Being soaking wet and walking through sleet and a trail that is a river is not so fun above 10,000 feet. I stop to chug some water and put all my layers on and even a five minute break is enough to chill me to the bone. The cold isn’t too bad while I’m climbing, but once I reach the top of the mountain, it starts to snow and brrrr does it get cold fast. The rain continues throughout the morning and the trail is once again a muddy, muddy mess. I wake up to the sound of rain at some point during the night and when I wake up to start the day everything is wet and dripping. I have the most glorious sunset views and hike until dark, trying to find a place to camp that isn’t covered in mud and might give me a little protection from the rain that’s supposed to hit tonight.
Physics and I miss an unmarked turn at one point and have to bushwack back a long ways to the trail. My legs and shoes are caked in it.Īnd all the water sources look like chocolate milk.īut all the insane rock formations make up for the horrible walking conditions. The trail is mostly just a mudslide after all the rain and it’s both ridiculously annoying and hilariously funny to spend all day sliding around. We make it back to Ghost Ranch and then spend the rest of the day winding through canyons and forests, gawking at the views, praying the rain holds off, and mostly just slipping in the mud. We wake up early and head out before the sun to catch the bus back to the trail. Then it’s back to the hostel with an epic post-storm sunset view and I pass out early after a fun day of walking and entertainment. We wander around for a couple hours until we solve at least some of the mystery and get our fill of people. Definitely check it out if you’re ever in Santa Fe.
IPASS ASHLAND HOW TO
I don’t know how to describe it besides it’s a choose your own adventure, self guided, mysterious, wild, interactive, and eclectic art exhibit/experience. We meet Skybird on the bus and make our way to the real reason we came to Santa Fe, to see the Meow Wolf interactive art exhibit. Thunder cracks right overhead and the downpour comes and goes quickly, but soaks everything in the meantime. We head off to catch the bus and get caught in a ridiculous rainstorm while waiting for it. I’m sure we get some weird looks from the other people staying there. I finally make my way back to the hostel where Physics and I lounge around the yard and coat our poor feet in vaseline. I hit up REI for some new socks and grab a water filter for Skybird and then find a rooftop pub to have a beer at overlooking the plaza for all the best people watching.
IPASS ASHLAND FULL
Santa Fe is full of history and art and I walk for miles seeing lots of both. After that we all set off on our own to wander around town. We finally get into the kitchen and I drink all the real coffee and devour lots of fruit and pastries and even make scrambled eggs! Everyone in the hostel has a quick chore to do every day which helps keep the price of the hostel cheap. Skybird and I are starving and we try to raid the kitchen when we wake up, but find it’s locked until 8.
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