CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TRAIL

New Mexico

The Land of Enchantment covers 820 miles of desert and ancestral homeland as well as more than a few mountains.

NM: Gila River to Gail Tank, 13 miles

I almost leave the trail with a couple of cowboys, but a miscommunication leaves me waiting, then moving on just as the sky lights up orange and yellow.

NM: Middle Fork, Gila River, 18 miles

The walk through the river surrounded by quirky towers continues before I climb above for an 11-mile hike to again return and camp on the Gila’s banks.

The Trail Will Provide

Hiking has a way of making us more resilient, not so much manifested as strength and persistence, but in developing trust and embracing the unknown.

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