<div>Yup, the Columbus/Wolf route is poorly marked. When I hiked it northbound in 2008, the first marker I saw was ~60 miles in where someone had scratched CDT in the dirt next to their footprints. The first trail sign and the first CDT marker came a hundred miles later in the Gila. I think that the early sections without trail and signage were great though. It was exhilarating to navigate with just a map, compass and the open horizon.</div>
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<div>Most of the Columbus/Wolf route is on dirt roads though so navigation is usually easy. Have a good trip.</div>
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<div>Heesoo</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 11:00 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cdt-l-request@backcountry.net">cdt-l-request@backcountry.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Chris Sanderson <<a href="mailto:csandowalk@gmail.com">csandowalk@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: <a href="mailto:cdt-l@backcountry.net">cdt-l@backcountry.net</a><br>Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:34:27 -0500<br>Subject: Re: [Cdt-l] CDT signs along the various routes in New Mexico?<br>There are not a lot of signs in New Mexico. The Wolf route has none, since it is not the official route. Out of the Gila, you will find a few signs in the wilderness, but they are not CDT emblems. There are a few recently constructed and blazed trails in New Mexico, which was a pleasant surprise for me. However, I would not recommend taking any of the new paths around Mt. Taylor, since they are waterless. What you experienced in Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana-Idaho, you will experience in New Mexico.<br>
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