Zuni Canyon to Grants 7 mi :: 384 mi :: Sunny, warm Again we experience the odd feeling of wandering into a strange town from the outskirts. We decide to go until we see a good place for breakfast. We reach the post office before this happens. Our supply box and drift box are there,…

Zuni-Acoma Trailhead to Zuni Canyon 18 mi :: 377 mi :: Some high clouds, warm, windy Wanting to use water where we don’t have to carry it, we have breakfast at the information center when we wake up. Then we duck under the gate again to try to catch a ride back to the trailhead.…

South Narrows Picnic Area to Zuni-Acoma Trailhead 14 mi :: 359 mi :: Some clouds, warm, breezy We start up the sandy Narrows Rim Trail in the morning. It soon ascends to the edge of the cliffs, which it follows above the road. We get nice views over El Malpais (mal-pie-EES), a huge lava flow…

Goat Tank Canyon to South Narrows Picnic Area 18 mi :: 345 mi :: Sunny, warm, windy We’re back on the road early. We have one turn to make. The roads don’t seem to match the map exactly, so when we come to an intersection we’re not sure if it’s our turn. The GPS places…

Polvadera to Goat Tank Canyon 13 mi :: 327 mi :: Sunny, warm, breezy Mark and Mary Ann take us to Martha’s Black Dog Coffeehouse for breakfast, a good place to stock up on protein, carbs, and caffeine for the day. We chat until the shoe store opens at 9, then wander over there. This…

Pie Town to Polvadera 0 mi :: 314 mi :: Sunny, warm We sleep late and have a leisurely breakfast with Sean while Mark and Mary Ann go for a ride. Sean tempts me with good software engineering work opportunities in New Zealand. After we’ve broken camp Sean hits the road. Soon after we’re riding…

Pie Town to Pie Town 11 mi :: 314 mi :: Sunny, hot We’re a little slow in the morning after having dinner, wine, and music at Nita and Don’s last night. Our camp seems to have become more established after our days here, too. It’s more than an hour before we’re ready to move.…

Pie Town 0 mi :: 303 mi :: Sunny, windy Today we volunteer to take out the trash from the overflowing bins in Pie Town’s Jackson Park. Nita helps us and drives us with the trash to the dump in her truck. Then I help Don take their trash out and move a sofa. It’s…

Pie Town 0 mi :: 303 mi :: Sunny, windy We have a rest day in Pie Town. I try to revive my computer and phone with the new solar panel – everything is stone dead. Ann works on fixing her pants. After walking around in her new flipflops, she decides her hiking sandals are…

Co. Rd. 603 to Pie Town 8 mi :: 303 mi :: Sunny, cool, windy We awake from a windy but warm night. We’re soon on the road, and we see the first red roof of Pie Town before we’ve stopped for breakfast. It’s strange wandering into town on empty dirt roads. We pass a…