Saturday, Jun 28

Drive from Las Cruces, NM to Flagstaff, AZ: 9 hours. Route: Driving through Albuquerque (Interstate 25 north, Interstate 40 west)

Destinations in Flagstaff:

• Humphrey's Peak Trailhead at Snow Bowl. [OpenStreetMap], [Google Maps]
• Sam's Club: 1851 E. Butler Ave, Flagstaff, AZ 86001. [Google Maps]. We'll be stopping at Sam's Club for supplies (water, etc) and fuel.

Candidate camping areas:

• Freidlein Prairie Dispersed Camping: need to check, accessible by car? 35.2934°N, 111.703°W (see on Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, USGS topo map) Weather forecast
• Hart's Prairie. 35.3909°N, 111.7528°W (see on Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, USGS topo map) Weather forecast

Sunday, Jun 29

Humphrey's Peak on SummitPost

• Elevation: 3300 ft
• Distance: 9 mi

Camp near Humphrey's Peak.

Monday, Jun 30

Drive to Taos, via Albuquerque.

Flagstaff → Albuquerque, 5 hours via Interstate 40.

Albuquerque → Taos, 3 hours via Interstate 25 through Santa Fe.

Can stop by Painted Desert/Petrified Forest National Monument on Interstate 40.

Will stop at REI, Trader Joe's, Sam's Club, etc in Albuquerque for supplies.

Camp at Twinning's Campground, shower at Taos Hostel.

Accomodations:

• The Abominible Snow Mansion, $25/night. Showers are $4, available from 4–8 pm. See front desk.

Locations:

• The Abominable Snow Mansion: 476 State Rd. 150 (Taos Ski Valley Rd), Arroyo Seco de Taos, NM 87514. +1-575-776-8298. [Google Maps]
• Twining Campground. 36.5966°N, 105.4492°W (see on Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, USGS topo map) Weather forecast
• Wheeler Peak/Williams Lake Trail Head. 36.5794°N, 105.4402°W (see on Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, USGS topo map) Weather forecast

Tuesday, Jul 1

Wheeler Peak via Lake Williams/Wheeler Peak Summit Trail. Start no later than 7 am (6 am preferred).

Wheeler Peak on SummitPost.

• Elevation: 4000 ft
• Distance: 10 mi

Camp at Twinning's Campground, shower at Taos Hostel.

Wednesday, Jul 2

Drive to Leadville

Taos to Leadville: 4.5 hours

Day trip ideas for stay in Leadville, CO area:

• Aspen, CO
• Leadville, CO (if we don't stay in the hostel there)
• Hot springs in the area
• Breweries in the area

Accomodations:

• Leadville Hostel, $23/night. Showers available, $3.

Locations:

• Leadville Hostel: 500 E 7th Street, Leadville, CO 80461. Phone: +1-719-486-9334. [Google Maps]
• Colorado Trail/CDT Half Moon Creek Trail Head, access Mount Elbert. 39.1515°N, 106.4194°W (see on Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, USGS topo map) Weather forecast

Thursday, Jul 3

Mount Massive on SummitPost.

• 4400 ft
• 6.2 mi (Southwest Slopes Route)

Locations:

• Mount Massive Southwest Slopes. 39.1538°N, 106.4637°W (see on Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, USGS topo map) Weather forecast

Must start at 5 am! Should be done by lunch, rest of day is open.

Since this day is short, do the Tour de Massive topping at 5 of Massive's summits? (local copy)

Must find out location of hot springs. Day trip to Aspen?

Camp where available.

Friday, Jul 4

Mount Elbert on SummitPost.

• 4400 ft
• 11–15 mi

Must start at 5 am! Should be done by lunch, rest of day is open.

Optional: South Mount Elbert? On same ridge as Elbert. Depends on weather.

Camp in Halfmoon Basin/Creek area, or Hostel in Leadville. Drive to Colorado Springs early?

Saturday, Jul 5

Leadville, CO to to Colorado Springs, CO: 3 hours.

Pike's Peak on SummitPost.

Hike ideas:

• Pikes Peak from the Crag Trailhead: 12.5 mi

Pike's Peak, abbreviated hike. Will drive towards the top, pick a short route (less than 8 mi) to the summit. Absolutely not doing the full 36 mi round trip (Barr Trail).

Stay in Colorado Springs (camp or hotel?)

Sunday, Jul 6

Colorado Springs to Black Mesa

Black Mesa on SummitPost.

Black Mesa to Las Cruces

Las Cruces by late evening.

Things to Look up

• Locations of laundromats (we need to clean our clothes)
• Recommended breweries/restaurants