The Continental Divide Trail: New Mexico (1/4) - GoPro Hiking Video
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- čas přidán 5. 10. 2022
- It’s time to walk from Mexico to Canada again. An exhale of relief coincides with my first step on the Continental Divide Trail (CDT). I say goodbye to the persistent stresses of society and, with a fresh inhale, hello to the outdoors before me. I quickly fall back into the rhythm of desert trail life: food resupplies, blister management, locating the next water source, finding shade to rest the hottest part of the day away, and pacing myself to not acquire an overuse injury. Each day, I hike till my feet are sore, and each morning, my body is rejuvenated to repeat the process. Accumulated effort day-by-day is reinforced by the shifting landscape: barren, flatlands scorched by the sun’s heat without escape; 150+ river crossings towered by vibrant green trees and red canyon walls of the Gila; monotonous roads; and striated mesas. With the threat of national forest closures due to the risk of wildfires, my days are drawn-out up-to 40 miles per day to reach the northern border of New Mexico in time. The landscape evolves into Colorado-like scenery as I gain elevation. I camp among aspens and see familiar 14,000ft peaks on the horizon. Green grass, budding trees, mud, streams, clouds dropping the faintest amount of rain, cool air, and even a little snow form a new paradise. The last few miles of New Mexico don’t allow me to pass easily as I’m forced to climb over, under, around, and even through a chaos of downed trees and patches of knee-deep snow that obscure the trail. The wind above hurls the treetops felling a tall tree only 50ft from where I struggle over a log. Rushing carefully through this maze, I reach the border of New Mexico and Colorado the day the forest closures go into effect. I’m happy with completing the first state of the CDT (29 days and 777.6 miles), and excited for the challenge of Colorado. Northward I go.
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- April & May 2022
Painfully beautiful
It's interesting seeing the changing landscapes during the hike. Great video
The back in Holland caught my attention. A very long time a ago (20 years plus) I wrote a feature article about a hiking duo from Holland making their way through Amarillo, TX. The Continental Divide post reminded me of the story and the outdoor zeal of two friends from Holland hiking across the country and the time taken to stop for an interview with the Amarillo Globe-News.
Nice! Thank you.
This is one of the best CDT videos. I walked your way in 2022, April/May. I see you went the way I did. Road to Grants after going up on the mesa (I didn't find the way down, it was a longer bushwhack!). Then to Ghost Ranch. It looked brutal at the end! I avoided the final crest and walked road and rail (!) to Cumbres Pass. Thank you for this fantastic film.
Nice! Thank you!
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Breathtaking atmosphere and scenery. This desert trail is majestic!
Came across your post on Facebook. Fantastic video of your CDT adventure. Looking forward to seeing more. Happy hiking 🤙
I was in the Gila around the same time. Beautiful scenery 🤘🏼
Some good dirty drifter POV
I kept the dead bodies off screen
Pretty awesome Kurtis! I want to do the New Mexico part of the trail for sure!
Thanks! You should!
Now back in Holland and thinking back to the CDT, I think New Mexico is one of the most beautiful parts.
The desert is definitely special! I really enjoyed the Gila and north of Cuba
I’m so grateful for this. I want to hike the CDT through NM next year for my 70th birthday. I was thinking to do it with a hammock only but it looks like there is an awful lot of tree-less areas. I also hadn’t realized how much road walking there is. Comment? Thank you. Canyonelder
Thanks! A hammock would be tough for a decent amount of NM, and yes, there is a lot of road walking in NM unfortunately. I went with the mentality of keeping a continuous foot path but allowed myself to take different alternates to get off the road sometimes and see some prettier things. Some people would just hitch roads and hike trails. Whatever makes ya happy. The Gila was great. Really pretty desert in northern NM before it starts transitioning to Colorado-ish mountains and aspens
I’ll be 58 in April. Let’s do it!
When does The Blob show up?