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Routes / Re: The Western Southern Tier in the Winter (January-Feb)

« on: January 12, 2013, 09:48:10 am »

Thanks for the thoughts, dscheese.

I'm in the middle of my route and was looking for some alternatives to heading over the unnamed (Blackjack) pass due to the weather and lack of hotels/services along the ACA route between Safford and Silver City. Originally I was going to camp along this section but it is just to darn cold for that this week!

My current plan is to go from Safford to Lordsburg, NM and then follow Highway 90 up to Silver City. The only concern I have at this point is the weather - I'll be in Silver City mid next week and it still looks cold but it doesn't look like it is going to snow. As long as any precipitation has not accumulated on the ground I think I'll be okay...

Thanks for the advice on where to stay.

Kevin

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Routes / Re: The Western Southern Tier in the Winter (January-Feb)

« on: December 16, 2012, 07:07:54 pm »

Thanks, staehpj1.

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Routes / Re: The Western Southern Tier in the Winter (January-Feb)

« on: December 16, 2012, 11:29:07 am »

Thanks, Westinghouse & staehpj1 - I appreciate your thoughts a lot!

I've got my flights booked and starting to plan out the details of the route... I'm excited.

Any particular sections where you thought the interstate was a better choice?

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Routes / The Western Southern Tier in the Winter (January-Feb)

« on: December 08, 2012, 01:16:30 am »

Hi folks,
I've just started to plan my trip leaving in a little less than a month. I'm heading out alone on the ST starting in San Diego and planning to end in Austin (I don't have enough time for the full end-to-end).

I'm looking for advice from folks who've done the west-to-east in the winter time, particularly around advice on if I should avoid the highland/passes or trudge on through and risk some snow/cold. I'm an experienced backpacker, but I haven't done a lot of winter camping but mostly in the pacific northwest. I don't know how much concern I should have wrt cold desert nights.

Any thoughts on re-routing from the ACA's suggested route would be useful.

Thanks in advance!
Kevin