Far Outer Loop

Getting started

Becca and I finally found the end (or beginning, depending on your perspective) of a single-track trail that intersects the most distant loop road around Tortugas.  This adds another trail to our repertoire of hikes around the mountain and foothill areas.  Our only concern revolves around the number of spent shotgun cartridges we found at the far western end of the trek.

Hiking away from Tortugas

Somebody's getting read for spring

Heading upslope

Distant view of Tortugas (left) and the Organ Mountains