Eugene Smith

2 trips 32.5 miles logged in 2011 Subscribe to updates

December 26, 2011 10 miles 3,000 feet gained

Modoc Mine/ Needles Route

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My brother in law has been in town for the Holiday's with his family. Typically he is the bum I call up when I'm itching to get out for a few bag nights in the Gila Wilderness or the Pecos. Unfortunately for him he's stuck in Missouri which is pretty piss poor country if you're into backpacking, so needless to say he's been hungry for some miles on dry and c...

December 4, 2011 22.5 miles 4,000 feet gained

Dripping Springs/ Soledad Canyon Loop Run

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Snow is a rare and fleeting sight in the arid climate of the Chihuahuan Desert. You have to head north upstate or head vertically a few thousand feet and do it quickly as what little frozen precipitation that may happen to fall usually fails to linger around very long. Down in the Mesilla Valley temperatures were dropping and the cloud layer filled in earnes...

Dan immediately after leaving my vehicle, heading west up the access RD to Dripping Springs. My ugly mug layered up for some of the white stuff. Accumulation starting to bear fruit. Brooks Pure Grits fared well in the slick conditions. Details. Contrast.