Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks NM, BLM lands, NM State Trust Lands - Winter Hikes

 

Sleeping Lady Hills

Good Sight Mountains

Sleeping Lady Hills

Sleeping Lady Hills highpoint

Good Sight Mountains

White Sands National Park

Small rattler in the Doña Ana Mountains

I've done several hikes this winter that haven't ended up in the blog. One was to the Good Sight Mountains. There was a couple of LCPS hikes. The first was to the Doña Ana Mountains. A second one was to the Sleeping Lady Hills. Both of those hikes followed the routes described in our book, and covered no new territory. Just last week I visited Spring Canyon in the Robledos for the fourth of fifth time. That hike and the Good Sights hike were mostly over terrain I've covered before as well, which is usually why I don't end up blogging about hike. Good weather was had for all of them, whether it was enough clouds to keep things cool, or enough sun to take the chill off. 

As the temperature was nearly eighty degrees today, I'm sad at the passing of another winter hiking season. Especially, when it seems to come earlier each year. I'm sad that so little new desert territory was explored as well. Oh well, there's always next year. I still may try to get in a few more outings if we get some cool days. Otherwise it's off to the forest.

Spring Canyon (photo by Anne Peslier)

Spring Canyon (photo by Anne Peslier)