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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Sunday at Monte Vista

Trail to the south
Dr. K, Becca and I left from the Monte Vista side of Tortugas Mountain this morning and did a long hike to the south and west.  We ran into one mountain biker (Jorge) and saw a few joggers.  Beautiful weather--cool, with a slight breeze--made hiking a real treat.  Good exercise, good company and the natural world made for a good week end.

The Organ Mountains

Behind Tortugas


The happy hiker

The Franklin Mountains (near El Paso) on the horizon

2 comments:

Dr. K said...

Always nice to be with you happy hikers.

Scott said...

No sign of fall here yet in the Mid-
Atlantic Piedmont except for some change in leaf color. This weekend was steamy, with high humidity and temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s. Yuck!

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