Meetup: Day 62 – Saturday 9/12/2020 – flip flopped! started at spring at 2362.5 at 10:40 am and nearest non-alternative mile is 2347.o – sunny, hot, few clouds. Justin and I woke at 6:15 am in Chama NM at the Chama Station Inn. Justin stopped for coffee and groceries while I waited in the car. Together we drove the back roads to the spring that I had stopped at in 2016 south of Cuba NM. There is no snow except for a few little drifts here and there. The hike is not over! From there I hiked back to Cuba. This hike included about 7 miles of road walk. Once in Cuba NM I got to Justin in the Jeep at 5:15 pm at Los Pinos County Road, which is tomorrow’s hike starting point. It’s late, I’m tired, but regardless I’m on trail. He cooked two delicious ribeye steaks with corn chips and bean dip for dinner. Tomorrow I’ll slack pack about 20 miles on an alternative trail with a 3800’ climb over 14 miles. This re-route is due to a private-land conflict mentioned on the CDT website. I’ll meet Justin at the end. We plan on meeting up each day to be safe if weather turns bad again. Tomorrow’s weather should be clear.
