Day: 018
Date: Friday, 24 May 2024
Start: Wagontongue Mountain
Finish: Hwy 12 (but staying in Reserve, NM)
Daily Kilometres: 6.6
GPX Track: Click here for Julie’s Strava & Photos
Total Kilometres: 497.0
Weather: Cold early then warm and sunny with increasing wind.
Accommodation: Motel
Nutrition:
Breakfast: Ice cream, Danish
Lunch: Cheeseburger
Dinner: Nachos, ice cream.
Aches: Nothing to report.
Highlight: Our first pre-sunrise miles through the pine forest on a perfectly still morning with a full moon setting behind us was magic.
Lowlight: On our shuttle ride into the town of Reserve, Daryl, the driver informed us that the only restaurant in town is closed. There went our dreams of an American breakfast.
Pictures: Click here
Map and Position: Click here for Google Map
Journal:
We were hiking by 6am on a beautiful morning (see above) intent on reaching Hwy 12, 7km away, before our 8am booked shuttle to the town of Reserve, 65km away. We arrived soon after 7:30am and our shuttle arrived just before 8am and we were in the very small town of Reserve around 8:30am.
Our motel room wasn't ready, so we wandered to the village centre and found what we could for breakfast in the general store. Reserve is a long way from anywhere and Daryl told us the nearest Costco was in Albuquerque, 3.5 hours drive away, where he was going later today taking a hiker who needed to get off trail for some reason. While there he was going to do some shopping.
We have spent the day doing the usual chores - showers, laundry, shopping, planning, admin - and some relaxing.
We have booked a shuttle back to the trail for 8am tomorrow morning, so will have a relatively relaxed start to the day.
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