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| Display noting the types of animals found in the Sacramento Mountains |
Dr. K, Becca and I did an early-morning trek along the Grand View Trail just outside of High Rolls, New Mexico. We were concerned about encountering a lot of mud since we had rainstorms much of yesterday, but the trail was relatively mud free, so it was a good choice. We saw no other hikers along the Grand View, which contributed to our sense of having that entire portion of the Lincoln National Forest all to ourselves. It was a tad cold when we headed out (36F), but the warm sunshine kept us from feeling too chilly. When we got back to our mountain home we did a little yard work.
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| Mountain chain sloping toward the Tularosa Basin |
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| Sacramento Mountains near High Rolls, New Mexico |
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| Just getting started along the Grand View Trail |
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| Bullock's Oriole |
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| Cactus growing out of rock |
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| Midpoint ramada on the Grand View Trail |
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| The view from 6500 feet |
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| Blazing ahead on the Grand View |
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| Apache Plume |
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| Apache Plume |
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| Getting way ahead of the pack |
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| Wild Rose |
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| Sotol at the side of the railroad bed trail |
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| Closeup of the Sotol flower stalk |
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| When I said I saw a squirrel Dr. K said it was an illusion |
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Some illusion, huh, Dr. K?
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| Heading back |
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| Found this blooming in our yard, haven't IDd it yet |
1 comment:
That Bullock's Oriole has beautiful markings. It was a nice hike this morning on the Grand View trail.
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