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<div>Not sure of the question or answer here. I spotted water by car, before we started the hike, at the southwest and north east ends of route 117 (sic. the east-west paved road that the CoC route takes to Grants and the Ley route leaves much further north to take the Acoma Zuni trail the other direction.) I tried to drive the dirt roads but it had just snowed. The road was too muddy. Some people/blogs will tell you that this-or-that is the muddiest trail in NM after a rain. They are all wrong. You cannot walk easily anywhere in NM after a rain. </div>
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<div>I heard reports of private water at the first intersection and water near the marked windmill that required following a cow path to vertical metal tank. I did not personally see either source, so who knows. </div>
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<div><tt>Burglar took CoC from Pietown and got private water just to the east on the paved 117 sic. before hiking west to the CoC route. </tt></div>
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<div><tt>I like the CoC route, but hiking the A-Z trail the other direction is also good and has better water caches as long as they are maintained by the Mumms. </tt></div>
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<div><tt>Rambler</tt></div>
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