Last Sun. I took the kids and the truck out for a merry romp out by the gun range. My objective was just to explore more down there and then see if I couldn't get over the hills and come out Box Canyon. The short story is: Yep, you sure can ( Read more... )

This is going to be long but here goes. The first 3 days and nights are more or less done. I'll keep editing until I've got it all in there.

Warning: I'm going to be blunt when addressing or reporting how I felt at the time, but understand that what was going through my head wasn't necessarily reasonable but more just a result of building up ( Read more... )

Well, we've come down to dead week now. In about 7 and a half days, I will embark on my adventure. After reviewing the route some more last night, jmattax and I decided we really had plenty of time to take the alternate starting route to our adventure. Instead of driving all the way to the top of Burma Rd (and FR 76) we'll get off of the Burma ( Read more... )

Well, we're finally getting more organized about what we're doing here. A couple weekends ago Jason and I borrowed a jeep and drove out to our proposed trail start. We weren't sure how long it would take or how far we would actually be able to drive before having to walk.
The Drive

Turns out the drive takes absolutely forever. You drive south ( Read more... )

Well, unless something drastic happens in the next couple weeks, it seem entirely unlikely that the G.E.T. guide book will be completed up to the sections we're considering in time for us to use it ( Read more... )

So, thinking about the Grand Enchantment Trail some more, I think I have a slightly more viable plan. Before, I was planning on hiking segments 28-31. Now I'm thinking 28, 29, and parts of 30. Mostly because this goes through the San Mateo Mts, which I've never been to. I'd like to see something new.

Anyhow, here's the plan based solely on ( Read more... )

preface

I've recently discovered the Grand Enchantment Trail (G.E.T.). In short, it's a hiking/backpacking route leading from Phoenix, AZ to Albuquerque, NM. It's roughly 730 miles long. I was immediately enamored of it but I have never been under any illusions that I could do the whole route. I do, however, want to do a section of the route ( Read more... )