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Long Winter Journey To The West - Part 6

This is part 6 of this trip. For other parts use these links:

Part 1: http://www.barefootwalk.net/2023/06/long-winter-journey-to-west-part-1-al.html

Part 2: http://www.barefootwalk.net/2023/06/long-winter-journey-to-west-part-2.html

Part 3: http://www.barefootwalk.net/2023/06/long-winter-journey-to-west-part-3.html

Part 4: http://www.barefootwalk.net/2023/06/long-winter-journey-to-west-part-4.html

Part 5: http://www.barefootwalk.net/2023/06/long-winter-journey-to-west-part-5.html

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January 2023

Descending down to warmer desert at the next campsite was delightful. Valley Of Gods is a nice, quiet location for camping and hiking.








Can you see me down there?




Another couple of days here and it was time to move on. We started heading back east.

Very cold but amazingly beautiful night at Angel Peak.





When we arrived at the next campsite, there was a wind advisory and sure enough, for two days we couldn't stay outside for a long time because the wind was strong and constantly blowing. Finally it eased and we started having campfire and outdoor cooking again.



Mors bush pot. I wish I had ordered the smaller one as well. They are sadly discontinued, 7 years of constant use and it is holding strong.


But there was more surprise in this campsite, yes the next morning we woke up to a light and nice snowy day.




 I pretty much took the same route I drove a few weeks ago back. It as more relaxed this time though. Surprisingly no storm or cold weather was in the forecast so it was very enjoyable.















And just like that after 5 weeks living on road, I was back home.



The End.




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