Wednesday, May 6th

Yesterday and today we walked a total of 18.5 miles, stopping at marker 356.

We are walking in cattle country or if it is flat and can be irrigated, farming country. It is also lizard country as the temperature is  getting warmer, the little rascals are scurrying about.

We were stopped by Officer Martin of the Chaves Co Sheriff Dept.,our first stop by law eenforcement of Phase II.  She wanted to know where we were going and were we being safe. We told her that we always wear orange, had a support vehicle, a cell phone  and some pepper spray. Must have been a good answer as she wished us good luck as she left.

Instead of being "West of the Pecos" (I believe that is the title of an old western book or movie), we are now east of the Pecos. We were a bit disappointed with the Pecos River. Expecting a clear moving scenic stream, we saw a muddy creek instead.

Counting Phase I and Phase II, we have walked a total of 967 miles. We found another New Mexico license plate today. Stay tuned .....