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    <font size="+1">The only tricky part is the 1st mile from <font
        size="+1">Ghos<font size="+1">t ranch.&nbsp; You start on a nature
          type trail that winds t<font size="+1">h<font size="+1">r</font>ough
            a</font> box canyon of sorts and at one point have to <font
            size="+1">bushwhack a&nbsp; ~h<font size="+1">u</font>ndred feet
            or so to the top of the mesa. From there mostly all dirt
            roads.<br>
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            <font size="+1">Near #7 on NM<font size="+1">7</font> <font
                size="+1">or</font> #8 on NM6</font><br>
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            <font size="+1">Sly</font><br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/22/2013 12:15 AM, Scott Williams
      wrote:<br>
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    <blockquote
cite="mid:CAGxcj12XGzFaTs1hNz1JQ9NW0iBGpd4REEYQtRrm3D17SRm1Rw@mail.gmail.com"
      type="cite">I don't remember anything north of Ghost Ranch being
      all that tricky last summer. &nbsp;Navigation is a daily issue and we
      found ourselves off trail often, but then we'd find our way back.
      &nbsp;But the trail north of Ghost Ranch was not a particular problem.
      &nbsp;And to second Jerry Brown, it is a really nice stop, worth a zero
      if you need one.
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      <div>Shroomer<br>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 6:51 PM, <span
            dir="ltr">&lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:bcss@bresnan.net" target="_blank">bcss@bresnan.net</a>&gt;</span>
          wrote:<br>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0d0d0d">+1 on
                    that.&nbsp; </span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0d0d0d">&nbsp;</span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0d0d0d">The
                    &#8220;official&#8221; route north of Ghost Ranch is not so easy
                    either.&nbsp; We had serious issues in Martinez Canyon &#8211;
                    the trail is a bit of a bushwhack there.&nbsp; </span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0d0d0d">&nbsp;</span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0d0d0d">Ghost
                    Ranch is a nice stop.&nbsp; </span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0d0d0d">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0d0d0d">best
                      wishes,</span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0d0d0d">&nbsp;</span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0d0d0d">Jerry
                      Brown</span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0d0d0d"><a
                        moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:bcss@bresnan.net" target="_blank"><span
                          style="color:blue">mailto:bcss@bresnan.net</span></a></span></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0d0d0d"><a
                        moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="http://www.bearcreeksurvey.com"
                        target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.bearcreeksurvey.com</span></a></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0d0d0d">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:windowtext">
                        <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net"
                          target="_blank">cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net</a>
                        [mailto:<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net"
                          target="_blank">cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net</a>]
                        <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jonathan Ley<br>
                        <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 21, 2013 7:32 PM<br>
                        <b>To:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:cdt-l@backcountry.net"
                          target="_blank">cdt-l@backcountry.net</a><br>
                        <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Cdt-l] Lost north of Ghost
                        Ranch</span></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
                    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">I
                      wouldn't worry about it. Not only is the route
                      vastly different, the markings, the maps...
                      everything is different, and a lot easier to
                      navigate. You can still get misplaced along the
                      CDT at any point... most people do at some point,
                      but it's not usually a big deal to get back on
                      your way...<br>
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                      -Jonathan</p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal">On 2/21/2013 6:15 PM, Doug
                        Carlson wrote:</p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal">I'm reading the New Mexico
                        section of <b><i>Where the Waters Divide </i></b>and
                        I am noting how Karen Berger and Dan smith got
                        lost north of Ghost Ranch.&nbsp; This book written in
                        1993 is of course dated and many of the route
                        issues they faced have been resolved.&nbsp; But, are
                        there any lingering route problems between Ghost
                        Ranch and Cumbres Pass?</p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal">Karen and Dan pretty much
                        followed the CDTS route all the way through NM.&nbsp;
                        The early pioneer hikers on the CDT had a very
                        unique experience.&nbsp; Maybe someday I will meet
                        Jim Wolf and thank him for his contribution to
                        the CDT.&nbsp; And all the other CDT hikers who have
                        followed along.</p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
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