FOUR CORNERS LOOP TRAIL ASSOCIATION
  • FCL Home
  • The Route
  • Map
  • Pictures
  • Trail Development
    • New Mexico Route Development
    • Arizona Route Development
    • Utah Route Development
    • Colorado Route Development
  • Blog - Notes from the Trail
  • Contact / Social Media

Santa Fe to Albuquerque

3/30/2021

3 Comments

 
Picture
Five days of hiking was necessary to walk from Santa Fe to Alberquerque. I pushed my body hard walking approximately 91 miles. The post holing through deep snow at the top of Sandia Crest at over 10,000 feet was hard since I was just at sea level.

The picture above shows the wildernesses boundary sign as I leave the wildernesses and approach Alberquerque for a day of rest. Two hours prior I was in four feet of snow, and now I am surrounded by cactus.

The route went as expected, except the deep snow because I thought there would only be about a foot on the crest. I also expected people I encountered along the way to be nice, and this is true. I was offered a beer over a barb wire fence, and Delphine & Camellia chatted with me how the Fallon plate subduction and continental rifting created the Sandia Mountains. I laughed because this strangely made me think of Maria. (I know Maria is laughing now, during COVID we watched a college geology lecture series that talked about this, now two people on trail are telling me about the New Mexico rift.)

I am enjoying my day of rest with Marsha and Larry parents of my friend Patrick. I was just greeted by their corgi as it hopped into the bed, but who’s legs were too short to hop off. This made me laugh.

I am looking forward to what is to come because the start has been very enjoyable.


3 Comments
Maria
3/31/2021 06:46:32 am

Enjoy your Zero day. I love you.

Reply
John Myers
4/1/2021 12:24:29 am

Great start to a cool trip Kevin.

Reply
Andrew Higgins
4/7/2021 10:00:54 pm

Great start! I miss the warm sunny days and brisk freezing nights... sunny side hot, shady side freezing.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Trail Journals

    Archives

    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • FCL Home
  • The Route
  • Map
  • Pictures
  • Trail Development
    • New Mexico Route Development
    • Arizona Route Development
    • Utah Route Development
    • Colorado Route Development
  • Blog - Notes from the Trail
  • Contact / Social Media