The next big town after Abiquiui is Del Norte, but that’s 189 miles away. El Rito is very close (15 miles), Skyline Lodge is.. another 146 miles after that. So, gotta find something in the middle.
Looks like Hopewell Lake Campground is around 60 miles and almost 7000 feet of elevation, sounds like a pretty long day. 50 miles after that (and another 5k of elevation) is Elk Creek Campground and just a few miles farther is Antonito, Co.
Antonito looks tempting, but it’s 120 miles and 11k of elevation. Maybe Ill have my sea legs by then but that seems like a long haul to me. Better plan to hang out at Hopewell lake for Day 8. Ish.
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