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Friday, July 29, 2011

The Old Cloudcroft Highway Trail

Becca at the start of T-5002
We did a wonderful hike along T-5002 this morning, down the Old Cloudcroft Highway and out to the Mexican Canyon Trestle vista.  We only ran into a few other people.  It was cool and humid in the forest, and it rained a little on our way back to High Rolls.

Mountain greenery

The Old Cloudcroft Highway

Good directions

Becca reading tree rings
Cloud-Climbing Railroad trestle over Mexican Canyon

Tree-ring mandela


Looking down canyon


3 comments:

Dr. K said...

It's been 2 years since we last did this hike, so it was good to enjoy it again.

Jenny-B said...

Beautiful pics, I never get tired of looking at them.

Caroline said...

It looks like a beautiful hike! And it must be nice to finally be able to hike in the rain!

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