm slowing
down more lately. From Crazy Cook's up to the Gila- it would take me
2- 3 weeks maybe. That would be first or
early April. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Someone on this list suggested a start from
Crazy Cook's with me this spring- that is what she was
planning. I might still be interested in doing that. Before the
heat- and snakes!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>-Red Doug</FONT> </DIV>
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<A title=spiriteagle99@hotmail.com href="mailto:spiriteagle99@hotmail.com">Jim
and/or Ginny Owen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=doug-sue71@comcast.net
href="mailto:doug-sue71@comcast.net">Doug Carlson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 07, 2009 9:16
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Cdt-l] 2009 CDT hikers -
crazy cook or columbus?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>The problem would be the Gila. Crossing the river 200
some times too early in the year would be a miserable experience. When
we hiked it in late April, it was a really good one. The Gila is
beautiful, an oasis in the desert,with green cottonwoods, fantastic hoodoos,
wildlife (we heard wolves), a great hot spring, Anasazi cliff dwellings - a
fantastic place to visit in the Spring or early fall. (It was beautiful,
if cold, in late fall on our '99 hike. We had enough sunshine we didn't
mind the river crossings, but dealing with frozen boots and ice in the springs
in the black range was a bit of a problem.) You can walk roads - but
then you miss a lot of what makes the Gila a terrific part of a CDT
hike. it may be faster, but much less enjoyable. There are trails
you can take that limit the river crossings, but then you climb to high
elevations where snow could be a real problem in
February.<BR>Ginny<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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<BR>From: doug-sue71@comcast.net<BR>To: cdt-l@mailman.backcountry.net<BR>Date:
Wed, 7 Jan 2009 20:12:24 -0500<BR>Subject: Re: [Cdt-l] 2009 CDT hikers - crazy
cook or columbus?<BR><BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Can one avoid a lot of the water issues (and for that
matter, hazardous fire conditions) in NM by starting from Crazy
Cook's earlier, say in early March? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Just wondering. If one started earlier and got to
Cumbres too early, a few weeks off to rest and then start again would be ok,
right? I would rather hike in some snow than 90 plus heat myself.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>And yes, I'm still dreaming of a CDT hike.
Always.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>-Red Doug</FONT></DIV>
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