Ahoy,
if I had told anybody that we're going to float the Animas River from Colorado to New Mexico in a small canoe, with a pit bull and a cat .. I think they have called me crazy.
Probably I would have done the same before I met PATCH. But we did it and it was amazing!
Sure she disliked the moments when she fell overboard and ended up swimming in the strong currents, but I think a part of her actually liked it and she proofed to be an outstanding swimmer.

During the whole RV trip PATCH grew from a little gatita to a travel and hiking partner par excellance. We hiked around lakes, through forests, over mountains and even cracked the 12.000ft mark. She always stays close to me but of course takes a few detours, especially if there is anything to hunt.
It slows down the hiking a lot and in the beginning I thought to speed up but learned that taking a few breaks (or a few more..?) let me enjoy the scenery even more.

I couldn't believe that PATCH actually crossed creeks, Ice fields and a swamp with me. Another think I wouldn't have thought possible with a cat.

When I saw her dirty paws she kinda had a look in her face like.. DON'T TELL ME WHAT I CANT DO!!
So I'm very happy we tried.. And the connection between Patch and me grew stronger than ever.
I love you PATCH.❤️

When we got lost in the middle of the Chihuahua mountains the whole trip turned to an adventure into the unknown. I actually wasn't sure if the RV can make it and with so many stories about how dangerous Mexico is, traveling alone with a big RV was concerning..
but I only met Mexicans which were very friendly, helped me as good as they could and I never felt myself in danger a single moment. Even though I talked to guys which obviously belonged to the species of the Mexican Narcos in a place where they would never find me or any leftovers of the RV. Not a single moment.

So I can title the 3 month trip as a great experience, a great time with loved ones and new friends but first I would call it a learning experience that you can do whatever you want despite the No sayers, pessimists or fraidy - cats..
Go out and do it!
ALOHA

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welcome to new mexico

our friend matt lives in the high and

low in some mountains in new mexico

he never believed me when i told him i

come and withered him

but here i am we set up camp

and lived into the days hillbilly style

making good use of his toys

and introduced catch into wilderness

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are you exhausted

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matt also has a 17 foot aluminum canoe

which we wanted to get wet

the cat a dog tons of equipment

canoes on the top mat is driving

and now we're going to durango splash

the canoe never know what happens on a

three-day tour

trusting in the newborn friendship

between patch and matt's pitbull winter

we invited them to join

from durango down to the fork with the

sun foreign

in the sun

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great river so far i love it the camp we

had yesterday was just

holy moly that was nice on an island in

the river

no mosquitoes we didn't have any bugs

over there

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we're down to the last little bit she's

cleaning her up

my dog doesn't like to get a wet behind

twenty to thirty

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every night we built the camp started

the fire

and prepared

whenever we were facing one of the

multiple dams

we had to unload the canoe imported

fantastic day

let's go upstream oh yeah

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and you can't

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patch and winter got along together

amazingly good

and shares a little room like true

bodies

definitely an adventure i like to relive

thanks matt for an unforgettable trip

she just crossed the creek

you're a good cat patch yeah

she still follows me around here i gotta

take my breaks here every round

here and there to make sure she's

catching up yeah that works great

we're pretty much done with our hike

around the lake

i love it

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no

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after the beauty of the southern states

i pointed mega beast towards mexico

again

crossed the border in el paso but kept

driving towards my first destination

with over 250 meters it's mexico's

highest waterfall

patch and me were the only visitors and

the view was absolutely

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back on the road we stopped here and

there but mostly kept driving

trusting google maps to show me where to

go

well when the phone suddenly stopped i

found myself without any navigation

but my memories of the planned route i

must have taken the long term

and ended up on roads which got dirtier

smaller steeper and worse

with every kilometer i kept on i was

lost

and passed the point of no return

multiple times so we had to go on

the good thing was that there weren't

many other roads or intersections

and i hoped that the road would lead us

to our destination

and it's not just ending somewhere on

top of the mountains

the winding road was climbing up and

down multiple ridges and valleys

with altitude changes from 7000 feet to

1000 feet

many times mega beast was holding strong

but the brakes were getting hot so i

took every opportunity to cool the

bricks

and myself the views we had were

breathtaking

leaving us stoked but also aware

that we were far far away from any

civilization

the few humans we met gave us directions

but it mostly meant keep driving there's

no other roads

two days later we finally hit a sealed

road

and the mountain adventure was over it

actually feels

so good just to put out the cruise

control you don't have to worry about

potholes anymore

a few days more and megabeast would be

parked next to zero

and the work starts again

so the journey is over i'm back in wymas

zero and the rv

and it looks kind of okay from here

but let's check it out up there i can

see that

my sun cover is torn to pieces yeah

you know that huh is that home

oh yeah i remember

you gotta check if there's any mouse or

rats in here

so all together it looks kind of good it

looks dirty but i knew

that it would be dirty i mean this is

the desert so the dust goes everywhere

now i gotta start cleaning it up making

some room

and organize the whole boat and then get

back to work

i guess but that's it from the trip that

was an awesome trip

i'm really happy that i decided to do it

i got so many new impressions i learned

a ton of things

and i made some friends so yeah

thumbs up for that rv trip and now it's

back to boating

hello and out

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so

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it's just me

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it's just