Day 38

Without snow (finally) we were cruising through the miles. We forgot how quick flat solid ground was, and easily crushed over 5 miles between each break! Early on, the San Francisco Peaks came into view, glistening with snow. We even positioned our first break to admire them from across a lake. 

Throughout the day, we passed a series of lakes - most of which haven’t been seen in decades; the snow this year broke all sorts of records since the 70’s. For one lake, the fence we were meant to walk alongside was fully submerged, leading to some acrobatic manoeuvres to get us back on track after our detour here (see pictures below). 

On our last stint, we bumped into two chatty retired ladies who spend their time truly vibe hiking and lightly bickering - we can really see our futures in them! Despite the sharp stabbing pain in Anna’s foot, we got to 20 miles only to be confronted by a thigh deep water crossing. Reluctantly we took our shoes and trousers/pants off and waded through the icy water and made pitch immediately on the other side, nestled in a gorgeous red canyon.