Brandon had this Pecos Wilderness trip planned for months and has been pumped about it for twice as long! This trip was part of his graduation gift! It consisted of Brandon and 3 other guys (Jeremiah, Stu, and Mike), along with our dog Roxi going into the Pecos Wilderness (located along the New Mexico / Colorado border) for 6 days to rough it in the wild! They all had been working for weeks to get there packs as light as possible and preparing for every situation that might arise! :o) They left out of town early Friday morning, going to a place with no cell phone reception and tons of bears! This is not a good situation for a wife to be in! Everyone made safe but they came against a few obstacles once they got there! First of all it was raining and freezing, which was no big deal because they were all prepared. It did become a big deal once one of the guys fell in the just about freezing river! Here is the list of other things that happened...
- While using his knife to separate fire sticks, Jeremiah cut the top of his thumb off. Brandon pushed it back in place and put a pressure dressing over it that had to be changed every hour because of the bleeding. But I have good news - thumb is ok today!
- Once the fire was started the boys had there clothes in the area to help dry them. All of a sudden Jeremiah's hiking boot fell into the flames and the sole of his hiking boot was completely burnt off! Hard to hike in 1 hiking boot.
- While getting wood for this fire our crackhead dog Roxi went racing through the guys and sliced her ear all up in 3 places due to walking right into an axe that one of the guys was carrying at his side. Brandon said she did not cry or act like anything happened. Her ear is healed, but it looks like she has a couple of ears on one side. We call it her battle wound....
- Over the course of 2 days they went through a monsoon, tons of rain, hail, and snow!
- Brandon could not get poor Roxi dry enough at night and she was just about freezing! You know if that dog is cold...its cold!
So thankfully the guys all decided to head back home. They did not get very far in their 50 mile hike before having to turn back. Brandon and Stu are bound and determined to head back that way and finish the hike. No Roxi this time though....
Here are some pics from the trail....
Welcome to the Pecos Wilderness!
The boys and Roxi starting the hike!
Brandon said Roxi was very "motherly" she would walk ahead of the guys to check out the trail and then turn and wait until she saw the four of them to make sure they were ok before going any further! What a good girl!
Roxi waiting for Mike to cross the river
Time to set up camp and dry some clothes!
Some pretty scenery.....
Well Brandon and Stu were just so sad about not being able to finish their trip, so they decided to spend a few days at Big Bend (Brandon's second home!) They discovered a cool cave area on the side of the mountain, and even came across a mama bear with her 2 cubs! They are so cute!
Big Bend
Mama Bear
Momma bear with her cub Tom Marshall: [as a bear sniffs around Dan] Stay calm. Get in the fetal position. It won't bother you if you're in the fetal position. [the bear roars]
Tom Marshall: Abort the fetal position! It's not working!
~ From the movie: Without A Paddle ~
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