I dropped Rick off at the trail head at Burro Peak this morning. I am including a little info on the area. Burro Peak is a gentle shaped hump of a mountain, located in the high desert between Lordsburg an Silver City in Southwest New Mexico. This low range, called the Big Burro Mountains, serves an effective natural boundry between the highlands surrounding Silver City and the starker deserts near Lordsburg. The peaks don't jump out at you, but have a nice uniform shape. Most people wouldn't bother climbing Burro Peak, but the CDT passes right over the summit (which is over 8000 ft). What looks to be a dull and uninteresting place seen from afar is a lovely wilderness of high desert scrub, pinon and juniper woodlands and some stands of fir and pine when seen up close.  I will be seeing Rick again at dinner time this evening.   I am staying quite comfortable today in my little cabin.