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| Nice to have a Jeep Commander in the high country |
We decided to drive all the way to Sunspot to do a hike on the Rim Trail this morning, thinking, rightly, that we'd run into fewer people out there. We ran into nobody else during a two-hour hike. This section of T105 is one of our favorite trails, and the longer drive was worth it--cooler temps, lots of butterflies, birds and animals. One drawback, of course, is the longer drive (about 23 miles) on the way back. Again as we drove down Route 82 we were astonished at the number of vehicles headed the other way up the mountain.
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| Becca hoping her neighbor buddies will show |
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| Getting started on the Rim Trail T105 near Sunspot |
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| Some type of "Copper"? |
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| Same butterfly |
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| Purple Copper? |
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| Bee |
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| Dr. K taking a . . . photo |
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| Western Wallflower |
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| No wonder the air seems a little thin here |
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| In bear country, so just in case |
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| Moon/pine |
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| Becca in a high mountain meadow |
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| That way to the Cathay Vista |
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| Western Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum) |
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| Wild Turkey tail feather |
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| Closer look at the feather tip |
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| Becca loves the cool temps in the high country |
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| Sun through Aspens and pines |
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| Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti) |
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| I'm going with Weidemeyer's Admiral |
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| Keeping an eye on us |
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| Cute squirrel |
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| Empress Leilia? |
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| Same butterfly |
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| Dunn Solar Telescope at Sunspot |
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| Dunn Solar Telescope at the National Solar Observatory, Sunspot, NM |
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| Prickly Rose (Rosa acicularis) |
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| View of the hazy desert below Apache Point |
1 comment:
We always seem to see a lot of butterflies on this trail, many of them new to me. It's a great trail to hike.
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