CDT days 1, 2 & 3

Southern terminus of the CDT monument

After a 3-hour shuttle ride from Lordsburg, N.M., 10 of us hikers were dropped off at the border with Mexico at the approximate location of the CD.  It was flat and dry with a nondescript barbed wire fence. It's called Crazy Cook (back in a  cattle drive the cook went crazy and killed a cowboy or two.) There's a monument there placed by the CDTC.

The border is marked by a simple barbed wire fence and well-maintained dirt road.

Day 3.  Still no Border Patrol.   We see them drive by on the highway. We were told that they would probably stop, ask some questions and then offer cold water.   Cold water in the desert would be a treat!


We'll hike 7 miles Wednesday where Judy will meet us at the highway and take us into Lordsburg for the night.   I'm sure looking forward to that. 


I have yet to use my tent.  No chance of rain and the stars are spectacular. 

Lots and lots of spiny plants in the desert


Day 1 was cool and breezy compared to days 2 and 3.  The scenery is beautiful.   Wide open valleys with rugged mountains lining the valleys.  Every direction I look I can see mountains. Sometimes they are a long way away. 
Cows have eaten the grass and other ground cover leaving behind the most thorny bushes I've ever seen.  Hiking amongst these bushes can be bothersome. 


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