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| Just getting started on the Rim Trail section #4 |
We got an early start this morning, drove up to Cloudcroft to dump a few days' worth of garbage, then headed down the Sunspot Highway to Section #4 of the Rim Trail (T105). We proceeded to hike along the western escarpment of the Sacramento Mountains on a narrow track that was in shadow much of the way. Dr. K and Becca were dressed appropriately for the cool weather, but I wore shorts and a short-sleeve shirt. I only felt chilly when the wind blew. After a long, satisfying hike we headed back to the Family Dollar store in Cloudcroft to stock up on some supplies: pancake mix, apple juice, bottled water, in-shell salted-and-roasted peanuts (87 cents for an 8-ounce bag), and AA and AAA batteries. Then we drove over to Burro Street and stopped at the Western Bar package store to buy some Bud Light to slake our mighty thirsts (Dr. K and me, that is. Becca stopped drinking beer years ago.)
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| Following a narrow single-track |
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| Three happy hikers in the high country |
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| Forging ahead with reservations (this is bear country, after all) |
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| Mile Post 7 (pant pant) |
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| High-altitude hiking |
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| We're going that-a-way |
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| Many scents worth sniffing |
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| Oh to have the climbing derring-do of a squirrel |
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| Help! |
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| White Sands from the Rim Trail |
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| Most Aspens have leafed out by now |
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| In a forest of old-growth Aspens |
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| Into a narrow gorge |
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| On our way back |
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| Dense stand of young Aspen |
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| Wild Strawberry? |
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| Becca and Dr. K |
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| Old trail marker |
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| View of the Tularosa Basin from 9,000 feet |
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| Becca loves high-country hikes |
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| Satisfied trekker |
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| It was very cool high up this morning |
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| Coming back to retrieve two pokey humans |
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| Red Columbine |
1 comment:
This hike is always a good workout because the trail is seldom level. Becca, however, never gets winded.
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