High altitude cottontail |
The mountain was loaded with wildflowers, and countless birds filled the forest with musical song. The one bird I was super curious about never sat still long enough for me to get a good photo of it, and the Cooper's Hawk flying overhead was moving so fast I did a lousy job capturing its image.
On the way down we were passed by a young couple hiking with two dogs on leads. As they walked by the woman said, referring to the canines, "We're from Texas, so everything up here is a new smell for them." By the time we reached the parking lot it was filling quickly with vehicles.
Haven't IDd this or the next |
This and the next: Common Mullein |
Some type of Four O'Clock |
Daisies |
View down the mountain across the Mexican Canyon trestle |
Daisies |
Osha Trail |
White Sands from 8600 feet |
Part of the village of Cloudcroft, New Mexico |
Lousy photo of a Cooper's Hawk |
Plato's analogy of the elevation check |
Elevation |
Osha Trail |
Above the Osha Trail |
Gnarly old Aspens |
Narrow section of the Osha |
Leaves changng |
Bowed trees |
Closer look at the above leaves |
Sunflowers |
Sign right next to the tree in the next image |
Douglass Fir |
Never did get a good shot of this small bird |
New Mexican Thistle |
Someone's checking us out |
This and the next: Maple leaves? |
This and the next: who made this tepee? |
Stand of pines on the way down |
Closer look at the center pine tree |
This and the next: daisies, etcetera |
1 comment:
Those bright red leaves are very pretty--I also think they're from a maple tree.
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