Yaqui Trail

Hey, Cheeto Mussolini: My friend Ira and I took a hike down to the Mexican border today, crossed through the gaping hole in the barbed wire fence, and had a leisurely lunch in Mexico, fuck you very much. Good luck building a wall in that neck of the woods you insane clown nitwit. Clouds quickly gave way to sunny skies thanks to the 40-60 mph winds whipping across the ridge and all the way down the Yaqui Trail to the border. 55º and sun made it tolerable. 7.1 miles round trip at around 2.9 mph, with about 2,000 feet of elevation gain. Good little workout which made the illegal Mexican lunch (PB and tart cherry jam sammy) even more delicious.

Beautiful Mexico. I could live there.

Ira.

Sitting down for lunch, in Mexico (note the border running to the horizon).

Panorama view of Mexico.

The purple line marks the border.

Price Canyon Trail

Took a 1½-hour road trip this morning deep into the Chiricahuas, to the end of Price Canyon Road (4-wheel drive and lots of clearance required) to hike up Price Canyon Trail. The trail is no longer kept up by the State because of Republican assholes (what else) and it shows. Fires swept through a few short years ago allowing for a lot of downed trees and the subsequent and inevitable erosion. Hard to follow the trail, with many false turns and lots of bushwhacking. We had to turn back after only 2.5 miles because snow further obscured the route. The trip back was only 1.6 miles because we didn't lose the trail on the way back. Beautiful area, though, and one that would be worth returning to in warmer weather with a machete to clear out.

A view northeast, toward New Mexico.

The return trip only as I forgot to record the hike on the way out.

Dead-Ends

Pursued some dead-end trails today with my hiking buddy Ira. Lots of miles and not much else. I think the high of 63° was reached shortly after we left at 10:30, a cold front and clouds brought in by a brisk wind.