Anyone backpacking Organ Pipe?

I was day hiking around Organ Pipe Cactus NM January two years ago (due to temps in the teens in the GCNP inner canyon – colder than we wanted after spending one night all bundled up).

I found the signs about violent, heavily armed migrants and violent heavily armed LEOs kind of off-putting.  I didn’t see any litter, human waste, stashes of water, or any other indications of border issues, although we were on established trails and gated-off dirt roads.  If not for the warning signs, I’d have not had any worries.

In the miles we walked, we saw one older couple – bird watcher types.

There last spring.  Echo totally what David said. Even the commercial campground was only about 20% full.  We saw some border patrol, but they did not get out of their trucks or even wave.  We need more bad press and a slew of these signs in other areas to keep the crowds down.

The area doesn’t matter. Car break-ins often depend on the current crop of kids and the availability of law enforcement. Trash is left by nearby residents, the homeless, and the drug addicts. Smugglers don’t walk. They’re too lazy.