This and the next: just setting off on the Grand View Trail |
We encountered nobody else on the trail, saw no other vehicles and never even heard a car traveling down Fresnal Canyon Road. Just the way we like it.
The temperature was cool--made even better by a slight breeze--but the humidity was sky high from yesterday's showers; we got .63 inches of rain in a short spell. We're supposed to get even more this afternoon, and from the look of the clouds building over the mountains I'd say there's a decent chance of precipitation.
We did some cleaning of the cabin when we got back in anticipation of a visit from an inspector from Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. We had to get a new policy after Travelers dropped us because they claimed our mountain home is in a high brush fire area; this after insuring us for 10 years.
Mountain flora in the shadows |
Elevation about 7,000 feet |
Looking back at the way we just came |
Sotols in the high country |
Cactus in rock |
Hiking through the cut |
Pine cones |
A stand of geriatric Sotols |
Approaching the midway ramada |
Midpoint ramada |
Grand View Trail |
1 comment:
A bittersweet hike. Sure wish our Becca was still with us.
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