Journey Day 489 | CDT Day 152

On a break, enjoying high desert below.

11/13/87

Up early, cook (freeze-dried) shrimp creole for breakfast, hike into the Ignacio Chavez Grant, which is closed to vehicles. Long climb through cacti and rocks. Too long for six miles, but make it to a gate with some pushing. Break before hiking back onto my maps and the (National Forest Service) Mt. Taylor district.

A bus sign in Spanish.

Pinon forests, open parks, follow jeep roads as dark comes. Only frozen green pool, puddles in the road, so push too late. Find good spot in grove, hike from sudden traffic, cook in dark, often losing flashlight.