Grand View Redux Redux, Etcetera

Just after the climb from the parking area

For the first time ever we hiked the Grand View Trail three consecutive days; we had to this morning because my brother and sister-in-law were leaving early for the Phoenix area.  That's about a 7-hour drive; and once you get out of the Sacramento Mountains it's lower desert the rest of the way.  We had a lot of fun during their visit, and wish we'd had more time together.  But that's life, isn't it? 
We'll be heading down to the low desert soon enough ourselves.

In the distance the Tularosa Basin

The Rails-to-Trails ramada

Just beyond midpoint

Juniper-studded hills

Shadow of the wolf

Cloud shadows

Heading back