It’s time to walk from Mexico to Canada again. An exhale of relief coincides with my first step on the Continental Divide Trail (CDT). I say goodbye to the persistent stresses of society and, with a fresh inhale, hello to the outdoors before me. I quickly fall back into the rhythm of desert trail life: food resupplies, blister management, locating the next water source, finding shade to rest the hottest part of the day away, and pacing myself to not acquire an overuse injury. Each day, I hike till my feet are sore, and each morning, my body is rejuvenated to repeat the process. Accumulated effort daybyday is reinforced by the shifting landscape: barren, flatlands scorched by the sun’s heat without escape; 150+ river crossings towered by vibrant green trees and red canyon walls of the Gila; monotonous roads; and striated mesas. With the threat of national forest closures due to the risk of wildfires, my days are drawnout upto 40 miles per day to reach the northern border of New Mexico in time. The landscape evolves into Coloradolike scenery as I gain elevation. I camp among aspens and see familiar 14,000ft peaks on the horizon. Green grass, budding trees, mud, streams, clouds dropping the faintest amount of rain, cool air, and even a little snow form a new paradise. The last few miles of New Mexico don’t allow me to pass easily as I’m forced to climb over, under, around, and even through a chaos of downed trees and patches of kneedeep snow that obscure the trail. The wind above hurls the treetops felling a tall tree only 50ft from where I struggle over a log. Rushing carefully through this maze, I reach the border of New Mexico and Colorado the day the forest closures go into effect. I’m happy with completing the first state of the CDT (29 days and 777.6 miles), and excited for the challenge of Colorado. Northward I go.

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