Day 13 Snow Lake Fire Closure
24.6 miles As much as I got to enjoy the Gila River, it was weary thing on day 3 and
Author: mickbeckers
G'day my name is Mick.
I have a love for all things outdoors, particularly ultra long distance hiking. I've completed the Te Araroa Trail in New Zealand, the Pacific Crest Trail in the US and many, many tracks and trails at home in Australia. Day to day I'm a forest firefighter and have the opportunity to work internationally. Much to the annoyance of my neighbours I also have 20 years under my belt as a drummer for several bands.
Day 12 Gila River Day 2
24.4 miles This was the first day that I saw absolutely no one on trail. I left Doc Campbells around
Day 11 Doc Campbells
23.6 miles (37.9 km) I was super keen to experience the Gila River so was on trail by 5:45am. It
Day 10 Gila Alternate
23.1 miles (37.1 km) The Gila Alternate route was something that I was always going to do on this hike.
Day 9 Silver City Zero
0 miles Today was my first day off or ‘Zero Day’. It’s impossible to hike a long trail without taking
Day 8 No need to rush
14.6 miles (23.5km) Away by 6:30am again to push out the 14 mile road bash into Silver City. A very
Day 7 Cow Water
24.2 miles (38.9 km) The night was cold. Not difficult to bare just drafty with a quilt rather than a
Day 6 Burro Mountain Homestead
15.5 miles today. 123.5 miles in on trail. Other than collecting water from the next water cache in 7.3 miles
Day 5 – Into the trees
24 miles I woke early again to hike the 2.8 mile Highway road walk out of Lordsburg and the last
Day 4 – Lordsburg
14.3 miles It was another early start, waking at 5am to hit the trail just before sun rise. Today was
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