Border to Lordsburg: April 20th - 25th, 2025
* Day 1: Drop off, leave Lordsburg at 6:30. Excited and sleepy and a little car sick. Bumpy. Met a talkative yo-yoer. Cool day, I guess it snowed a teeny bit last night. Glorius weather for us as we're dropped off at Crazy Cook , the southern terminus. Mostly flat around Big Hatchet Mountain. Ocotillos in bloom, fiery red torches scattered in the creosote. Snagged some shade from big junipers and saw one big green tree. A few lizards, and Susan saw a bright yellow bird (someone said a Warbler). Maybe 20 people started today. Camped at the water cache after 14 miles. Good first day. Waiting for the shuttle early in the morning Crazy Cook Monument, southern terminus Fruiting cholla plant Susan admires a blooming ocotillo At the first water cache *Day 2 : Hard. Nauseaus overnight and woke up feeling bad. Nervous about my health. Susan is a saint, put up with me and did everything in the morning. Seriously considered taking the shuttle back to Lordsburg. We didn't start walking...
