Gila Wilderness trip suggestions

November could start getting a bit cold. The loop possibilities are endless, but fishing the Middle Fk requires getting pretty deep in ~ White Ck flats as the state is reestablishing the trout after silt from the fires. Only 1 person at the visitor center can really help on any updates. Which trailhead depends on the vehicle. If a rental, I'd just stick to parking near the Gila Cliff dwellings as on other road, myself or buddies were having issues with in actual 4WD's. The Bursum road was fairly accessible to non-4WD (though bringing some JB Weld type epoxy and extra quarts of motor oil was always advised in case a rock split an unguarded oil pan -seen it happen), but there's still fire-damaged slopes and a heavy rain will make that road tough to travel.

I checked the temps and lows could be down to 10s, usually 20s. That is fine as long as there isn't a lot of snow. Rental vehicle.

If in a rental car, NM state highway 15 to the Visitor Center and Cliff dwellings is probably the best bet. Especially if there's a lot of dirt road washouts from summer early fall rainy season like the last previous couple years. There's also the Catwalk parking lot on the west side of the wilderness area near Glenwood but heard that region is still fairly burnt as one hikes around the hilltops.

I know we're in for plenty of crossings, but in the first two weeks of November, about how high can some of these get? I have looked at average precipitation for November and it looks like it drops off in October after Aug/Sept rains. Thanks.

Maps:

Gila Wildnerness visitors' map
http://www.nationalforestmapstore.com/product-p/nm-28.htm

Gila National Forest:
http://www.nationalforestmapstore.com/product-p/nm-15.htm

Day Hikes Near the Gila Visitor Center (really nice little $2 map w/descriptions of the hikes around the visitors' center; covers the Middle Fork from the Visitors' Ctr to a little past Jordan Hot Springs; has topo lines & the trails are color coded):
http://www.nationalforestmapstore.com/product-p/nm-27.htm

I used the above 3 for trip planning & printed out custom topo maps once I'd figured out my route. Also brought the $2 Day Hikes map/brochure since we were in that area.

There is also one for the Aldo Leopold Wilderness:
http://www.nationalforestmapstore.com/product-p/nm-12.htm

If you stay in the forks and creeks, there can be a lot of crossings. However, there are alternative trails paralleling above the rivers to minimize crossings. Summertime the crossings are refreshing, winter or high water – there are alternatives.