I'm out in Glendale, Arizona because my elderly mother passed away the day after Christmas. Thunderbird Conservation Park is a place she loved, so I've been fortunate enough to do several short hikes since I've been here. It's a gorgeous natural conservation area, but I am not used to hiking with so many other people and sharing the trail with numerous mountain bikers. Nevertheless, it's good to get out into the Sonoran Desert once again.
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
Change of Plans
We tried to do the Osha Trail just outside of Cloudcroft this morning, but the snow was so deep we couldn't even get started. Instead, we did the Grandview Trail for the fourth time during this trip to High Rolls.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to cut our Sacramento Mountains vacation short by a week. I'll be traveling to Phoenix tomorrow, so blog postings will be on a temporary hiatus.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to cut our Sacramento Mountains vacation short by a week. I'll be traveling to Phoenix tomorrow, so blog postings will be on a temporary hiatus.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Christmas-Day Hike
A sea of clouds in the Tularosa Basin |
San Andres Mountains in snow |
Becca in snow |
Clouds rolling up-canyon |
Snow melting in the high country |
Saturday, December 24, 2011
After the Snow Storm
Still snowy on the Grandview Trail |
Clouds rolling in from the Tularosa Basin |
Ms. Energy |
If only I could go over there with impunity |
Hiking in the clouds |
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Abbreviated Osha Trail Hike
Frosty at the Osha Trail head |
Dr. K and Becca starting off |
Over a foot of snow near Cloudcroft |
Snow Dog leading the pack |
Is that an American Crow? |
Wide stance |
ATV track |
Down the Osha Trail |
On the trail near Cloudcroft, New Mexico |
The Sacramento Mountains |
Mexican Canyon trestle |
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Snow is Melting, But . . .
Plenty of snow left in the high countty |
Dr. K moving ahead on the trail |
Crazy for snow |
Dr. K takes a break |
Peaceful scene (with nutty dog) |
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
High Desert Snow
Images taken after a heavy snow in the Sacramento Mountains of southern New Mexico's Chihuahuan Desert.
Grandview Trail in Snow
Here in the Sacramento Mountains of southern New Mexico we had a pretty big 24-hour snow event, lasting from Sunday night into Monday night. This morning, Dr. K, Becca and I were the first hikers out on the Grandview Trail outside of High Rolls. The trail was covered in 6 to 8 inches of the white stuff--the wet heavy kind. It made slow going, but we did the entire trail. It was a veritable winter wonderland.
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