One Week Backpacking New Mexico's Gila Wilderness!

Hot springs, cliff dwellings, 121 Gila River crossings, and the biggest feast we've ever had on a backpacking trip!

Four years ago we walked from Mexico to Canada on the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) . The CDT has a lot of alternate routes and shortcuts, but we to stuck to the official trail the entire time (other than when the trail was closed due to fires). The Gila Alternate is an extremely popular alternate that probably 99% of thruhikers take. We promised ourse…