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Going back

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Headed back to NM for a two week hiking adventure with my son on 7/18. I'm about 10 pounds heavier than last time, but still should be ok. Been walking alot, lifting weights. 70 Miles, Up to 12,441 foot elevation. I am so ready to be away from civilization...

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Wow, great scenery, hope you both have a good time!! :D
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Not a cell tower, Starbucks, or shopping mall in sight! Looks gorgeous. But, 12,000 ft? *gasp* Bring a can of air!
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Air is in short supply, but what is there is pretty doggone good!

2 more days!!

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Don't airplanes usually need those parts to fly?

Wonder what happened to cause the crash?

It just seems like someone would want to recover that stuff for investigation or something. I guess, maybe, it costs to much to take the broken junk off the mountain after the pilots crash.
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Pilot error, bad weather. In happened in 1942, so it has been up there for a long time. Based on the effort to hike up there with 60 lbs on my back, and down the other side, I would say it would not be worth it. I think they took all the important stuff, and left the hulk.

Here is the nearby plaque.

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Here is an account of it. There were no walkable trails up the peak at the time (I would argue there still isn't!!)

http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Philmont_B-26.htm
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Shedding ever changing colours,
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Like the river joins the ocean,
as the germ in a seed grows
We have finally been freed to get back home.
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