GILA WILDERNESS
September 10, 2008
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| Gila River Gila National Forest |
Gila National Forest is one of the first National Forests to be recognized as one and is also a location that has still kept its pristine condition as it was when it was found. There is 6 million acres of land out here sierra pine trees, to rolling desert grasslands to mountainous hills that bring some of the most peaceful conditions I have ever had for a hike. This is located about an hour and a half north of El Paso Texas in New Mexico.
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| Grapevine campground Gila National Forest |
The first night I came out here, I was with a friend of mine and I was quite unprepared to what I was going to encounter. We ended up going through way too many resources at the campground and we didnt really leave the campsite much.
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| Gila National Forest near the west section |
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| Hot Springs Gila National Forest |
This time around, the trip went a bit better as we wer a bit more prepared for the cold nights but still froze pretty bad. We went on a amazing loop trail that took us through some desert lands, grass lands, into pine forest and down into a canyon with hoodoos and a gorge that we followed out of the Wilderness. It was quite the adventure and took us alomst 12 hours to complete the trip.
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| Gila Cliff Dwellings loop trail Gila National Forest |
The Following day we did a day hike around another canyon which was also a nice hike through the desert highlands.
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| Gila National Forest |
After a few days in the Gila, We went to the Burro Wilderness, City Of Rocks, where we camped for another night.
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| Gila Cliff Dwellings Gila National Forest |
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| Gila Cliff Dwellings Gila National Forest |
We finally ended our trip at the Valley Of Fire where Lava spewed onto the desert between 10 and 15,000 years ago. New Mexico is a desolate place but i absolutley love the Gila Wilderness and at 6 million acres, you can find solitude and plenty of things to do for years to come.
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| Gila Cliff Dwellings Gila National Forest |
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