Good Good Friday

Mormon Tea in bloom

Dr. K, Becca and I had a great trek on the Bridal Veil Falls Trail this morning even though we encountered a group of ten or twelve hikers just after we left the falls.  They were friendly people with three friendly dogs, and they were the only outdoor enthusiasts we saw on a 2 1/2-hour hike.  The air was perfumed by the sweet scent of Fragrant Ash much of the way because the tree is blooming everywhere along the trail and down into the canyon.  It looked very much like spring at the 6500 to 6800-foot elevation today.

Foot bridge over the creek

I think it's a Western Tiger Swallowtail

Old railroad trestle

Fragrant Ash flowers

Headed down the Bridal Veil Trail

On our way to crossing through that chasm

Fragrant Ash is in bloom all along the trail

They're called Chocolate Daisies because they smell like chocolate

Chocolate Daisy

Old homestead near the falls

Bridal Veil Falls

Water from the falls cascades through here

There are several other small falls along the waterway

And there are pools of water

Creek running away from the falls

Dr. K and Becca

Indian Paintbrush

Lots of new growth in Fresnal Canyon

Apache Plume flower and friends

Apache Plume

Beautiful weather for a wonderful trek

Headed back

Threadleaf Phlox

Threadleaf Phlox

Threadleaf Phlox grows only in the Chihuahuan Desert of Texas and NM

Bewick's Wren

Bewick's Wren