WalkingCarrot

In the morning, we crossed the divide created by the Langford Mountains and enjoyed the change in vegetation on the higher, cooler and more moist east side. Frequent and larger juniper trees and scrub oak provided more shade opportunities.

We came across the actual first bit of REAL trail tread! It was just over 100 miles into our walk and here was a route free of rocks, a defined path (but still with thorns). It felt luxurious.

We discovered at breakfast that our detailed maps showing our route north of HWY 90 were missing. Most likely I had packed them, by mistake, into the box we sent home from Lordsburg. With no info on water and with a history so far of very erratic trail markers and with several route options, it did not seem like a god idea to try that bit of trail without maps. We picked up our (last) water cache at hwy 90 and decided to walk the 25 miles of road into Silver City.

The roadwalk was largely uneventful. We did see a small, isolated, patch of Sagebrush, the first along this trail, so far. Roadwalking is fast, but hard on the feet – a hard surface and constant stress on a hot surface cause the feet to swell and blister.

21 miles