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With 985 miles on my totally stock Outer Banks we started the CDT from New Mexico going North. I took a pair of Maxtrax's and a shovel. The CDT is about 2,900 miles long and goes through New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. The normal starting point is either Antelope Wells, NM on the Mexico border or Banf, Canada. Because of the rains we started in Grants. The area south of Grants becomes a mud pit all the way to Pie Town after a rain, and the fire closure in the Gila was still in effect, which would make us miss most of it.
The main path took us onto cattle and coal mining country. A washout forced us to backtrack and take one of the alternates to Cuba, NM. The trail from Cuba to Abiquiu NM is 77 miles long an is mostly washed out with large rocks and rock beds. It took us 5-1/2 hours to go through it, finishing at 9:00 PM.
Still on the trail, so will add more later.
Abiqui to 64 was a breeze. There to the Colorado line was slow. Lots of erosion and iffy bypasses for downed trees. Only used low and the locker once going through a muddy ditch to go around a large downed tree. This was the last time we used low or the locker in the rest of the trip.
Beautiful country.
No trail problems through Colorado and up to Rawlins, WY. A little slippery mud going up Marshall pass was the worst we saw. There was a fair amount of rain. The route out of Del Norte was fun, lots of dips through washes followed by fast ranch roads. Needed good approach and departure angles, my front parking warning beeped twice going through washes.
The main path took us onto cattle and coal mining country. A washout forced us to backtrack and take one of the alternates to Cuba, NM. The trail from Cuba to Abiquiu NM is 77 miles long an is mostly washed out with large rocks and rock beds. It took us 5-1/2 hours to go through it, finishing at 9:00 PM.
Still on the trail, so will add more later.
Abiqui to 64 was a breeze. There to the Colorado line was slow. Lots of erosion and iffy bypasses for downed trees. Only used low and the locker once going through a muddy ditch to go around a large downed tree. This was the last time we used low or the locker in the rest of the trip.
Beautiful country.
No trail problems through Colorado and up to Rawlins, WY. A little slippery mud going up Marshall pass was the worst we saw. There was a fair amount of rain. The route out of Del Norte was fun, lots of dips through washes followed by fast ranch roads. Needed good approach and departure angles, my front parking warning beeped twice going through washes.
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