"I left my home at 5:30 AM, Friday July 17, 2020, and headed towards the Pecos Wilderness in northern New Mexico for a peakbagging adventure. I went with my friend Ravinder. We both go to Calvary Church in Albuquerque. He has never been peakbagging nor backpacking. We arrived at Jack’s Creek Trailhead and were hiking by 7:50 AM. The temperature was pleasant. It was a partly cloudy morning. I do not have very many more peaks that I am interested in hiking, so I have not been doing the amount of peaks that I have done in previous years, but have been doing a little bit of mountain running each week to stay in shape. We planned on camping at Pecos Baldy Lake. The last time I camped there was with my son Garret in June of 2010. It felt good to be backpacking. I was carrying 34 pounds. The starting elevation was 8741 feet. It was a beautiful hike through meadows, forests and wildflowers. We saw deer, birds and butterflies. There as a burned out patch from a forest fire that was not there when I hiked with Garret. The hardest part of the 3 day hike for me was the last 2 miles just before we got into camp. We arrived after hiking 8.5 miles. It took us 5 hours and 40 minutes with a few litt..." — Phil-Robinson • Jul 19, 2020