You would never guess driving through southern New Mexico on I-10 that just an hour north of Deming lies 3.3 million acres of pristine wilderness known as the Gila National Forest/Gila Wilderness (pronounced Hee-luh). I love hiking in the Gila National Forest. There are so many trails, and so many scenic drives you can go on – it would literally take you a lifetime to see half of what it has to offer!  Another cool thing about this area is the Gila River, which is the last unaltered river in New Mexico.  This means that, unlike every other river in the state, the Gila River has not been dammed or diverted for the…