tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15890048647526483112024-03-15T18:12:00.240-07:00Southern New Mexico Explorer A blog about exploring the natural areas of New Mexico focusing on but not limited to Dona Ana, Luna, Otero, Sierra, Grant, Lincoln,Socorro and Catron counties.Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.comBlogger647125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-57597424706472030532024-03-14T09:10:00.000-07:002024-03-14T09:10:25.937-07:00 Pickett Spring Canyon - Gila National Forest<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4coFVWxPFssnY1e-ileQ_wwwPQTTi-sG7Zr-UbpYkcjt2OYaJ1sYHSVL6SQ4HpkiUa0dR6NheoPF-2L4H8fWzIgxo83juYkGE7Om-h4sA5jt2QuK125PpVEtSzActwWgEaIEsUNEfGMv91xe7F33LTRdChwBZ_nh36FPgFsctYoLLgsRoyWSYJjbItwT/s4032/A2EFD5DD-4FC3-4F67-8AF1-3A7E97B1352D.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4coFVWxPFssnY1e-ileQ_wwwPQTTi-sG7Zr-UbpYkcjt2OYaJ1sYHSVL6SQ4HpkiUa0dR6NheoPF-2L4H8fWzIgxo83juYkGE7Om-h4sA5jt2QuK125PpVEtSzActwWgEaIEsUNEfGMv91xe7F33LTRdChwBZ_nh36FPgFsctYoLLgsRoyWSYJjbItwT/s320/A2EFD5DD-4FC3-4F67-8AF1-3A7E97B1352D.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHM-DsleyhXzJS_rm7yMTz5vaetoA-W-i0XlLv7XIxFWbSH0OzxFTy1RX-eLknNhQsTnqa9jHKEn2x_0nqLH7GmqLivD3E4wAZxyRcHewym8cF7jiGeyV_iYQDYR7qV7gt4tl-CpDxObwF7nQGVitXqlmhXqtyeIoKVa3F3crDOoYcTB1mbUzED514XQ5/s4032/9F812A9D-7464-4C1D-B7A4-89C5625832BF.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHM-DsleyhXzJS_rm7yMTz5vaetoA-W-i0XlLv7XIxFWbSH0OzxFTy1RX-eLknNhQsTnqa9jHKEn2x_0nqLH7GmqLivD3E4wAZxyRcHewym8cF7jiGeyV_iYQDYR7qV7gt4tl-CpDxObwF7nQGVitXqlmhXqtyeIoKVa3F3crDOoYcTB1mbUzED514XQ5/s320/9F812A9D-7464-4C1D-B7A4-89C5625832BF.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br />I've had this one in back pocket for awhile now. When my wife wanted to go to the Black Range a couple of Sundays ago, I thought it would be good time to use it. First, though, I wanted to see the situation with FR 522. We got off of NM 152 and drove a short ways to a large parking area and then headed out on foot walking past the Forest Service work center with an old trailer with broken windows, crushed metal culverts, a couple of ATVs and other junk lining the well maintained road. The small house there was drab stuccoed cinder block, and looked liked it was yanked out of 30's or 40's neighborhood in T or C. It had various large antennas sticking out it, which probably, don't serve any purpose anymore, but who knows, the Forest Service has been a bit slow to get with the times. There were stables too, but we didn't see any animals about. After passing by I'm not totally sure the area is even used anymore.<p></p><p> We continued uphill on the road. There was no shade and it was quite warm for February. The wind picked up and I felt a tinge of dread for the beginning of the drying season here in southwestern New Mexico. After less than a mile we came to a locked gate with a camera. This is what I had expected (there was sign early on indicating this as well), just not quite this soon. When I checked on Google Earth, Topo Maps and On-X , I could tell that this gate is at least a quarter mile from where the actual boundary of the private property inholding is. I feel a little rant coming on. I get that perhaps whoever lives on that inholding doesn't want people driving to 10 feet from their front door, but what I don't get is the Forest Service (who seem to be maintaining the road that is essentially their driveway quite nicely), has not bothered to figure out a bypass route for this road which used to be a through route all the way to Tierra Blanca Creek (where they did put in very rough bypass). Well, maybe someday. Lately it seems, I'm very tired of the inaccessibility of large swaths of Gila Forest land in the southern Black Range that is locked up on the fringes or blocked within forest boundary by private property. I don't understand how it came to be that there is no established right of way to use the roads in or along Trujillo Creek, Upper Berrenda Creek, Taylor Creek, Macho Canyon, Gavilan Canyon, Donahue and Sheppard Canyon to access National Forest property. I am to some extent part of a similar problem with my meager property that borders the BLM lands on Horse Mountain. My subdivision, Teepee Ranch, and other private parcels limit access to much of the north side of the mountain. But, the total BLM parcel here is small, around 10,000 acres, and the public access on the SW side is a reasonable alternative because the distances for hunters or backpackers are small. In the southern Black Range the acreage unavailable to all but the hardiest backpacker or hunter is more on the order of 30,000 to 50,000. Okay, I'm done.</p><p>So it was on to Pickett Spring Canyon near Kingston, which by the way is looking very settled and somewhat prosperous (gentrified?) nowadays. There were two false starts one the right where we followed a fence line that took us up high above the canyon to nowhere in particular, and then a second where we followed another "trail" that took us high above the canyon on the left which was not where we wanted to be: on a treacherous ledge baking in the warm sun. So we went back and followed the stream bed trail which frequently was the stream bed. Pickett Spring Canyon is a very narrow drainage with the closed- in feel further emphasized by a thick growth of short piñons, junipers and other shrubs. Water eventually appeared which looked more like a thickened ooze of iron minerals. I'm not sure if this is the natural "spring" or what, but it was hard to keep our idiot dogs from trying to drink from it even as disgusting as it looked. We had our picnic a little farther downstream (past the orange muck) and continued on. The canyon finally opened a bit and there were traces of old roads here and there. We found the developed spring piping clean water into metal tub (of course the dogs had no interest in that) went a little an open gate in a dilapidated fence, but I'm not sure if that was it because in very narrow canyons like this my On-X app doesn't work. Not the greatest hikes, but there are worse ways to spend a Sunday.</p><p><br /></p>Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-79193839251753479362024-03-12T10:02:00.000-07:002024-03-12T10:02:06.613-07:00Broad Canyon Arch - Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwANFdqwDRPTnewnyxrEKVMoe98U8E2V0Rbv_Ql4Mr7hZtGyaO9MQ5bnZgtEcVoWEQ8mF63FMIvlg47LmbZS2zXENDJsROFycIpCWBsA8NhjsJn1wG5XxHpP9JY5YVU1bbM1pe69HP8SgiPaCnrilFHlT8WHfhe3A-gYdI-UOil3oLYJlNf4VvQbySR3FU/s4032/771D3561-D6D6-4C63-877C-AA460E1277F1_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwANFdqwDRPTnewnyxrEKVMoe98U8E2V0Rbv_Ql4Mr7hZtGyaO9MQ5bnZgtEcVoWEQ8mF63FMIvlg47LmbZS2zXENDJsROFycIpCWBsA8NhjsJn1wG5XxHpP9JY5YVU1bbM1pe69HP8SgiPaCnrilFHlT8WHfhe3A-gYdI-UOil3oLYJlNf4VvQbySR3FU/s320/771D3561-D6D6-4C63-877C-AA460E1277F1_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkvwD8cDlvlJvagjL_7GI4UoDtyPSNTy50MnKLzXWLocsffepzMw3SpKd7PVl0CWwkn2gPxDq88nT4zUg1VB04wc2QOAR-B2kDTR9exH79L3lWFlAZdc6Ynktj3D1LZW3wGhyphenhyphenxwIDtcDARQfcGS57dD6BbAQavP1WZTYmyDQEW3UsD03v1U7V-NtbVusT/s4032/C3565883-7CB9-4EC9-8375-21E0A3C607EC_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkvwD8cDlvlJvagjL_7GI4UoDtyPSNTy50MnKLzXWLocsffepzMw3SpKd7PVl0CWwkn2gPxDq88nT4zUg1VB04wc2QOAR-B2kDTR9exH79L3lWFlAZdc6Ynktj3D1LZW3wGhyphenhyphenxwIDtcDARQfcGS57dD6BbAQavP1WZTYmyDQEW3UsD03v1U7V-NtbVusT/s320/C3565883-7CB9-4EC9-8375-21E0A3C607EC_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br />I have seen this arch from below, but I hadn't ever seen it from above. I had half-heartedly tried a couple of times to locate it on the ridge without success. A few weeks ago I had the rare opportunity to take my fellow adventurer Doug Scott on a hike here in my own home territory. We went out to Lichen Canyon (a tributary of Broad Canyon) to visit its little box section and 100 foot dry waterfall. I told our little group (Doug,Doug's son Talus, and friend Weston) about the arch. We hiked up out of the canyon and began wandering around the crags and towers that are perched 200 feet above Broad Canyon. It looked like we were going to be unsuccessful, when Talus caught eye of it and lo behold without too much effort we had found our arch. It's about eight to ten feet wide and about five feet tall. It also has cracks in many places. So get out to see it before in crumbles.<p></p>Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-42134222402073251502024-03-08T12:56:00.000-08:002024-03-08T12:56:14.992-08:00Sierro Kemado, Horse Canyon - Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmufTppmuJi9TIxE4I3QzpX8LBDlG97DW-uawi1bPLnSiQaNKMFkbL6M5zF4LuKk-5JzVsMVCDztZAByblCDfMAavsYKPKguJJYJ2CK-VnZf7UxBSeL0b7AjCcZIf-YeiOFmI5wLbgbcimoDCxfFxTHaOa90EbRWzWEJVlX4KBO47lTo0I3sjNmMNTEU9/s4032/9A8C4AD2-5760-4D1C-94E8-BF4C0CADD4F6_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmufTppmuJi9TIxE4I3QzpX8LBDlG97DW-uawi1bPLnSiQaNKMFkbL6M5zF4LuKk-5JzVsMVCDztZAByblCDfMAavsYKPKguJJYJ2CK-VnZf7UxBSeL0b7AjCcZIf-YeiOFmI5wLbgbcimoDCxfFxTHaOa90EbRWzWEJVlX4KBO47lTo0I3sjNmMNTEU9/w400-h300/9A8C4AD2-5760-4D1C-94E8-BF4C0CADD4F6_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juniper</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLwc37JZ_Iv3wxoHtUOCaXw1ChhQOpbWbYwkr4gloo2YbjiXQh3BSIls320TcVKSr6xeog3Flzhq0BlzVypEE8lgfg08bS-_LSFQJgdW6R0gDYSClN3kogIwdVk6rjoZT9FWANqqiU_k4x_eBJEBAvvFDtSt6nnip4EzgTC65CiSIJg1yeD_6EaAcBVFP/s3685/74D00618-3846-47E2-B6D3-0D110A14725B_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2725" data-original-width="3685" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLwc37JZ_Iv3wxoHtUOCaXw1ChhQOpbWbYwkr4gloo2YbjiXQh3BSIls320TcVKSr6xeog3Flzhq0BlzVypEE8lgfg08bS-_LSFQJgdW6R0gDYSClN3kogIwdVk6rjoZT9FWANqqiU_k4x_eBJEBAvvFDtSt6nnip4EzgTC65CiSIJg1yeD_6EaAcBVFP/w400-h296/74D00618-3846-47E2-B6D3-0D110A14725B_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sierro Kemado</td></tr></tbody></table><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3tH4OPX38c-NVETWdCAEzCvAFW9pN7YBkjGZJtsB8aT04v9p9fFoVb-VBWd4Bt_qWOUXMnkahXtVY1RiRm19T7-D83livPR__Qee1hfBRLOuxMEZy037keL2tW-7vPJtwWZIKOMORwf5KKJr8HrvpNz6BPiMwrU4T-tgOvQPUj3oA-5olF0JxlvT866q/s4032/41A9C078-49CC-495A-AF59-E0E5DDB078DA_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3tH4OPX38c-NVETWdCAEzCvAFW9pN7YBkjGZJtsB8aT04v9p9fFoVb-VBWd4Bt_qWOUXMnkahXtVY1RiRm19T7-D83livPR__Qee1hfBRLOuxMEZy037keL2tW-7vPJtwWZIKOMORwf5KKJr8HrvpNz6BPiMwrU4T-tgOvQPUj3oA-5olF0JxlvT866q/w400-h300/41A9C078-49CC-495A-AF59-E0E5DDB078DA_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fence at left</td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I took the opportunity a couple of weeks ago on President's Day. I parked across from the corral area on County Road E006 and began heading south after my first of many fence transits. I got a little off of my plan by heading too far south and had to circle back to look at a couple of canyons that interested me. One was pretty nicely rugged and rocky. The other one wasn't much.<p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ6-bZHGUEf-KmgXL_F9VHdGRliMBaJ-SndEBih70FLe-rjtMEYgTTeNATxow_aZOQ5nNFZJmeQTl0IpDG3bMSCInWxgOEtFZmQX_rRxfVMmuHrKGPcWbYLALhfADU9f97w-JR4gRvalBN6xt4lMP6FUEY8mrhudmnRtLoDU7ZMN0L3G10zMUwyjPEGMIz/s4032/30652676-F1D3-4917-B7B2-70C1210AA118.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ6-bZHGUEf-KmgXL_F9VHdGRliMBaJ-SndEBih70FLe-rjtMEYgTTeNATxow_aZOQ5nNFZJmeQTl0IpDG3bMSCInWxgOEtFZmQX_rRxfVMmuHrKGPcWbYLALhfADU9f97w-JR4gRvalBN6xt4lMP6FUEY8mrhudmnRtLoDU7ZMN0L3G10zMUwyjPEGMIz/w400-h300/30652676-F1D3-4917-B7B2-70C1210AA118.heic" width="400" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p> Eventually I got out of the canyons and began walking on the ridges in between toward a gap in the mountain. It just so happened that the gap on the east end of Sierra Kemado which is also uppermost Horse Canyon( on the south side) is located very close to a center point where several fences radiate out like spokes on wheel. All the getting under them was surely annoying especially for someone like me who frequently changes and improvises on the route throughout the course of the day.</p><p>There was brilliant white gravel covering the hillsides alone the ravine which made for a nice contrast with the boulders in their many shades of brown. On a relatively flat piece of land on one bank there was a stone structure. What it was, who built it and why, I don't know. I searched around for any surface artifacts but there were none from any era to be found. It wasn't surprising though because the structure and the bank it sits on are being buried with the white gravel. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MtUA7_jQgQe8Xdg-dqmcMPu-NCoSLdwVyw6zYTi7TKkwLuLo9NcnASw-iXYFYLtYHFoKLidBnUv2B_e3KMgTaj7whyKQQnzZml8m1ExMhFbGH5zFqHKFhHL3yyeyj5JKLLt_tuX5BiBul8XT8gLD8GdMx_SciItvnm4SApPGqm9GuFzE5KvZ6dZ0zGFn/s3024/5BA4850F-C8A6-4778-9187-49336D001DCD_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2945" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MtUA7_jQgQe8Xdg-dqmcMPu-NCoSLdwVyw6zYTi7TKkwLuLo9NcnASw-iXYFYLtYHFoKLidBnUv2B_e3KMgTaj7whyKQQnzZml8m1ExMhFbGH5zFqHKFhHL3yyeyj5JKLLt_tuX5BiBul8XT8gLD8GdMx_SciItvnm4SApPGqm9GuFzE5KvZ6dZ0zGFn/s320/5BA4850F-C8A6-4778-9187-49336D001DCD_1_201_a.heic" width="312" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7jiqRpv6uLHps3cNqQmgkwSHdgtKrz02COnNC7giOdylRpGYXV-vQ6w1CpnFDlNVcRqHKQPcZYhH8ShrODqcH5orknw8Oq17XBxWDkThJLNf922guRV-0HNPLlQ5Jt2wyfSWKkNobkdEMwB_KcAUGATfrdG9mTQIYp9iqc5I4tJViatvjXbWYCzo9l_nQ/s4031/4C3715C4-CD8C-40C8-8A60-486AD6CC7016_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2308" data-original-width="4031" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7jiqRpv6uLHps3cNqQmgkwSHdgtKrz02COnNC7giOdylRpGYXV-vQ6w1CpnFDlNVcRqHKQPcZYhH8ShrODqcH5orknw8Oq17XBxWDkThJLNf922guRV-0HNPLlQ5Jt2wyfSWKkNobkdEMwB_KcAUGATfrdG9mTQIYp9iqc5I4tJViatvjXbWYCzo9l_nQ/s320/4C3715C4-CD8C-40C8-8A60-486AD6CC7016_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p>I had planned to investigate more of this upper section of Horse Canyon but after having a look from above I was uninspired. Instead I moved on higher up the drainage and then circled back and headed eastward a bit to check out a grove of junipers growing on north facing slope of a swale.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtKA3Ly_Z3ILNXbk-l4PUd3woWK1L-MTq9KCXw6vLRyLAjJ6M1OVFDI-OB2uM2HG0CmNRzh-3Yj1m8NjoCkaQ0Nv8oLuM3d_xvdI3NxBoyo9lYjKHtA-7E-U6YhIsuvLMCXsbvKSVQfpcMv0iFDsjZMEbkrAf8gM9IkC6zCjRhkIiXrR3cJl80QNXodY2/s4032/C8539EF0-4754-4525-869F-348433D1DE52_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtKA3Ly_Z3ILNXbk-l4PUd3woWK1L-MTq9KCXw6vLRyLAjJ6M1OVFDI-OB2uM2HG0CmNRzh-3Yj1m8NjoCkaQ0Nv8oLuM3d_xvdI3NxBoyo9lYjKHtA-7E-U6YhIsuvLMCXsbvKSVQfpcMv0iFDsjZMEbkrAf8gM9IkC6zCjRhkIiXrR3cJl80QNXodY2/s320/C8539EF0-4754-4525-869F-348433D1DE52_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p> Along the way, after going under a fence at a particular stop for the fourth time I spied an old rope in a couple of pieces. One still had the knot in it. When I find things like that, I always wonder what the story was for how it got left behind. Not much else to report except for several odd piles of rocks right close to where I had parked the car.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1rqAPnXx7PvP7qHW79cEynjptXWuUo4s1pxVP4mxNnHED22GZFeC3nCMJs3YbokO0imJbU80Cn1OZOVVeAp7KLS-H5QMJwTh8DqJVkbAMV23ca2aGAElb8sNloCs3tlLF-oLBUcCMVdYiNQO1AfaSR_9blQPb8FL5VAR81TesqWU46AnIJG1BzqmY57O/s3353/15652904-FFE0-4C23-B5B9-4F55DAE7DA9D_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3353" data-original-width="2618" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1rqAPnXx7PvP7qHW79cEynjptXWuUo4s1pxVP4mxNnHED22GZFeC3nCMJs3YbokO0imJbU80Cn1OZOVVeAp7KLS-H5QMJwTh8DqJVkbAMV23ca2aGAElb8sNloCs3tlLF-oLBUcCMVdYiNQO1AfaSR_9blQPb8FL5VAR81TesqWU46AnIJG1BzqmY57O/s320/15652904-FFE0-4C23-B5B9-4F55DAE7DA9D_1_201_a.heic" width="250" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFJRPLccQZX7TArtJAJ4A0WKteROHGKkstBITzQlQBThyLOmGJe0aFXAbl7GfjriEjDgJRF_MpKraFPwTn6RwkuedDfp1dMoXDH0Rq3EJrgnuwTmctXhKAjEnuO_zAxz_JPNNbZjoerS07M9es7tr46n0c0U6J-X-FW6qJRigmSt2kJ12EMmgqrILzHHu/s2621/103EB273-F6A7-4781-B2BC-FFD279841DAB_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRVACpYTlR0M4koh-dsLflb7rbfeRwKgQ2T7ubS1p6mFAOJGig3wTp1Hk5PHWQisFcvRvOsu8xw-EIbKRJGys4RUZsKRxtN4_9UW-KgmTD3DLQ9MBbCEtJRul6nEz9EEIyI5uRX7BXFqMXxH665CV47jMgSMu_OInoB2kp36n-kL7XgnQ-5FRLuIg0uEW/s4032/78410B5C-9D8F-43EC-B7E4-93D24AEAE0C6.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRVACpYTlR0M4koh-dsLflb7rbfeRwKgQ2T7ubS1p6mFAOJGig3wTp1Hk5PHWQisFcvRvOsu8xw-EIbKRJGys4RUZsKRxtN4_9UW-KgmTD3DLQ9MBbCEtJRul6nEz9EEIyI5uRX7BXFqMXxH665CV47jMgSMu_OInoB2kp36n-kL7XgnQ-5FRLuIg0uEW/w400-h300/78410B5C-9D8F-43EC-B7E4-93D24AEAE0C6.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">River of grass</td></tr></tbody></table><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVg5X2i7zbk3FxbxOQr_wCfuxpy4pKPSdPAW5mp2HtxdniXgtAGrJKy_zWIx2RRYR2e0pKwRpa3VBOHQ6DjtLBwigh2f_JcLcQdh3qoksA9x3x3BJ0A8srVplPOgoJZPqfsq13U_pRkshGOTS6N5pnfnFF0ayHz9uBYBgZt9P9utAsgc0W98c6LpQZQOX/s4031/C852BFC2-A5A9-4B49-B1A7-87FF99D508D5_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1850" data-original-width="4031" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVg5X2i7zbk3FxbxOQr_wCfuxpy4pKPSdPAW5mp2HtxdniXgtAGrJKy_zWIx2RRYR2e0pKwRpa3VBOHQ6DjtLBwigh2f_JcLcQdh3qoksA9x3x3BJ0A8srVplPOgoJZPqfsq13U_pRkshGOTS6N5pnfnFF0ayHz9uBYBgZt9P9utAsgc0W98c6LpQZQOX/w400-h184/C852BFC2-A5A9-4B49-B1A7-87FF99D508D5_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sierra de las Uvas in the distance</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Silva Canyon starts out as a narrow defile cut into the bedrock higher up in the mountains, but where we were walking it is one of several wide " rivers" of grass in the Sierra de las Uvas. I'm assuming the high water table in these arroyos allows for these tall thickets of grass to flourish. It also puts in mind, that in earlier times, these washes had even more water still, which leads me to think that they are great places to scout for signs of ancient people who traveled, camped, gathered, hunted and perhaps even farmed fertile soils along these currently ephemeral, but perhaps more reliable in the past, tributaries to the Rio Grande.<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xfLr7BbIJPwF55yxbxexrTgLGuk2HkGwHU9dxnhRGAxFxiSWtHx7z7Qpf-BENwQ8NRuo4YMsIyukJyBeVgZnuwz9ewMv2kz1zC-G3WSLdMSv3wAVsj8hSYrV4lZfTHehEfN4a6Lz1BrbkdZJyyB85D_4TZSLxlFOS7_JNoi81fudlMEW6yZGOD7WbKQS/s4032/B7C1A1C3-4423-4957-A541-0FC467640691.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xfLr7BbIJPwF55yxbxexrTgLGuk2HkGwHU9dxnhRGAxFxiSWtHx7z7Qpf-BENwQ8NRuo4YMsIyukJyBeVgZnuwz9ewMv2kz1zC-G3WSLdMSv3wAVsj8hSYrV4lZfTHehEfN4a6Lz1BrbkdZJyyB85D_4TZSLxlFOS7_JNoi81fudlMEW6yZGOD7WbKQS/s320/B7C1A1C3-4423-4957-A541-0FC467640691.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Metal pipe that ran under the dam</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JuoX4eHrCeBiRd26hc5p_KOi22veLdT4hY3fKgYe3dhFishZN6-XIXl32SQ3Xpuaw1bxwpPlCNX93h7bvVlEU81uJZsmRhx6n5L9nwSSmD28mAmaHsM5T9jmmMU0aLafP0fYeZektB5H0Y9PCND_cm5GZYeaICV2M7z9OfD-H_WjhvRxKFA6FQvgkTHH/s4032/0678848D-A24F-402E-A3D5-0B58A1801A85.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JuoX4eHrCeBiRd26hc5p_KOi22veLdT4hY3fKgYe3dhFishZN6-XIXl32SQ3Xpuaw1bxwpPlCNX93h7bvVlEU81uJZsmRhx6n5L9nwSSmD28mAmaHsM5T9jmmMU0aLafP0fYeZektB5H0Y9PCND_cm5GZYeaICV2M7z9OfD-H_WjhvRxKFA6FQvgkTHH/s320/0678848D-A24F-402E-A3D5-0B58A1801A85.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bell Top Mountain in the distance</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBg7M-fGTNWHXcGZjPL5p-gol97F4GpJ_ILhDHDzu8kscm3jWBI1a8-ym9_Ulpnfxnp4sOf2E-C86VdVWKloWJ8S3mMVqAL6b_kB1bRfHybPHx_UnNiEACbjaUuW2To3KmVt7WRjq7YzwXgAafzYoBMPgbfwMRo4xTTVydFS6ZoyVbXd9qeYv_rfWwnX6k/s3024/67D416FA-A36C-4D32-BB07-0B15D4A3A1DA_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2418" data-original-width="3024" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBg7M-fGTNWHXcGZjPL5p-gol97F4GpJ_ILhDHDzu8kscm3jWBI1a8-ym9_Ulpnfxnp4sOf2E-C86VdVWKloWJ8S3mMVqAL6b_kB1bRfHybPHx_UnNiEACbjaUuW2To3KmVt7WRjq7YzwXgAafzYoBMPgbfwMRo4xTTVydFS6ZoyVbXd9qeYv_rfWwnX6k/s320/67D416FA-A36C-4D32-BB07-0B15D4A3A1DA_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p> There was a bit of wind when we got out of the car, but we soon were shedding our jackets in the warm winter sun. Near the dam are the deep erosional channels that come about when there are virtually no shrubs, trees or even grass to hold the soils in place when the occasional flash flood comes through. It was ugly, but the rest of our hike wasn't. Below the dam things become more natural. We walked down stream in the winding sand channels and tussocks of golden grass. Unfortunately, this area receives enough water to grow cockle burrs which is not good when you have dogs. We dodged them as best we good for a while, but then came where the really thick growing grass dominates the entire channel for several miles. There is only two choices here: find the main continuous channel or skirt the edges. We did the latter. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNP5JPM59l6n6FQ_FeALRdUyhxskwoJxqkyYxKxYVKgeN-vhLVE_l_i3hgypovZL4TDHZhNmVrmtsGlXh5qHAFnZ07jYhkPE8f0gWUIgCsYN1dCfrM2fV1-ZFsVi_UKKVIquxvkzkrkVXUU5nj-yguhGYeUGGTTS7bKJB0UcsuAX0qz6At8yzB3FFv8Db/s4032/8CF3F1F4-2F93-4134-B0B2-27ED996C06B9_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNP5JPM59l6n6FQ_FeALRdUyhxskwoJxqkyYxKxYVKgeN-vhLVE_l_i3hgypovZL4TDHZhNmVrmtsGlXh5qHAFnZ07jYhkPE8f0gWUIgCsYN1dCfrM2fV1-ZFsVi_UKKVIquxvkzkrkVXUU5nj-yguhGYeUGGTTS7bKJB0UcsuAX0qz6At8yzB3FFv8Db/s320/8CF3F1F4-2F93-4134-B0B2-27ED996C06B9_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just downstream of the dam</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We found an alcove, that may have had a protective wall ( it was hard to tell) along the way where there was a mano and what I'm pretty sure was broken pestle, but there was little else in the way of artifacts. No sherds, no lithic flakes. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-_Rl1nU3KI8O3eq3FUicIbPv3Y_lmiKBNKbIQPlBHPEt6Hd_ptpHzyOyzuk9Jbl-eXq2gXSG7SDeEqAas7gdpZyfb4Gpg771fJlF_oaL-9WCKgNN72SGgMFSr5tMOj-A7nZn-GUMavdXjreXa83F3KnhJpacY44y0-JGnxOBF8sJEtaO3TQF4X-yvTHD/s4032/92F77F6B-0367-4D21-9CA8-5B9EC56D7AB8_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-_Rl1nU3KI8O3eq3FUicIbPv3Y_lmiKBNKbIQPlBHPEt6Hd_ptpHzyOyzuk9Jbl-eXq2gXSG7SDeEqAas7gdpZyfb4Gpg771fJlF_oaL-9WCKgNN72SGgMFSr5tMOj-A7nZn-GUMavdXjreXa83F3KnhJpacY44y0-JGnxOBF8sJEtaO3TQF4X-yvTHD/s320/92F77F6B-0367-4D21-9CA8-5B9EC56D7AB8_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p>We continued along the edges, but then we decided the dogs needed some shade which was in very short supply. We went for the main channel in the deep grass as our only option. It was alright for the dogs, but we had the long dried blades right in our faces. We decided to exit after only short ways, but getting out was kind of tough. There are so many hidden channels to get in and out of just to walk twenty feet. We did it and then I realized, we had gotten out on the wrong side for continuing along the edges as the edge we were on quickly ran out at a narrow section of the canyon bed ahead. My wife didn't want to cross the grass again, and I didn't blame her. It's not fun. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPC5b5B1dhJGVbjS5qr9efjEkFJYgglQJoOG67xXxES1GZbgaTjxc76sorXaDffr5SCO178Et0uINBmbhO6jte5lGO-cJY7kfy9LbztHS88bgxASkdkOTuZkISDgQXWaAv7jN8whTkPLH7a_F0onWWQqZUfdkN7H5ShU9wCzdn7VvEKmCnwb57b34XwzFV/s4032/4C987FFB-1DC9-43F5-80BC-DF7B1B8AAF91_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPC5b5B1dhJGVbjS5qr9efjEkFJYgglQJoOG67xXxES1GZbgaTjxc76sorXaDffr5SCO178Et0uINBmbhO6jte5lGO-cJY7kfy9LbztHS88bgxASkdkOTuZkISDgQXWaAv7jN8whTkPLH7a_F0onWWQqZUfdkN7H5ShU9wCzdn7VvEKmCnwb57b34XwzFV/s320/4C987FFB-1DC9-43F5-80BC-DF7B1B8AAF91_1_201_a.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the main channel</td></tr></tbody></table><p> After having our picnic, she stayed back with one dog and I continued on with other. I hadn't gotten very far when the wind really picked up . I called it day when I would have had to make yet another grass crossing to continue.</p><p> The wind was pretty steady and cool on the way back, but we managed okay. It was a pretty day.</p>Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-15417218261098195542024-01-13T15:38:00.000-08:002024-02-16T13:23:27.489-08:00Pueblo Ruins Hike - New Mexico State Trust Lands, Catron County<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kPJV9D9t64rCQba0LWOxSCsqUNMKej-BCOPtT6cp7yAAmx1vXDicK0Mvk4QenP6tyV6iJL0B89vz5M2CgcoaQaCjG7iUvfEKMJfgPLBOe8TNWEgt7f_xtk7CwjEQDI9kLxpefrTREke9tqMOyOQ2jsP6TmnBWpv3xnInl-KgD3bEshq_gKxdUkJN7t88/s4032/17A1A973-59DC-4235-8877-1E438B0735F5.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kPJV9D9t64rCQba0LWOxSCsqUNMKej-BCOPtT6cp7yAAmx1vXDicK0Mvk4QenP6tyV6iJL0B89vz5M2CgcoaQaCjG7iUvfEKMJfgPLBOe8TNWEgt7f_xtk7CwjEQDI9kLxpefrTREke9tqMOyOQ2jsP6TmnBWpv3xnInl-KgD3bEshq_gKxdUkJN7t88/s320/17A1A973-59DC-4235-8877-1E438B0735F5.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was a warm winter day (50 degrees) and the wind was mercifully light. I have scoped out many ruins sites within a reasonable trip from our cabin at Horse Mountain. Most are on private lands and are off limits but some, like this one, are on State Trust Lands and a few are on BLM and Forest Service lands as well. It was a bit muddy with the snow that had been falling earlier in the week now melting in the lowlands, but we got to our destination with little problem. I had read that this was a pithouse site, but I don't think it is. The rubble is definitely built up from what may have been more than one story of stonework and I could definitely make out the lines of room blocks in the abundant fallen cobbles. Sherds and lithics are everywhere and it seemed that this pueblo was a similar size to the one at Gallinas Spring. I had a very strong flash-struck with the presence of the people who lived here while looking at the very human imperfections of lines painted on one sherd. It made me smile to the bottom of my soul oh so briefly and for a second or two I felt connected to something I couldn't express, nor will I ever be able to correctly express, but I will keep on trying. NOTE: visiting State Trust Lands requires a recreational permit that is available online from the State Land Commissioner. SECOND NOTE: We do not collect sherds or other artifacts. Not only is it illegal, it is wrong.<p></p><p><br /></p>Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-38045835523189514392024-01-01T15:00:00.000-08:002024-01-01T15:00:50.061-08:00Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument- Sierra de las Uvas<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2wgkht5ZY98psFhEz52MnQ_HD4GWL-QnF-R2_A3cAE9nRRyMCvpYjSAZySM5i7-jnmo6uoiKSEst8D_UW5vTUdLBZkyyNtYgRXsaQ23WNarrSKIU29efCGz4Ue9TpICqdnJCVwm-WI6Sjn-cxNygToToCQIVMdFRjz19MedllyFtCMdI4Id1iMwop3FM/s4032/FC2996E2-109E-4650-8EAA-2220C9D4754B_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2wgkht5ZY98psFhEz52MnQ_HD4GWL-QnF-R2_A3cAE9nRRyMCvpYjSAZySM5i7-jnmo6uoiKSEst8D_UW5vTUdLBZkyyNtYgRXsaQ23WNarrSKIU29efCGz4Ue9TpICqdnJCVwm-WI6Sjn-cxNygToToCQIVMdFRjz19MedllyFtCMdI4Id1iMwop3FM/w400-h300/FC2996E2-109E-4650-8EAA-2220C9D4754B_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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It is sometimes referred to as Magdalena Ridge probably because of Magdalena Gap, a pass where the Butterfield Trail went through. We started at theApache Flats valley on the west side of the ridge near a windmill and cattle tank and began hiking up an old very un-maintained road. It was a little chilly at first but soon turned into a beautiful, warm and mostly windless winter day. Once on top of the ridge we left the road and crossed over to the lip of little canyon rimmed with large boulders. I had been wanting to take a look at these rocks for awhile now, as many similar areas that border Apache Flats have petroglyphs and other archaeological evidence of past peoples.<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIr_6b7Uv5Mgp05YWAewlZ8ZJqSlWfk0SLyV_7NIxQlPUP-2zqrVLHAR3l4k092ywwKZ2nvz3bg3zKtOYmEKC8Q_6nC21YKBCLuPF9sBaW92ximCp3Js8Cw2n16cZnxT2GXfgP0VxgOyb-wI7obahijdKE-JYWS16g-wbWpQVoBzGguxqYyL0GNyV3AFnG/s4016/2F5B38BB-3755-4991-A43D-264A6E59F2F2_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2330" data-original-width="4016" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIr_6b7Uv5Mgp05YWAewlZ8ZJqSlWfk0SLyV_7NIxQlPUP-2zqrVLHAR3l4k092ywwKZ2nvz3bg3zKtOYmEKC8Q_6nC21YKBCLuPF9sBaW92ximCp3Js8Cw2n16cZnxT2GXfgP0VxgOyb-wI7obahijdKE-JYWS16g-wbWpQVoBzGguxqYyL0GNyV3AFnG/w400-h233/2F5B38BB-3755-4991-A43D-264A6E59F2F2_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Massacre Peak and Florida Mountains in the distance</td></tr></tbody></table><p> Well I didn't find any of that, but the boulders were fun to explore anyway. Next we got down off the ridge to hike part ways up a long tributary valley to the Flats. Nothing in the way of petroglyphs or artifacts was forthcoming in this area either, but we did find one oddity. It was natural pool of water, not created by any kind of dam that I could see. We've had quite a bit of rain lately, and since the pool, didn't appear to be leaking into the arroyo bed, I assume it normally dries up solely through evaporation, which might take little while. It was hard to tell because of the murky water, but it had to be over a foot deep, maybe closer to two in some places.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4MDkk_PEqdgHEuj60DT6w87bZ9Jpkh_uNir23RwIP4_UzHROIhknEY20Mij9ithu2gpVKHwPVgTP-wz4go5V9NXwT3hHmcJsa0sz2825Q1MzbVIzGUouwYyptSwEeL1BW_HyR-9SQ6VBh_kAGhsy4i5i2SrjBJXlOwu-29PrH1Sz0uzRXaklOSkOMsc0/s3134/A9A0046D-C0CE-4D87-BFF1-EED2F2BC766E_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3134" data-original-width="2999" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4MDkk_PEqdgHEuj60DT6w87bZ9Jpkh_uNir23RwIP4_UzHROIhknEY20Mij9ithu2gpVKHwPVgTP-wz4go5V9NXwT3hHmcJsa0sz2825Q1MzbVIzGUouwYyptSwEeL1BW_HyR-9SQ6VBh_kAGhsy4i5i2SrjBJXlOwu-29PrH1Sz0uzRXaklOSkOMsc0/s320/A9A0046D-C0CE-4D87-BFF1-EED2F2BC766E_1_201_a.heic" width="306" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pool</td></tr></tbody></table><p> We did find a few metal artifacts along the way that were the same as ones we have found at another WW II bombing target. We didn't walk through a target area but there is one visible on Google Earth just to south of the old road we were on.</p><p> I still want to explore the rest of that little valley and maybe crossover to the other side and back to do a little lollipop loop, but that will have to wait for another day.</p>Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-86486232079788664002023-12-25T12:19:00.000-08:002023-12-25T12:24:22.928-08:00 Robledo Mountains Hikes<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOroFV-S_gDqYv5p7HBjy_YjNDPuCpZqPt7Epk9caLPiNb5Ip2PYTbIIxlHZPbpM7Z6acQ5Xg60xY4P3mjz5xGcqJqx8hCw7yT01FXHQrwSRoCWGvxVaMqNQmzD5wrGpQzvnkhZyxBKXi52l7Oy-2W6sAx_OUvCinivkN0Mk3aJJowo3M-dSGmOic9IqfC/s4031/0AAC1381-14D2-402C-936B-C83752C6BCAD_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2524" data-original-width="4031" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOroFV-S_gDqYv5p7HBjy_YjNDPuCpZqPt7Epk9caLPiNb5Ip2PYTbIIxlHZPbpM7Z6acQ5Xg60xY4P3mjz5xGcqJqx8hCw7yT01FXHQrwSRoCWGvxVaMqNQmzD5wrGpQzvnkhZyxBKXi52l7Oy-2W6sAx_OUvCinivkN0Mk3aJJowo3M-dSGmOic9IqfC/w400-h250/0AAC1381-14D2-402C-936B-C83752C6BCAD_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcTp3HqXYRfM4joGYvXhybpW4Lx4WDkrYdiEJiCcBIrcuB-AgJBu76vAQLQH-MGJ5ICzIbHx_xSVqGyiWfhBmzHlKSurCa3Bc9PsVwRVEO60OyRey8nPfucLu0K2wnMKo1Hx67rWaUl-c7ot-qd-Ol8uMQ9sBb3rZq5Vv9ogj5O8iIP60fl2BH-8R98BZ/s3751/FC7DFE05-D9BE-4C81-8CF9-58E43B7AB418_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2578" data-original-width="3751" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcTp3HqXYRfM4joGYvXhybpW4Lx4WDkrYdiEJiCcBIrcuB-AgJBu76vAQLQH-MGJ5ICzIbHx_xSVqGyiWfhBmzHlKSurCa3Bc9PsVwRVEO60OyRey8nPfucLu0K2wnMKo1Hx67rWaUl-c7ot-qd-Ol8uMQ9sBb3rZq5Vv9ogj5O8iIP60fl2BH-8R98BZ/w400-h275/FC7DFE05-D9BE-4C81-8CF9-58E43B7AB418_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /> I did two hikes in the Robledos last week. Both used routes I've travelled often to get to some places that are new to me. The first one was in the canyons and mesas just to the northwest of Picacho Peak. The BLM has moved the entrance from the frontage road to the road that runs along the east side of the airport. The old entrance is fenced now and has a handmade wooden sign pointing west saying only" Box Canyon." The new entrance is wide and surfaced with fresh gravel and is hard to miss just a short ways west from there. Unfortunately, the improved road ends very quickly and we were back on the zero maintenance " way" towards Box Canyon which is getting to point where you will need four-wheel drive just to get to the trailhead parking, never mind the truly horrendous pitch down into the canyon just beyond. I drove down part of it but then availed myself of the large secondary parking area past which things are really a mess with large rocks, deep gullies and a decidedly off-camber section. I probably could have made it, but when you are alone, why risk it? Since I wasn't going to get to the area near the dam in a vehicle I took a more direct route going cross country and soon was looking down into Box Canyon. There was a nice little stair-step branch cut into the bedrock here, that allowed me down easily and so I was able to cross the canyon without too much fuss. 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I was searching for a certain someplace, that I won't go into detail about here that I was not finding. I turned around and decided to take a different route back utilizing a couple maneuvers I had done in the past. It was in and out of one canyon, onto the mesa, then using a stretch of Spring Canyon, next returning to the road for bit before going cross-country on another mesa and then eventually ending back on the road for good all the way to my truck.</p><p>Along the way I did find the someplace, I think, in a spot that made a lot more sense than where my plan had initially brought me</p><p>The second hike, I started out a the Trackways trailhead, eventually heading into the Robledo Mountains Wilderness. Last year I had looked at a canyon on the eastern escarpment just to the south of Split Rock Canyon. This time I was going to take a look a two canyons just to the north. I initially overshot both of them and found myself looking down into the beautiful, big canyon I call Robledo Canyon. I also took a look at one of its large side canyons with massive layers of limestone in rust and gray, before turning around at a dry waterfall.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1wdXSCd46vzs77IwwO9Vyx8wMBP_Pv83L6SqkzrQwcyaDN2NPeNituoo7xpuSK2NCNBUn9SUFa4XSvCcu64BWPyZfkvfsIulXyqNjgiRk6n-TJhTjBoz9aCHHGbwXVYc9GlgdGQGR6LakZ7nehxQWhWZvsDe_1nQUCLwud6ALwZg8kl6WEIMENGWGHVB/s4012/A1A88132-F6B8-4B90-8219-E71DAFB157CC_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2683" data-original-width="4012" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1wdXSCd46vzs77IwwO9Vyx8wMBP_Pv83L6SqkzrQwcyaDN2NPeNituoo7xpuSK2NCNBUn9SUFa4XSvCcu64BWPyZfkvfsIulXyqNjgiRk6n-TJhTjBoz9aCHHGbwXVYc9GlgdGQGR6LakZ7nehxQWhWZvsDe_1nQUCLwud6ALwZg8kl6WEIMENGWGHVB/w400-h268/A1A88132-F6B8-4B90-8219-E71DAFB157CC_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrr_5HB28C1OPyLvh_mz1y6cgF2Ek3kenCbtfwK08ch8kse0rpB7oyBO5rqgtaFV-OoLI3Zc7khnP-CII5a4LYRX6cDXkA0Uys5aMBYg8g1g40hXg15MaJxv_pAVwecfBLFfgiun06SrSlaMZXqAWznBZX50gOQ5g_fNN4XbGjIyRLGASphPwlHYjaXbq6/s4031/3F6BD374-23C2-4DE0-8460-E9BCDB07CCB2_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2755" data-original-width="4031" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrr_5HB28C1OPyLvh_mz1y6cgF2Ek3kenCbtfwK08ch8kse0rpB7oyBO5rqgtaFV-OoLI3Zc7khnP-CII5a4LYRX6cDXkA0Uys5aMBYg8g1g40hXg15MaJxv_pAVwecfBLFfgiun06SrSlaMZXqAWznBZX50gOQ5g_fNN4XbGjIyRLGASphPwlHYjaXbq6/w400-h274/3F6BD374-23C2-4DE0-8460-E9BCDB07CCB2_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></p><p> I found the canyon I was looking for just over ridge to the south. It quickly became a very narrow affair, crowded with junipers and sotol. Although it eventually opened up downstream, it got to the point where it was barely wide enough for me to squeeze through. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLj9PffM9xcxKicT7cLNP5ARAOpr4i73bURYZZgfN_LOxa4IezwwEYM9tFFygQU_eDCvC9w6VmCqsPLMBVO09G4_V6o52FGKoj1g3H3-1j_xLMHqPH5fohFOH7Cg6eqRNwf7jnIGekYd_c75B6DQJmX5IHMYKBVjFsWu0CIFL_4WJy8WmSgNjlurI7BRl/s4032/A7FA6602-16E3-48D6-988C-84ABA43EDC63_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLj9PffM9xcxKicT7cLNP5ARAOpr4i73bURYZZgfN_LOxa4IezwwEYM9tFFygQU_eDCvC9w6VmCqsPLMBVO09G4_V6o52FGKoj1g3H3-1j_xLMHqPH5fohFOH7Cg6eqRNwf7jnIGekYd_c75B6DQJmX5IHMYKBVjFsWu0CIFL_4WJy8WmSgNjlurI7BRl/w300-h400/A7FA6602-16E3-48D6-988C-84ABA43EDC63_1_201_a.heic" width="300" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqXK4JkVWJ8irrbox7u0IRR9iCTe_o_srqXaHthpYHgZUMWo0QYB4s-GqOE1-v4sFtuujPQqRjwFO1KR49ouugehlRluoFVaho5ljqHL8gfkGHTfwjFAykEFMOBBrazTRNz-VrxcOlup04fCPZnkQ7UOhGGzT6SJn3Xi2SgJ-q03WSPT9IrKP7J1NhChQ/s4032/0D1CD0F0-8A35-4E9A-A428-1260C05A7803_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2176" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqXK4JkVWJ8irrbox7u0IRR9iCTe_o_srqXaHthpYHgZUMWo0QYB4s-GqOE1-v4sFtuujPQqRjwFO1KR49ouugehlRluoFVaho5ljqHL8gfkGHTfwjFAykEFMOBBrazTRNz-VrxcOlup04fCPZnkQ7UOhGGzT6SJn3Xi2SgJ-q03WSPT9IrKP7J1NhChQ/w216-h400/0D1CD0F0-8A35-4E9A-A428-1260C05A7803_1_201_a.heic" width="216" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3YzHqA7maqjMML-_YFGZtU6jgVqEa2Ohpe3ZedZX3Phe3xAP_Vovrvw08oD5-5bxaEiVtztT2ZlVssLTYDRmfs4ReqAaWa3JEAgigo3Nm3VzQbYXmN3REefBhd_EI3lVY0COqa4W0UYoTEiKn5LCuNzaG3-00k4y5aCtKES5FoPmksmO1kIdHYXaViqO/s4031/571D727E-2030-4F70-B42D-59A3A3944518_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4031" data-original-width="2462" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3YzHqA7maqjMML-_YFGZtU6jgVqEa2Ohpe3ZedZX3Phe3xAP_Vovrvw08oD5-5bxaEiVtztT2ZlVssLTYDRmfs4ReqAaWa3JEAgigo3Nm3VzQbYXmN3REefBhd_EI3lVY0COqa4W0UYoTEiKn5LCuNzaG3-00k4y5aCtKES5FoPmksmO1kIdHYXaViqO/w244-h400/571D727E-2030-4F70-B42D-59A3A3944518_1_201_a.heic" width="244" /></a></p><p>There was no actual pour-off type waterfall as with Split Rock Canyon and the neighbor to the south. Instead, I was looking down a very steep jumble of large boulders trailing out onto the mesa below when I decided to move on.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3GUmAp8EsCIDwD5o3d5QQLFsdrtuWujv7wtTYkUFyc8gnFXmwkROZVvVu92MuUJQMXnewr6w0R1aqv3NOHwwIQ1dO0b0yPmEKk06mFBTQnTukt4o_FZ8_dHM6EAyWBNa91gJMODl8if7jGp5jemjyfE026eKuzct4JBrQyR7V26dscnsLg2wz5utKZMq/s4032/E243CF8E-3356-4060-9A89-45E9282AA33E_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2624" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3GUmAp8EsCIDwD5o3d5QQLFsdrtuWujv7wtTYkUFyc8gnFXmwkROZVvVu92MuUJQMXnewr6w0R1aqv3NOHwwIQ1dO0b0yPmEKk06mFBTQnTukt4o_FZ8_dHM6EAyWBNa91gJMODl8if7jGp5jemjyfE026eKuzct4JBrQyR7V26dscnsLg2wz5utKZMq/w260-h400/E243CF8E-3356-4060-9A89-45E9282AA33E_1_201_a.heic" width="260" /></a></p><p>A second canyon nearby wasn't much more than a crease, so I continued on climbing up to get a look into Split Rock Canyon from the little peak on its south side. Fanstastic views from up there that I highly recommend to anyone who makes the effort to get out here.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNXKWiMrJ7TN-3N8CdWgjSPgNkIiN5AiYTat7dNfJJCVJxMFOwuZFvxxa9hMYN7tMVqzC0K92cbLw5sI912Cw4e14T_J-be2w2KYVrqFssJHHAKWKrHjGslUp59kszuBjshqMpuog3aqIrfePnXNxn9UdNVroUik1IV_tuH-dXXN-BrcC0MAjLhDi3eEq/s4032/CDC76AA5-838C-4FB4-A0D5-0B5A9CC86286_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNXKWiMrJ7TN-3N8CdWgjSPgNkIiN5AiYTat7dNfJJCVJxMFOwuZFvxxa9hMYN7tMVqzC0K92cbLw5sI912Cw4e14T_J-be2w2KYVrqFssJHHAKWKrHjGslUp59kszuBjshqMpuog3aqIrfePnXNxn9UdNVroUik1IV_tuH-dXXN-BrcC0MAjLhDi3eEq/w300-h400/CDC76AA5-838C-4FB4-A0D5-0B5A9CC86286_1_201_a.heic" width="300" /></a></p><p> Two warm winter days, but not too warm. Sunshine, blue skies with wispy white clouds. Two hikes that were longer than my usual ones nowadays, but all was good.</p>Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-90891063070702549372023-11-15T16:32:00.000-08:002023-11-16T19:39:08.209-08:00Eagle Nest, Butte Peaks - BLM Lands, Luna County<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgB3d9ef2KgLHodrUmLFZiLUoio-AOlSICrdpz_7wnVdVxSIr9wXoaDfzgrB4EWMv8sfc_nT1gu2ZcvjaVA07PE_kqZAmIn15T71uxhGRer8XiH32uvD7MGfXgRfRa7TQuCmPypS2cp5NbGBu4Ck7Xd8cfuLmv7wpl2KvOwSCEWt1EwuIPuiYJPs0XLyk/s4032/E840DFDB-0A18-4A38-833E-50469D50F229.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgB3d9ef2KgLHodrUmLFZiLUoio-AOlSICrdpz_7wnVdVxSIr9wXoaDfzgrB4EWMv8sfc_nT1gu2ZcvjaVA07PE_kqZAmIn15T71uxhGRer8XiH32uvD7MGfXgRfRa7TQuCmPypS2cp5NbGBu4Ck7Xd8cfuLmv7wpl2KvOwSCEWt1EwuIPuiYJPs0XLyk/w300-h400/E840DFDB-0A18-4A38-833E-50469D50F229.heic" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is an archway opening in the cliff here</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxU0FkzErad09DzQNFdKBr72cMOilNKLiWxT5TGU34jHQT8f4FDEjXGsLlZ4JUc7oxEfuLBTsAxZRH8e6szlV90YSXPOTLAonLTBOsAWnEh1A0R1gp45EUcOc-MbmrbErF8nZ0DzTSd8IE_cV8sSckgpkR_bJxY-E5CvJzG4axagcGRpFSpSdZHiOJkcNp/s4032/C4729570-24C0-4264-B08C-E4C717803F1C.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxU0FkzErad09DzQNFdKBr72cMOilNKLiWxT5TGU34jHQT8f4FDEjXGsLlZ4JUc7oxEfuLBTsAxZRH8e6szlV90YSXPOTLAonLTBOsAWnEh1A0R1gp45EUcOc-MbmrbErF8nZ0DzTSd8IE_cV8sSckgpkR_bJxY-E5CvJzG4axagcGRpFSpSdZHiOJkcNp/w300-h400/C4729570-24C0-4264-B08C-E4C717803F1C.heic" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eagle Nest</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBd3qHHRUlrFHvMJMrAVshCVo7nYYDVWtt19xOdwRR9nIEa67m_obE2J8BuVgNfHxoTDenrKhgjALp_07UYkuga2cVmMwdBSZlyWABMNmV4KNc_eSgcpiH9nG7-hY-d6pQEYqEknG90trm4PmCTjlTlsiL9PT23myXWCa-WsD4HG18Uyan38ZD-GWBClZM/s4032/8537578A-84E6-487E-8517-36A1474345DA.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3AKAsnm8YVRPrirv5Tfpy_5rBlDCsb6U5UhAMb_dcpN6fV1B2fILfxvASFofd4wZ2NP_1PuBoOaVEg316shxfFePBzwE9T4SbmaMxEUQ27fGtn1RzoOotg8cPXq1CsXvf3m2UL4Z_GeqnBm3velF-Z2gddpi5MnX_kamPArrVY-Mg_Z1nQWFw7SDPGRf/s4032/71F7DB7C-98CC-44F9-9966-100C33F83D80.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3AKAsnm8YVRPrirv5Tfpy_5rBlDCsb6U5UhAMb_dcpN6fV1B2fILfxvASFofd4wZ2NP_1PuBoOaVEg316shxfFePBzwE9T4SbmaMxEUQ27fGtn1RzoOotg8cPXq1CsXvf3m2UL4Z_GeqnBm3velF-Z2gddpi5MnX_kamPArrVY-Mg_Z1nQWFw7SDPGRf/w300-h400/71F7DB7C-98CC-44F9-9966-100C33F83D80.heic" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Late blooming ocotillo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudDVI8jrxEpslEH_2LN1ZlFDoVf72-x5tlm9sx-oHUuJVDRnqFNz6wXH4PD1KqtIXCx4fAie3SKR7GQBN06XqRKAdL5uF_reL3DihQzdEpJS3A5oQEA14e9oK5QJkaAfiK_-HqYfiwwwB9oxU0AIvdMpkYw9znuQSF9PI1af6m0LUAIEPlHOORUY38T8N/s4032/8B22B7E8-F2C5-4EF6-9C2F-0830ED03433F.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudDVI8jrxEpslEH_2LN1ZlFDoVf72-x5tlm9sx-oHUuJVDRnqFNz6wXH4PD1KqtIXCx4fAie3SKR7GQBN06XqRKAdL5uF_reL3DihQzdEpJS3A5oQEA14e9oK5QJkaAfiK_-HqYfiwwwB9oxU0AIvdMpkYw9znuQSF9PI1af6m0LUAIEPlHOORUY38T8N/w300-h400/8B22B7E8-F2C5-4EF6-9C2F-0830ED03433F.heic" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eagle Nest</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I visited the Butte Peaks and Eagle Nest in the far southeastern part of Luna County a couple of weeks ago. I've been wanting to visit these little mountains that rise very steeply from the desert plains and playas for awhile now, but until recently I had not really scoped out the best way to get out there. Well, I've got it figured out now and despite the fact that I ended going all the way to Columbus, NM and then backtracking, the roads I used still ended up a time (and anxiety) saver. Only had time for two short hikes, so there's not really much to report. At Butte Peaks there were some prospects, on the east side of the mountain, but since there were no shafts, tunnels or tailings, I believe they may have been for building stone.<p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuI_ZJs1zcoHTKQ-DmsvC76U9EdBxRmoy0Kmg5bJuSFQTGJ4cI3A2-tfHgqT1faYN5SZiIGnZqGjkmARDiQlva_xK_pHVzxQORjA9ynZlzNvN7umkBahdk6ph-cV6U6c1WAMv0SamJxPYws0wLxcBw-xH8UsiJ8h-qSOv-XhZcK5tqqDqpXPabmwDmc9x/s3566/IMG_1679.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1850" data-original-width="3566" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuI_ZJs1zcoHTKQ-DmsvC76U9EdBxRmoy0Kmg5bJuSFQTGJ4cI3A2-tfHgqT1faYN5SZiIGnZqGjkmARDiQlva_xK_pHVzxQORjA9ynZlzNvN7umkBahdk6ph-cV6U6c1WAMv0SamJxPYws0wLxcBw-xH8UsiJ8h-qSOv-XhZcK5tqqDqpXPabmwDmc9x/w640-h333/IMG_1679.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Butte Peaks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p> In the sand dunes just to the south of Eagle Nest I found a few sherds of brown pottery, and lithic debris of a very dense yellow shale. On the peak just to the east there was a substantial stone tower that could be seen at a distance. My subsequent research leads me to believe it is not border marker from before the Gadsden Strip was purchased. I don't know what it is for, but hope to investigate further on another trip. Hiking back to the 4Runner I noticed tilted sedimentary beds peaking out from the sand and gravel. More research revealed that this area has some complex geology involving thrust faults, overturned beds and older beds lying on top of younger ones.</p><p>It was warm for the last week of October. Recent rains had a few ocotillo blooming. Lizards scurried but no snakes were seen. I was glad in the late afternoon to be hiking in the shadow cast by the massive east facing cliff of limestone at Eagle Nest.</p><p>NOTE: After driving through the old POL Ranch and leaving the maintained county road that dead ends there, the roads out here range from the almost okay to the truly miserable. Also, it's best to have a navigator with you and some kind of GPS app like Gaia or On-X, because there will be route finding for sure. Don't count on following tire tracks because this area is so seldom visited in many places there aren't any.</p>Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-37809142110588677342023-11-04T15:31:00.004-07:002023-11-04T15:55:09.391-07:00Ladder Ranch - Emrick Canyon<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CR-hGDAYmjfZk43bFLXtbDZ2AaPn9Gdob4ZNgofWrki97MbEbtvvjDq0dUCdZCq34C_vFdI55kY5cAEfRbhwFP-6IO8J3Bv1e3ElujEfCo0rDU2qa3h7EGi7YoQZdorVzX2S-Kj_3G9OWnqsBjDAyQ5O8ePfdrygXVg5J88Wz_zQQwrm2pZwcauvNlcB/s4032/IMG_1599.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CR-hGDAYmjfZk43bFLXtbDZ2AaPn9Gdob4ZNgofWrki97MbEbtvvjDq0dUCdZCq34C_vFdI55kY5cAEfRbhwFP-6IO8J3Bv1e3ElujEfCo0rDU2qa3h7EGi7YoQZdorVzX2S-Kj_3G9OWnqsBjDAyQ5O8ePfdrygXVg5J88Wz_zQQwrm2pZwcauvNlcB/w285-h400/IMG_1599.heic" width="285" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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As with our previous trip I wanted to visit another one of the several slot canyons that are tributaries of South Palomas Creek. Emrick Canyon, on the south side, appears to be the largest with two separated slot sections that total maybe 2/3 of a mile. It also has a spring at its headwaters which to me meant a more consistent flow of water to erode a larger and more walkable canyon.<p></p><p> Unfortunately, I had decided to start upstream at the spring. Getting there from Las Animas Creek was a slow and tortuous drive over rough, steep and winding trails, with the last pitch down from narrow ridge to the spring being on road that was no longer there. We did exercise a bit of caution at last and pulled off to the side before reaching the absolute bottom and walked the last couple of hundred yards.</p><p> At the spring was a wonderfully picturesque cabin, more than a hundred years old, I would guess. An absolutely enormous ponderosa which had fallen over in recent years stood nearby. The spring had good flow and had breached a small dam, made with " bricks" of cement (the time honored technique of wetting the sacks and letting them dry and then busting them out had obviously been used here).</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJeNXYdqKInb49emf061Eub99JJz_tmcj5C4n63aJDJFbi76jR0HpE8fsD74ADiQKi8dCxEPgIpkcKul0McVTLyPyAwHk124NNvzlygoS0YuaauxH10kfWxHKfxxe9qQXtch227JOijbLVUVEgwUbYbjQ6TjC0smZol6KrCh_7x6wUvYgMXw541-kllAu/s4032/IMG_1568.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJeNXYdqKInb49emf061Eub99JJz_tmcj5C4n63aJDJFbi76jR0HpE8fsD74ADiQKi8dCxEPgIpkcKul0McVTLyPyAwHk124NNvzlygoS0YuaauxH10kfWxHKfxxe9qQXtch227JOijbLVUVEgwUbYbjQ6TjC0smZol6KrCh_7x6wUvYgMXw541-kllAu/w400-h300/IMG_1568.HEIC" width="400" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsgiuM7LcEwlctg18zkNofaioX5S4HHJjBR2F4URbYiqVaSLZEcIaIbSLOqXm1oE0QZ0_ethkR-Hi1INOZdCIlZxAkwbioDse_81yMsjpCx5RQN7ruTUj8-t-chkDRbqZKSWRUcnj_f54wqiGVcDlnayrpTO_HwCwWvIoppBiNBPcy4cr2zYEsRT2kAZY/s4032/IMG_4103.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsgiuM7LcEwlctg18zkNofaioX5S4HHJjBR2F4URbYiqVaSLZEcIaIbSLOqXm1oE0QZ0_ethkR-Hi1INOZdCIlZxAkwbioDse_81yMsjpCx5RQN7ruTUj8-t-chkDRbqZKSWRUcnj_f54wqiGVcDlnayrpTO_HwCwWvIoppBiNBPcy4cr2zYEsRT2kAZY/s320/IMG_4103.HEIC" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1n79xLMPaQVikGOSeuq0l1XaRINZ8O_o76YKYS1N9gZ4vGp1kP178aDgWnkdtdIGDy7eqOMqihP7W09BKhRzHASb3qwNKXF7sSrGozM8IKz-J8purUy_BN7t40x78ICMqF_-f19UsqRkPTxA7z4sMLTJjY35uXT8Y7iIbGB8JuFbCb0gzrV7xE5DIRDa/s4032/IMG_4098.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1n79xLMPaQVikGOSeuq0l1XaRINZ8O_o76YKYS1N9gZ4vGp1kP178aDgWnkdtdIGDy7eqOMqihP7W09BKhRzHASb3qwNKXF7sSrGozM8IKz-J8purUy_BN7t40x78ICMqF_-f19UsqRkPTxA7z4sMLTJjY35uXT8Y7iIbGB8JuFbCb0gzrV7xE5DIRDa/s320/IMG_4098.HEIC" width="240" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLrAAcrlrhsaNwpt7FZIFRVJzxLV89MrvhEEnQHI43tSz6RQjphs2yzXUVTSvG-gAGMxlZ-IOF3OFI8kz_VXfir4fiuFJCWxUafZ1TIuEKjucxXMWGPM4Yw4m7SKEEPzwgnDmR7HoHB7ZhVY-UJ6Wm_PXTVz4fwTfSahuVURRWz4am1Dwxfozfn7JB14G/s4032/IMG_4099.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLrAAcrlrhsaNwpt7FZIFRVJzxLV89MrvhEEnQHI43tSz6RQjphs2yzXUVTSvG-gAGMxlZ-IOF3OFI8kz_VXfir4fiuFJCWxUafZ1TIuEKjucxXMWGPM4Yw4m7SKEEPzwgnDmR7HoHB7ZhVY-UJ6Wm_PXTVz4fwTfSahuVURRWz4am1Dwxfozfn7JB14G/s320/IMG_4099.HEIC" width="240" /></a></p><p> I knew time was running short now, and that I only had time to visit the upper slot at best, so I headed downstream as fast as I could going through a tanglewood thicket of cottonwoods, junipers, willows, and vines that all rooted themselves right in the tiny perennial stream. There was an occasional clear section that ran over the bedrock, but it was a tough scramble of about 3/4 of a mile just to get the welcome opening and easy walking of the slot section.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qHHixzl8RrAeybhCSOURhRyD_IkRgMq3fyAMwaXYgiy-Gr0-PuimzdxTZavKpSwTJp1VlorvCGWUqgrjQl7SPb2h2QROXIrbbpt_iQ-1kQdHTV_-WGvDya_pfXFyxC53pVwGB0NkyHf9HLi-LM-HiIcMRNW6n6ATWDlOANyWGa5v3gh9sKzNCyn3V3Qt/s3771/IMG_1572.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3771" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qHHixzl8RrAeybhCSOURhRyD_IkRgMq3fyAMwaXYgiy-Gr0-PuimzdxTZavKpSwTJp1VlorvCGWUqgrjQl7SPb2h2QROXIrbbpt_iQ-1kQdHTV_-WGvDya_pfXFyxC53pVwGB0NkyHf9HLi-LM-HiIcMRNW6n6ATWDlOANyWGa5v3gh9sKzNCyn3V3Qt/w321-h400/IMG_1572.heic" width="321" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRj0MQ3JklsdS7GYD0b_ueQt4RDNIXnimVrA_47I0CotLcnpPOQkC7Vg8ufUSeABZwnV1dnKLnFFM474dBYpYhkm9LXFClUf1h7afAkhlt3jmcHYP38_Zct6t2Mhj4J3ln_vM7PnU5IHnNPE7svE3ji6dV11afZmB32xJK0-qFG5i3G0NTqGMdppUxXk6/s4032/IMG_1571.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRj0MQ3JklsdS7GYD0b_ueQt4RDNIXnimVrA_47I0CotLcnpPOQkC7Vg8ufUSeABZwnV1dnKLnFFM474dBYpYhkm9LXFClUf1h7afAkhlt3jmcHYP38_Zct6t2Mhj4J3ln_vM7PnU5IHnNPE7svE3ji6dV11afZmB32xJK0-qFG5i3G0NTqGMdppUxXk6/w300-h400/IMG_1571.heic" width="300" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6R-7nXzjkoPHtAB79ltWFnoQxZ0qDdD0gAxLP8g2t7aeGNWZyQayltyfm4FXebGgdzc_DYD4YVbvi9dsWhjJuz_opkAnPEq-y4OYomV6kiiIOjaBFfPVIeH0Ki7W794K5B8Ri8SmSfeYBQaqN_ad4H298Y8ExlPrCSIv92zvO_D1LiMGV697iGd5gZOJa/s4032/IMG_1574.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6R-7nXzjkoPHtAB79ltWFnoQxZ0qDdD0gAxLP8g2t7aeGNWZyQayltyfm4FXebGgdzc_DYD4YVbvi9dsWhjJuz_opkAnPEq-y4OYomV6kiiIOjaBFfPVIeH0Ki7W794K5B8Ri8SmSfeYBQaqN_ad4H298Y8ExlPrCSIv92zvO_D1LiMGV697iGd5gZOJa/s320/IMG_1574.HEIC" width="240" /></a></p><p> It's was a beautiful walk through the undulating walls of conglomerate rock. The cliffs were anywhere from 30 to 70 feet high and gave way dry, grassy hilltops where sotol stalks shined against the pure blue October sky. Much of the canyon was a bit wider than some would call a slot, but some passages were quite narrow, especially one where a cottonwood was crammed in adjacent to a tiny water fall. I had to walk on the ledge of tree roots that clung to the rock in order to get down to the lower level.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JmJfCNpdOqXcooo4UmEOSkilDpvMwLKjLuBW-Ebv4asWfJ0cpFXwUb794-RRX6j5IltUTxPR2DUI1eC53dzOud3n1K4KlJ4vfI_fk_NniQaFMdakaPY9W1MeachNYxTRbebdnp06jcRwVXQyDwajGWi6gdcNQVUAUVLyj3u1xILLj9gZbM6NWW8qHqUc/s4032/IMG_1580.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JmJfCNpdOqXcooo4UmEOSkilDpvMwLKjLuBW-Ebv4asWfJ0cpFXwUb794-RRX6j5IltUTxPR2DUI1eC53dzOud3n1K4KlJ4vfI_fk_NniQaFMdakaPY9W1MeachNYxTRbebdnp06jcRwVXQyDwajGWi6gdcNQVUAUVLyj3u1xILLj9gZbM6NWW8qHqUc/w300-h400/IMG_1580.HEIC" width="300" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchC6rY34dYSjFatCBsJdnHFUbYcabngt0gmZWpKF4VtbDJS1Y-lTIDKXcbnAQfPLGrt9dzTJgjovDEe_c0aE9C_TmESng9sog7qbiSlrwMPbWQ2QnKpuQ9KhG520Qo2MQvYdB09d35_ZgP9Rq-eV-PQhfz5E0tCr-DIbQQH0inRcaxWJI1DAsjEbRfWCT/s4032/IMG_1579.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchC6rY34dYSjFatCBsJdnHFUbYcabngt0gmZWpKF4VtbDJS1Y-lTIDKXcbnAQfPLGrt9dzTJgjovDEe_c0aE9C_TmESng9sog7qbiSlrwMPbWQ2QnKpuQ9KhG520Qo2MQvYdB09d35_ZgP9Rq-eV-PQhfz5E0tCr-DIbQQH0inRcaxWJI1DAsjEbRfWCT/w300-h400/IMG_1579.HEIC" width="300" /></a></p><p> There was a moss covered spring that dripped from the rock walls of the canyon sides. There were a few lone cottonwoods or box elders in places, but much of the canyon was just the stream, gravel and bare rock.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTE_aAjdc1mQTNxEZX1o_SJOpwr4xibSV5n2nP-HGhN6hxHIUmgVgk5xenonQYFNLfWtZ26uvzWGuhGgsUT4xRobpK9PobUyNxbnYJER_JgDwGoTS7Nj4Ooa6xJRWF0QdMN7ofj5vTiqQcJScXJsYIxuMHHqRhiydCKMJLowR5gtAJuW51p9J-lVH5uvI8/s4032/IMG_1592.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTE_aAjdc1mQTNxEZX1o_SJOpwr4xibSV5n2nP-HGhN6hxHIUmgVgk5xenonQYFNLfWtZ26uvzWGuhGgsUT4xRobpK9PobUyNxbnYJER_JgDwGoTS7Nj4Ooa6xJRWF0QdMN7ofj5vTiqQcJScXJsYIxuMHHqRhiydCKMJLowR5gtAJuW51p9J-lVH5uvI8/s320/IMG_1592.HEIC" width="240" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1V1V6SYfK2Mpf1ZGNL1yWO0skQZfva9FBa69P1qHB40YYE4YmTWT5qAEbZ-KdqbT_W9bh8UHom9MbpO0eRhw_rJylo9CQV0thIJwy1H2BNuVdH_CRxN26GbQ18xLSQEY5uss20dEl2efzLPmwdUyAoudrWGQ4YXjTtzoDOHh6gW3VdyzB736aOQwZ73mp/s4032/IMG_1578.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1V1V6SYfK2Mpf1ZGNL1yWO0skQZfva9FBa69P1qHB40YYE4YmTWT5qAEbZ-KdqbT_W9bh8UHom9MbpO0eRhw_rJylo9CQV0thIJwy1H2BNuVdH_CRxN26GbQ18xLSQEY5uss20dEl2efzLPmwdUyAoudrWGQ4YXjTtzoDOHh6gW3VdyzB736aOQwZ73mp/w300-h400/IMG_1578.HEIC" width="300" /></a> </p><p>When I reached a forest of tall deciduous trees that extends for about a 1/4 mile and separates the upper and lower slot sections, I turned around. Another amazing place that few know about and even fewer visit so I was more than satisfied . . . for now. In my mind I'm already making plans to visit the Ladder Ranch again and to see the lower slot section.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimb4Ywt8dbsEoa3pYrX6bLaslj85t7dqR6ZILYm_XSIaB0PK08BhRDjo-HC9PSbvZIR_k2cKR9Cd37zMWujXRCRkdx1gmwVGPhi1TInrgreFGvcwVU6OFCLMnQKCvz4tEI1RTij0_hTgNe2qIryVQhYX_GaFsfd5iDaUzSQFWbAIBl5vMp49pItfIKyOYs/s4032/IMG_1585.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2242" data-original-width="4032" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimb4Ywt8dbsEoa3pYrX6bLaslj85t7dqR6ZILYm_XSIaB0PK08BhRDjo-HC9PSbvZIR_k2cKR9Cd37zMWujXRCRkdx1gmwVGPhi1TInrgreFGvcwVU6OFCLMnQKCvz4tEI1RTij0_hTgNe2qIryVQhYX_GaFsfd5iDaUzSQFWbAIBl5vMp49pItfIKyOYs/w400-h223/IMG_1585.heic" width="400" /></a></p><p>We used every bit of daylight getting back to the ranch house. Everything takes longer and is farther than you think with a place as vast as this, and with a vehicle as slow(and loud) as a side by side ATV.</p><p>Much thanks to Ken Stinnett for getting us there.</p><p>NOTE: the Ladder Ranch is private property and not open to the public. You must arrange (and pay) for a tour through Ted Turner Reserves.</p>Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-81231210097820054732023-10-30T12:24:00.002-07:002023-11-04T16:04:41.030-07:00Ladder Ranch - Las Animas and Seco Creeks<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithx4F4tX6Bj0AoQWijo0eR5qoRQ5QoPD6UsBtMCHdJ6VpGZdU_aIeEOonRhyldmtrHdkSlNr2gmcYs8NQH6gJseY4DkDdFQniXuwbuB8bOpE6BQ43O3_pYe5zOWa_XyQ-UFXE2zJ0qVna-4fLp4-M6_MHHmOuiFWP8qXVYGJ5cvX2Oy8oaLB9pq9F_edF/s4032/1C92A389-A93F-41CA-9AA3-B98EA42E09CD.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithx4F4tX6Bj0AoQWijo0eR5qoRQ5QoPD6UsBtMCHdJ6VpGZdU_aIeEOonRhyldmtrHdkSlNr2gmcYs8NQH6gJseY4DkDdFQniXuwbuB8bOpE6BQ43O3_pYe5zOWa_XyQ-UFXE2zJ0qVna-4fLp4-M6_MHHmOuiFWP8qXVYGJ5cvX2Oy8oaLB9pq9F_edF/w300-h400/1C92A389-A93F-41CA-9AA3-B98EA42E09CD.heic" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Las Animas Creek</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7l3wtsvd-rOTpfPdCVLBxDLSJgRFrFg6ELxXYFXxkKi6ljYSpwv5HiyT1p8AG_BuVQLSRKkYV-OLlTTAFHJ32p5eV8ZLABT6ohNmE1-cMYWcYSjvxSb33RkbSo4rWL05qzUodwsc4ZtXPDBiDYNVKMIUj_g1ZA9M4vbEYKS5fSEBRjkq4g7uHl7sbvxKr/w400-h300/F30218FF-F286-434B-89E1-0D7A646223E1.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> North Seco Creek</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrItn_86818aCf_PK0khQ9u7bqtaYCjPsZUn7UxQy6Ttm2oyK85-g6RN7WieuSARtvhGmE8qFAZNtkaFk8l_9MZ0MlBqMmuONuz65BsWCXRcxcJtaPjJdlXAnNXOnt1c_osV6gAhKLWiuhk-UD8o-NlBdzO4EsdANfnA99tANp5MUXR9_LhdfxyOzIz2ye/s4032/FE02795F-25A2-4F00-AB96-18C858EAD527.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrItn_86818aCf_PK0khQ9u7bqtaYCjPsZUn7UxQy6Ttm2oyK85-g6RN7WieuSARtvhGmE8qFAZNtkaFk8l_9MZ0MlBqMmuONuz65BsWCXRcxcJtaPjJdlXAnNXOnt1c_osV6gAhKLWiuhk-UD8o-NlBdzO4EsdANfnA99tANp5MUXR9_LhdfxyOzIz2ye/s320/FE02795F-25A2-4F00-AB96-18C858EAD527.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /> We visited the Ladder Ranch for the second time a couple of weeks ago (10/14/23). Andrea had given me another full day tour for my birthday. We first looked areas where they are doing endangered species work with tortoises and prairie dogs that are the southern edge of the ranch. After switching to a side by side ATV at the ranch headquarters we then headed up Las Animas Creek. Initially, after crossing the creek, we we went high above it on a very primitive road, because of a very narrow box canyon. Eventually, though we descended back to the stream bottom. I have nothing good to say about the section of road that brought us down. It is not for the faint-hearted.<p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw0fN1IQ_Y1fL_q78NFJa6mP6HMMxrjfI_QgahZwwWvXexSzoJKRt4bRVPfj7Ad54xaGV15E3A5BTR_wVhUOpQELBoH-Lj3tys3OP33tpMsI1bX5jKYbrJMydtOnbBVAHaJcidb1Wcs_I5P7bUXkmue862sVAh8kkujUrHDXqtCR9B6YM0wzNeCYfQ-qrZ/s4032/065BEF84-2A53-4E13-B1D9-338DC1818DE5.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw0fN1IQ_Y1fL_q78NFJa6mP6HMMxrjfI_QgahZwwWvXexSzoJKRt4bRVPfj7Ad54xaGV15E3A5BTR_wVhUOpQELBoH-Lj3tys3OP33tpMsI1bX5jKYbrJMydtOnbBVAHaJcidb1Wcs_I5P7bUXkmue862sVAh8kkujUrHDXqtCR9B6YM0wzNeCYfQ-qrZ/s320/065BEF84-2A53-4E13-B1D9-338DC1818DE5.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p> Down in the valley were sycamores, cottonwoods, alders, and ash trees. Some still bright green, others beginning to turn. The creek, a few inches of tea colored water, trickled in the middle providing for this miraculous riparian display. We visited the old Padilla Homestead with its crumbling adobe walls. Just a few yards from the stream, it was a desert scene with mesquite and thorny shrubs poised to engulf the place.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4Pk7i27DRNRvtWjpU8Ad14MXas2KrLXgIuSfczBoGtoiiAlF1O9ctdyW184cPtXf2K1A6ovhtgBYFPI1cg9Ixi76Ii473fUgzBofR2CwaZ7hjI6BwmPyv_C5LGP-gKqbxezW9Hxhp0nPj_pWzYhfExxv_WCoRvrKgV_hEWakXJXHC8iluXO6ToHX6b7s/s4032/B5CC7BA8-8E7C-49F6-A745-BB021E53FB1F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4Pk7i27DRNRvtWjpU8Ad14MXas2KrLXgIuSfczBoGtoiiAlF1O9ctdyW184cPtXf2K1A6ovhtgBYFPI1cg9Ixi76Ii473fUgzBofR2CwaZ7hjI6BwmPyv_C5LGP-gKqbxezW9Hxhp0nPj_pWzYhfExxv_WCoRvrKgV_hEWakXJXHC8iluXO6ToHX6b7s/s320/B5CC7BA8-8E7C-49F6-A745-BB021E53FB1F.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eVHo5HMD08pwqS_y-br5NellhglJPHFykxxzDhlGcPZeNrXB6Y39MFP34ABIAHmtl5oR70-Eal1T8yGipjDdo6PfHk3hzzgVEL5J0ehAz4nw7LXFJGQkToblBnDRGf5z-MkYEEINJuczab0qo8wIBZvjYhE5Xbz91JF71VTiaDdAsKYs8qEsoaBgxX03/s4032/15A08D44-C7AC-46D7-928F-60EB3704C60F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eVHo5HMD08pwqS_y-br5NellhglJPHFykxxzDhlGcPZeNrXB6Y39MFP34ABIAHmtl5oR70-Eal1T8yGipjDdo6PfHk3hzzgVEL5J0ehAz4nw7LXFJGQkToblBnDRGf5z-MkYEEINJuczab0qo8wIBZvjYhE5Xbz91JF71VTiaDdAsKYs8qEsoaBgxX03/s320/15A08D44-C7AC-46D7-928F-60EB3704C60F.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWcwX_-D9L1jBTgDvYi2-iQucI9An0LC_RN_lD2FsaBAbdXQCcXAH5JYjnTPzt56eycQzwtgVSh5-yZoce-rdMDawcZmY2b_kSDsy_OqVQLBwrjWMuCp54UdwL_RGQS7s1rRgG511sGrmzp-KW5DGAIC5bpW9qd01vmwlgV3BCr5Hj4h2bk9zKRR8MVLk/s4032/15239477-D2A9-42C8-9264-6FD28CFC4AAF.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWcwX_-D9L1jBTgDvYi2-iQucI9An0LC_RN_lD2FsaBAbdXQCcXAH5JYjnTPzt56eycQzwtgVSh5-yZoce-rdMDawcZmY2b_kSDsy_OqVQLBwrjWMuCp54UdwL_RGQS7s1rRgG511sGrmzp-KW5DGAIC5bpW9qd01vmwlgV3BCr5Hj4h2bk9zKRR8MVLk/s320/15239477-D2A9-42C8-9264-6FD28CFC4AAF.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZ-JWwkJ42LGAJgdMEO94Lq608aEhThoiN23KiqzIs2aDIMDWi9mJcgZP_Z98flIWVGAA3j4a-ux7aE4hycFWiSC_wUurLnr7LjBJYzQdgaBkV2UElWSBSpR3Xs9u_YlDVPFqRNL8CacEUREuXD6grnvZcdre7PibcrD-umdvMQ8Jzex6l0V3Blu5IFTD/s4032/612C9396-3D4E-44F3-B6EA-E1424E9F4EBE.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZ-JWwkJ42LGAJgdMEO94Lq608aEhThoiN23KiqzIs2aDIMDWi9mJcgZP_Z98flIWVGAA3j4a-ux7aE4hycFWiSC_wUurLnr7LjBJYzQdgaBkV2UElWSBSpR3Xs9u_YlDVPFqRNL8CacEUREuXD6grnvZcdre7PibcrD-umdvMQ8Jzex6l0V3Blu5IFTD/s320/612C9396-3D4E-44F3-B6EA-E1424E9F4EBE.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p>Further on we encountered areas where the bosque had burned in the Black Fire and got a look at a few petroglyphs as well.</p><p> For the second half of our trip, I wanted to get over Emrick Canyon which tributary on the south side of South Palomas, that meant getting up and out of Las Animas on a "road" that was equally unnerving as the road that had brought us down. We then moved over on the high plateau to descend to first South Seco Creek and then on to its confluence with North Seco. The vast, grassy table lands of the Ladder Ranch are just spectacular to behold, but without time and right light of day, no photograph that I could take would do any sort of justice to feelings of awe I get when encountering them. I refrained. In addition the prairie dog, and the tortoises from early in the day before going up Las Animas, along the way we saw wolves (in their pens), bison, turkeys, deer, red tailed hawks, lizards, a burrowing owl, scaled quail and many smaller birds that our guide Ken Stinnett pointed out to us.</p><p>In North Seco, there were springs, but no flowing stream. Narrowleaf cottonwoods were turning bright yellow against the sinuous gray cliffs of conglomerate. A beautiful scene.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gnFLjeIzsuGOXAAGZWH2vHa6Vc2IPZLVFaN0Nh_hV3Fm170nO4QfpdXjH-OB_dLRw4EXlBxyAhWZQQwJOIcYqlH0-i4PC3yc5Lw31U_v9FFjIL9oJbFpRNOixTckPTgH9TnUsfHIonL2V2WTchMN7LSgOCWCDlfxFZ8y4HHAHtFizDC84ySWqoXIzI4V/s4032/78CDB647-AAC9-4414-8691-1448D0A26640.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gnFLjeIzsuGOXAAGZWH2vHa6Vc2IPZLVFaN0Nh_hV3Fm170nO4QfpdXjH-OB_dLRw4EXlBxyAhWZQQwJOIcYqlH0-i4PC3yc5Lw31U_v9FFjIL9oJbFpRNOixTckPTgH9TnUsfHIonL2V2WTchMN7LSgOCWCDlfxFZ8y4HHAHtFizDC84ySWqoXIzI4V/w400-h300/78CDB647-AAC9-4414-8691-1448D0A26640.heic" width="400" /></a></p><p>NOTE: the Ladder Ranch is private property and not open to the public. You must arrange (and pay) for a tour through Ted Turner Reserves.</p>Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-81473218593184199372023-10-19T20:14:00.003-07:002023-10-19T20:48:25.793-07:00Continental Divide WSA - Cottonwood Canyon, Indian House Canyon<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9dDA1SzJ8oHwaEcCUVuW9bkvgsKw8TM4OoyPwGi_sSvUb2jWnK3odNKHcWm9MDj4RZPeFxX0tKlIYWA2r-k17Ekk5SQu4JVDaoat4-v9_TxPADn9cTV9buTXb-EFUF4wfOyYAtUVP1VVxMOXFVymOL-q8f0PBDPeq6yZV8XxiYJ6QAxWi5uG5GDbnU7P/s4032/IMG_1500.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9dDA1SzJ8oHwaEcCUVuW9bkvgsKw8TM4OoyPwGi_sSvUb2jWnK3odNKHcWm9MDj4RZPeFxX0tKlIYWA2r-k17Ekk5SQu4JVDaoat4-v9_TxPADn9cTV9buTXb-EFUF4wfOyYAtUVP1VVxMOXFVymOL-q8f0PBDPeq6yZV8XxiYJ6QAxWi5uG5GDbnU7P/w300-h400/IMG_1500.heic" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big pines in Indian House Canyon </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3kdOcY_nVOLzKfVPB0J9tAwZS5suQxZYOf44X6dcWOSsv4MYxrAoIVnK3J1JuovMNWDQA6FpCDJW6mZNPHVjXaO6T3l7VaUPhS-kG28-Rx6DLzD7DolsxMe7Aw1O5G5t_Vaqplz5djxMJRJxoEY3Ymi03WuVY71ycjhKMG36fgT9CZtwLqcNx-YOUqoP/s4032/IMG_1501.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3kdOcY_nVOLzKfVPB0J9tAwZS5suQxZYOf44X6dcWOSsv4MYxrAoIVnK3J1JuovMNWDQA6FpCDJW6mZNPHVjXaO6T3l7VaUPhS-kG28-Rx6DLzD7DolsxMe7Aw1O5G5t_Vaqplz5djxMJRJxoEY3Ymi03WuVY71ycjhKMG36fgT9CZtwLqcNx-YOUqoP/w300-h400/IMG_1501.heic" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boulders in Indian House Canyon</td></tr></tbody></table><p>A while back I was tracing the route of the CDT over Pelona Mountains with my topo maps app when I noticed a canyon named Indian House Canyon. Well, of course that intrigued me with the possibility of, you guessed it, the existence of an ancient pre-historic, or at least a very old historic era ruin. Immediately I began planning this hike, using Cottonwood Canyon to access its tributary, Indian House Canyon . It went onto my list of hikes to do when staying at our property southwest of Datil. The list is basically, the many places that interest me for one reason or another and that fall within ( or at least very near) to a circle with a 50 mile radius with our cabin on the north side of Horse Mountains at its center. The problem is the country is so vast and the roads oftentimes quite indirect so that even though as the crow flies the distance from the cabin to the entrance to Cottonwood Canyon is only about 22 miles, it took over an hour to get there resulting in a considerably warmer temp than I had expected to start in.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Ymsp8677IwopO0724spGyc8qNj11LFbjXZHAcVYtPbKPFGbIMixNTPWRjp8xk7nlzIlKNNSD2ImQEcRIB_dN5HqYwQEM2KhHZttETt8ZUZf8JxdY5K1qJDXfo1MTiIv4Y1T_D44l8P6WljYCo5jCFe3xABeeSU3WL3CZ0G9ln4rZeNR0xcXuUqCWERNI/s4032/IMG_1523.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Ymsp8677IwopO0724spGyc8qNj11LFbjXZHAcVYtPbKPFGbIMixNTPWRjp8xk7nlzIlKNNSD2ImQEcRIB_dN5HqYwQEM2KhHZttETt8ZUZf8JxdY5K1qJDXfo1MTiIv4Y1T_D44l8P6WljYCo5jCFe3xABeeSU3WL3CZ0G9ln4rZeNR0xcXuUqCWERNI/s320/IMG_1523.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abandoned houses on the Bursum Road</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYsHepBv45OPL3Ph2XdsIuqiOFGRTNLVJhVlQUMU0eshkmwHti0mgedxcVqhc7Fc5YRSWJjpWGR52MB3FyYix7qoTeZJHUj-uu8Y8rQQ7P5RT5cVU96EEplkgj251IyWxi6y9Aqet9nwAW8zYu0Avf0irwALqnX4Jf6gha32Rl-Fn3wZTzXxK8j2_vs3K/s4032/IMG_1521.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYsHepBv45OPL3Ph2XdsIuqiOFGRTNLVJhVlQUMU0eshkmwHti0mgedxcVqhc7Fc5YRSWJjpWGR52MB3FyYix7qoTeZJHUj-uu8Y8rQQ7P5RT5cVU96EEplkgj251IyWxi6y9Aqet9nwAW8zYu0Avf0irwALqnX4Jf6gha32Rl-Fn3wZTzXxK8j2_vs3K/s320/IMG_1521.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking west to the Tularosa Mountains</td></tr></tbody></table><p> But get there I did and started my hike on the closed last remnant of road, up the canyon that looks to be the largest penetrating Pelona Mountain. I've been a little spoiled lately hiking at Horse Mountain where there doesn't appear to have been any significant livestock grazing for many years, so the cow patties, close-cropped vegetation, and the over-grazing indicator shrubs were bit off-putting at first. It's still a big beautiful valley with pine clad cliff sides, and oaks, walnut, grapevine and a very few narrow leaf cottonwoods in the riparian area.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVF9BOj4o3azqYcPijKUt7z_RrliBRDtdxcC_iQx1HdlkmfVEx_yt6AssuOOZRbYkgEK6YcemSkc72Je7NH3oULdPisyD-UBZIYRoRDkyNwpaFZoC6nRXJMRwAnjErRdy6pqSkf6_BFy_un6t_IJqRZjqsW8JcpKmHO2KfvfgM_bqQ9mcElaXKucC2idaY/s4032/IMG_1509.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVF9BOj4o3azqYcPijKUt7z_RrliBRDtdxcC_iQx1HdlkmfVEx_yt6AssuOOZRbYkgEK6YcemSkc72Je7NH3oULdPisyD-UBZIYRoRDkyNwpaFZoC6nRXJMRwAnjErRdy6pqSkf6_BFy_un6t_IJqRZjqsW8JcpKmHO2KfvfgM_bqQ9mcElaXKucC2idaY/s320/IMG_1509.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cottonwood Canyon</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The canyon narrowed, but there was good path the whole way and sooner than I expected I was at the mouth of Indian House Canyon. This defile is a rough and tumble affair and was a moderate scramble for the half a mile or so up to Indian House Tank.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1hvGt6iyXqb-1cJ7Vg0tPU8z9CtZ5nF_2Ff_GFsd5_x8HWiZYQM2gqqJQp3fOUsOTduwL0hP-kIap8bYuvkJCJ0VbXRvo_mlMJL2_rnrQ99Pxsy8w1KAP8IBJJYU7GicZqpD77Gb2wEx4Scvazo3Xc7064T8VLBM-djc6BW5njdlnypgmCZd6evIY8W0/s4032/IMG_1502.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1hvGt6iyXqb-1cJ7Vg0tPU8z9CtZ5nF_2Ff_GFsd5_x8HWiZYQM2gqqJQp3fOUsOTduwL0hP-kIap8bYuvkJCJ0VbXRvo_mlMJL2_rnrQ99Pxsy8w1KAP8IBJJYU7GicZqpD77Gb2wEx4Scvazo3Xc7064T8VLBM-djc6BW5njdlnypgmCZd6evIY8W0/s320/IMG_1502.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boulder field</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigIvxZ57WM12jNHC7fu2QCv7ulhcGYByU1dAIsZXuZmAXWWd-m3-P-yR4W5-1fx57SUpIMcZOvjXvGIcQBLsBL3a_ZmM0ILNed0tlVwcKKO2qI5mCJO1ZwHjZGVURDI8SUDXPsi6G6JIwqtRXpsNeWxR1bzVSEQRro9Ysfhfy_b6dMTDM77m6tIY6Q1IF/s4032/IMG_1499.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigIvxZ57WM12jNHC7fu2QCv7ulhcGYByU1dAIsZXuZmAXWWd-m3-P-yR4W5-1fx57SUpIMcZOvjXvGIcQBLsBL3a_ZmM0ILNed0tlVwcKKO2qI5mCJO1ZwHjZGVURDI8SUDXPsi6G6JIwqtRXpsNeWxR1bzVSEQRro9Ysfhfy_b6dMTDM77m6tIY6Q1IF/s320/IMG_1499.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian House Tank</td></tr></tbody></table><p> I continued a little further until the canyon forked. I hadn't found anything in the way of artifacts, or ruins, though I had checked many likely places. Both forks contained interesting looking cliffs, where perhaps a dwelling lurked, but it had been long way getting there, much longer than I'm used to these days as I was looking at around a 9 mile round trip. I turned around. Back in the big canyon I explored a little farther upstream hoping still to maybe find some kind evidence of ancient Native Americans utilizing these canyons, but nothing obvious was forthcoming. Heading back to the trailhead, I was a little disappointed, but happy to be exploring a new stomping ground anyway.</p><p>I had seen bear and elk scat on the trail, but the mammals I saw were much smaller: squirrels and chipmunks. Sparrows in numbers flitted along in front of me. and in the deciduous trees kinglets bounced from branch to branch. It was good hike and great day.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0d3iw89dV3TZPdrkOb4Uaw3h615eXG_GGAQxgex4KReR7rvVB8ADTa1uc7Gbwmufg3gmKXWngHx0GfN1dquukUYLz0tcHuUU4jJsiu6dIXTpZe6el30kE6oIkUiCA6dd74Xkhm_x_88WY320LwOaEEXUkGmwLq0rW5H4JUotu9qzkX0SnJIPHn7vb4SYV/s4032/IMG_1511.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0d3iw89dV3TZPdrkOb4Uaw3h615eXG_GGAQxgex4KReR7rvVB8ADTa1uc7Gbwmufg3gmKXWngHx0GfN1dquukUYLz0tcHuUU4jJsiu6dIXTpZe6el30kE6oIkUiCA6dd74Xkhm_x_88WY320LwOaEEXUkGmwLq0rW5H4JUotu9qzkX0SnJIPHn7vb4SYV/s320/IMG_1511.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p>Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-56720333275910941852023-10-02T14:08:00.001-07:002023-10-02T14:09:04.940-07:00Lincoln National Forest - Road Canyon Trails (FT234,234A)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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There's a few that just don't appeal to me. There are others where the difficulty of access, or just the length of time in getting to the trailhead for a day hike makes checking them off my list highly impractical and most unlikely. Plus, I am frequently getting sidetracked by hikes with no trails or unofficial trails. Last year, around this same time of year, I did the upper reaches of the Alamo Canyon Trail (FT109) in a loop with trails 110 and 111.<div>Well, I figured it was time to cross off another one and this time it was going to be the Road Canyon Trail ( FT 234). Now I realized early on I wanted to do a hike using FT 234 and FT 234 A, the Road Canyon Alternate Trail, which actually stays in Road Canyon all the way to the FR 90 instead shooting abruptly down the hillside. Now, I couldn't make up my mind about whether to start from the bottom and go up and then back down or to start at the top and do the reverse. The problem with starting at the bottom is the long drive on on the rough and winding West Side Road which would probably take close to 1.5 hours itself( never mind the first hour plus from Las Cruces). The good part of starting at the top is a much quicker drive on paved roads that would take less than half the time. The downside should be obvious if you have ever hiked any of these trails on the west side of the Sacramentos: the unrelentingly steep ascent back up to the trail head. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5d36SKjBCK5feuVYWu42JgyPkTihC1G_z2dmpnS7XDwjdA5lxp7-HfvSEH9S6br9YtVdSmmhavw8ViWnYcKd7wd6H4NJ5Mq34rXkXVsTbCMLYKCGNB4NqHQAH2VYGF8Yg-dXFyT9QvnYZfu56zWgOXbru84ZPsSyOHvpaFoT6L05DyPGNZMhCAPvHCRU/s4032/036575F7-9C0E-43DF-9DA8-B00C0695BE4D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5d36SKjBCK5feuVYWu42JgyPkTihC1G_z2dmpnS7XDwjdA5lxp7-HfvSEH9S6br9YtVdSmmhavw8ViWnYcKd7wd6H4NJ5Mq34rXkXVsTbCMLYKCGNB4NqHQAH2VYGF8Yg-dXFyT9QvnYZfu56zWgOXbru84ZPsSyOHvpaFoT6L05DyPGNZMhCAPvHCRU/s320/036575F7-9C0E-43DF-9DA8-B00C0695BE4D.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lp-cVLup3pCao1kYsOy-Ml3KFxejSkFqB6Te3-h2zwef3gOR0EifQ9AMiQkPaXJPR5WnH2AuM0TTdmWDGx89A8wY1IiAIaaS-ujotdvsA9lY9BHxSp6KO2VWZx23ZPR71jTh-5Tm0VIDR2OB6YO6MNT2LyLgF7y2e9U-oqDygriVQlN4xD0WtVdooMCb/s4032/5724905A-ADE7-460C-9B06-288561EC775A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lp-cVLup3pCao1kYsOy-Ml3KFxejSkFqB6Te3-h2zwef3gOR0EifQ9AMiQkPaXJPR5WnH2AuM0TTdmWDGx89A8wY1IiAIaaS-ujotdvsA9lY9BHxSp6KO2VWZx23ZPR71jTh-5Tm0VIDR2OB6YO6MNT2LyLgF7y2e9U-oqDygriVQlN4xD0WtVdooMCb/s320/5724905A-ADE7-460C-9B06-288561EC775A.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZh5zi7LecUmFMMBhSILles1n1k-GUs5aDQHGhQCwGjNkzzQvLSdf1UdXitfWrm99J2V_8F94RdErGN1Y8h5CPSgIgyYfdm5Ko3AsuQ04buN0iOf0-Jii-Rk_nbNnRd1Dl3F-9W6bfXmrJszeMu56ig3yVpvTBrr7g0gKliJISZ7ySZkWl-_K73qAgM1g/s4032/02549B03-C2A7-4577-AFD0-6CF154A201F1_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZh5zi7LecUmFMMBhSILles1n1k-GUs5aDQHGhQCwGjNkzzQvLSdf1UdXitfWrm99J2V_8F94RdErGN1Y8h5CPSgIgyYfdm5Ko3AsuQ04buN0iOf0-Jii-Rk_nbNnRd1Dl3F-9W6bfXmrJszeMu56ig3yVpvTBrr7g0gKliJISZ7ySZkWl-_K73qAgM1g/s320/02549B03-C2A7-4577-AFD0-6CF154A201F1_1_201_a.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div> I chose to start from the top, beginning off the road to the Apache Point Observatory, I began walking down an old road briefly before reaching the trailhead and going down, down, down. Early on there is some big timber: Douglas-firs which huge diameters that I always enjoy encountering. The trail was mercifully less steep than I expected, steep, yes, but not in the league of the Heart Attack Trail a few miles to the north. For the first mile or so, I was mostly in shade, occasionally walking through clearings lined with shrubby chokecherry just beginning to turn color. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFewgVvMM_1FNF6Lkz0hbIacbg95YlAgSFJnatXYufR14CiGkYN7pnZpZ_koIAn8aa29C0OPQTF6ivhswz5OE7UwkH5apwAJCGTwyDTtlC5xUQ-1fJ3YmmlsWhGQVlUqLcQNmsa55w_L4R8iWmxxqb-rnTpa_wktl-kMJ3E3oW5-WBsA2Tc1kFbKkdpzHw/s4032/E644BDB2-EBC5-45DD-A23E-1600C252509B_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFewgVvMM_1FNF6Lkz0hbIacbg95YlAgSFJnatXYufR14CiGkYN7pnZpZ_koIAn8aa29C0OPQTF6ivhswz5OE7UwkH5apwAJCGTwyDTtlC5xUQ-1fJ3YmmlsWhGQVlUqLcQNmsa55w_L4R8iWmxxqb-rnTpa_wktl-kMJ3E3oW5-WBsA2Tc1kFbKkdpzHw/s320/E644BDB2-EBC5-45DD-A23E-1600C252509B_1_201_a.heic" width="240" /></a>Before the junction, where FT 234 and FT234A split, I was hiking high above the dry creek bottom. I was kind wishing I was hiking down there in the canyon itself, but it looked to be a tangle of downfall, shrubs and small trees with only the narrowest of swales to actually walk in. I stayed on the trail. There were many, many deciduous oaks along the hillsides and this would be great canyon for fall color. After the junction there began to be bigtooth maples as well, mostly down in the stream course, but with a few higher on the hillsides. Aspens were not in abundance but there were a few clusters here there.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TWuA8YTx9F_SPWb4IhOldpGgxS2JMabN_7u28zZZSPqyyuJ2jX3jMDV9ZBrK1bVHIYiK9LfnBvSI0TLK7u0bl3lFaCNYbimfvWlMCOpnBuh4JHPlIxcaDpcdgvCnjF1ZmoBg-MEJKZgiEiifGy56JluQCytbdaWmNvHrYS-SFsJxrulcv73CgqPUodVE/s4032/2F2F4E10-3494-47F0-A2F9-7FFAB50CC408.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TWuA8YTx9F_SPWb4IhOldpGgxS2JMabN_7u28zZZSPqyyuJ2jX3jMDV9ZBrK1bVHIYiK9LfnBvSI0TLK7u0bl3lFaCNYbimfvWlMCOpnBuh4JHPlIxcaDpcdgvCnjF1ZmoBg-MEJKZgiEiifGy56JluQCytbdaWmNvHrYS-SFsJxrulcv73CgqPUodVE/s320/2F2F4E10-3494-47F0-A2F9-7FFAB50CC408.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div>The more I thought about this canyon's fall color potential, the more a plan began to form for the future. I realized this hike could be done as downhill only shuttle. The lower trailhead is so far out on the West Side Road that there really wouldn't be that much driving between the trail heads using the Sacramento Road and the far west end of the West Side Road ( I checked when I got home and it's only about 16 miles one way). There is also the possibility of doing a lollipop loop with the two trails and the road, but let me say that road miles are always long ( and frequently hot) miles and the distance between the two trailheads is 1.75 miles</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgxZuNLa4LWeMYkQ2aHk16GoFi_P7yeHYzapmePSOpN7uHg-fA4cmWbQ-QerW951Df_2tOdMZMHOCp-FSSC6NV_t52tAYIB5RjqkO_md_e-ZF1_9lGS66a3f_PCpPaMTLxZYQn8RT5jqLXClawKra73M6xuakUmzC785puNLFadtyb0vRbtDd1D3rUlnx/s4032/D84605F9-413B-429F-886F-D7B46D98FAFE_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgxZuNLa4LWeMYkQ2aHk16GoFi_P7yeHYzapmePSOpN7uHg-fA4cmWbQ-QerW951Df_2tOdMZMHOCp-FSSC6NV_t52tAYIB5RjqkO_md_e-ZF1_9lGS66a3f_PCpPaMTLxZYQn8RT5jqLXClawKra73M6xuakUmzC785puNLFadtyb0vRbtDd1D3rUlnx/w300-h400/D84605F9-413B-429F-886F-D7B46D98FAFE_1_201_a.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Jao5akCDWv5UEPNGblGwfgCjI8q_hkP1isjhZRn7UOMlWUQrilyNiaqbZBsC7NCqiyRCmCA6B3EH-NO21tEiIVnhNNTOTjAq8gz3WAaCtxXVWjC9rGezQZ4lHq_fqD81uwZkpKc4eV6tpYzl9Qd3t6Yy_kcQf3xBUYNrs1pE3CmoTp6_vsUynbEYscVm/s3183/0941279F-B70C-485B-9E9A-56B9E630D22D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3183" data-original-width="2663" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Jao5akCDWv5UEPNGblGwfgCjI8q_hkP1isjhZRn7UOMlWUQrilyNiaqbZBsC7NCqiyRCmCA6B3EH-NO21tEiIVnhNNTOTjAq8gz3WAaCtxXVWjC9rGezQZ4lHq_fqD81uwZkpKc4eV6tpYzl9Qd3t6Yy_kcQf3xBUYNrs1pE3CmoTp6_vsUynbEYscVm/s320/0941279F-B70C-485B-9E9A-56B9E630D22D.heic" width="268" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But neither of those was the hike for this day. At the junction, I shed the long-sleeved shirt I had been wearing over my tee. The lower down I went, the warmer it got. Trail 234 goes uphill initially off to the northeast here. It appears on the map that it makes pretty rapid descent, in about half the distance to the road compared to Trail 234A. That trail, my trail for the rest of the way, follows Road Canyon as it curves to southwest. Junipers and the red dirt of the oxidized sandstone/shale formation that the West Side Road is built upon began showing up as the trail descended to the canyon floor. It crossed back and forth a few times and I made it to the lower trail head about an hour and twenty minutes after starting. The trail had been an easy to follow single track in its upper reaches, but more like the remnants of an old road once in the canyon bottom. This trail is one of only handful in the Sacramentos that is specifically designated as non-motorized and it was nice to see, perhaps just because it is so remote, that this designation was being adhered to. No signs of bike travel were evident either, I think they stick closer to Cloudcroft. There were signs of horse travel though which is nice. Just remember they (horses not bikes) have the right of way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4INyWjCgxbiHimvVEpIt6NsudMrmtaSwGxHrJUWsYUdN-ywBpca8rjocL8n_vN6qDRkiTb2TzYo6TH8dSTXk_ewXqXxe1OJSoEyUKNreqrzeHN3_GRen8rTG9H1FKcMlzM08wzrXEecew-xZTURLPoeQxHWm93p0htRZCUiAg3bPA-WfHwYVjcivmAmG/s4032/08E287A1-DC80-41AA-AB9C-506F26656211_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4INyWjCgxbiHimvVEpIt6NsudMrmtaSwGxHrJUWsYUdN-ywBpca8rjocL8n_vN6qDRkiTb2TzYo6TH8dSTXk_ewXqXxe1OJSoEyUKNreqrzeHN3_GRen8rTG9H1FKcMlzM08wzrXEecew-xZTURLPoeQxHWm93p0htRZCUiAg3bPA-WfHwYVjcivmAmG/s320/08E287A1-DC80-41AA-AB9C-506F26656211_1_201_a.heic" width="240" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNMkq-wO0ZNdb_C-edzOVk6cxEU_iQqJt0Lpq1DHF1GIetvkyq9dIwGyu7dCUtK4OLbo_uHsvqaoFTuKDfoOKxHdQHOePD0-u60srQ9kiGMo4kR-qbraNdHJ83BTSduPrXAMejJK-520ZtC9gvqdEVR9Zv3U_oVMzhkNSO-CBooGRVgikL_m4HvDEI0Ds/s4028/8E156C1C-C4D5-4DD5-AB59-1683A8DC7FD2.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4028" data-original-width="2660" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNMkq-wO0ZNdb_C-edzOVk6cxEU_iQqJt0Lpq1DHF1GIetvkyq9dIwGyu7dCUtK4OLbo_uHsvqaoFTuKDfoOKxHdQHOePD0-u60srQ9kiGMo4kR-qbraNdHJ83BTSduPrXAMejJK-520ZtC9gvqdEVR9Zv3U_oVMzhkNSO-CBooGRVgikL_m4HvDEI0Ds/s320/8E156C1C-C4D5-4DD5-AB59-1683A8DC7FD2.heic" width="211" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West Side Road<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div>After drinking water and resting a bit, I commenced on the trudge back up the hill. There's about 1700 feet of elevation gain here in about 2 miles. I set the timer on my phone, and took short breaks at 15 minute intervals. The time to the top (including my lunch stop) ended up being about 2 hours and twenty minutes.</div><div>Wildlife was mostly scarce, but there were nuthatches, woodpeckers, juncos and towhees keeping me company with their chittering, chattering and rustling about. I spied a healthy horned lizard with brilliant orange "horns" they have in these mountains. Chipmunks scurried to their hiding places at my approach. It was a beautiful day to get out and a nice if unspectacular hike. Note: Although I did catch a far-off glimpse of the distant Organ Mountains early on, there are almost no long views to be had a long this hike.</div>Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-15014722168385799412023-09-11T16:36:00.004-07:002023-09-11T16:56:54.572-07:00Horse Mountain Wilderness Study Area - three hikes<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2msMw9ibuAHe2zaSSx7cr9NuY2F3HvXde-UMpZw6RwF5MEZxIbrgQBcY7T5t0-HLyaMT-szgPTPLsDAdns3o4K65oNP6np-Q56Q9OPe708l2ezqv5JqqqEEV3ePTw1gVNxHVYhZgoMV04z4ShtoqBa5v2vYuF9LtXZ7xL76xaQHos5ZWTfxzlbHIKzi5/s4032/B299255A-A5EB-4EA5-9080-3FF999ACDF3C_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2msMw9ibuAHe2zaSSx7cr9NuY2F3HvXde-UMpZw6RwF5MEZxIbrgQBcY7T5t0-HLyaMT-szgPTPLsDAdns3o4K65oNP6np-Q56Q9OPe708l2ezqv5JqqqEEV3ePTw1gVNxHVYhZgoMV04z4ShtoqBa5v2vYuF9LtXZ7xL76xaQHos5ZWTfxzlbHIKzi5/w300-h400/B299255A-A5EB-4EA5-9080-3FF999ACDF3C_1_201_a.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHlidCAbUN6nWxaGlt8Udtk84dJBTk8ZrzqwM4V_nURA51htZjL_-Ad8VGUfHP6fhZWCbh-H_lWBldTGN9v8w0TftcXLeFn-JEAJqdyfgWVFtq5VydQUKsA0qQBkJ9mkaZa6kTUA_mW7Ij3EYS97Cw7ikXCzQbbizl0t6Ci8QkBPM7JaouLhMC5lENxqu/s3271/B9BF1406-C9B4-4649-BCB7-0D948C52CB92_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3271" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHlidCAbUN6nWxaGlt8Udtk84dJBTk8ZrzqwM4V_nURA51htZjL_-Ad8VGUfHP6fhZWCbh-H_lWBldTGN9v8w0TftcXLeFn-JEAJqdyfgWVFtq5VydQUKsA0qQBkJ9mkaZa6kTUA_mW7Ij3EYS97Cw7ikXCzQbbizl0t6Ci8QkBPM7JaouLhMC5lENxqu/s320/B9BF1406-C9B4-4649-BCB7-0D948C52CB92_1_201_a.heic" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twin junipers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpRYQ9N__dxOlY_qbXuia0LvDr2lqDZnNcjKTlNMEPb7tNANBrQQGOcr8hkumeFnYuMBs8TlTBx8cLTuHBY-cowia_bZeKuW8orWoeHRh4JKaQHBVVoJQYc3p1RbOY7wRhkQ-KjZezrgTrkCUYH_NhOnpaVRM9n_QXB6p_edMe8siWh9iuZ437q7oE70V/s4005/A43EB51D-C478-4A7C-AFB4-C00C88E8B15D_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Out our back door is 10,000 acres of BLM land, much of it part of a wilderness study area. We got an early start on Saturday morning and crossed over a ridge at the old wire corral that is in the canyon directly behind the cabin and into the canyon to the east. Big pines greeted us in the little valley, which soon opened up into a series sparsely treed meadows (or parks as they are sometime called). </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFlufPgilKIGRxtkYxAYBJyV29EBVySYNi-F6JI6AOD1lxM8rE95gm29iX2Idb8CeyIPs-KBUXKjjTaW11DLglBkTvQhVghheshCUKHA1QF_ltntjVRPYKs_1P0PswONF4mrtzn3zNOzg8-LLX6usskwXPOZOCz1xFpvNslq4M0vI12MnbfBlaSFWtOsP/s4032/2E206730-21E8-48D5-82D8-1F800B2DD2F0_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFlufPgilKIGRxtkYxAYBJyV29EBVySYNi-F6JI6AOD1lxM8rE95gm29iX2Idb8CeyIPs-KBUXKjjTaW11DLglBkTvQhVghheshCUKHA1QF_ltntjVRPYKs_1P0PswONF4mrtzn3zNOzg8-LLX6usskwXPOZOCz1xFpvNslq4M0vI12MnbfBlaSFWtOsP/w300-h400/2E206730-21E8-48D5-82D8-1F800B2DD2F0_1_201_a.heic" width="300" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjun-Rbyc7R5SMtqSAmBk3s2R447qkJVKrKY2MIW67fWbptPPqKbLBdMoDdInmPn93nRBmOS6CXlo-7XSSbmdlAnmdO4PuTS6UKdZzq7MT2nCJ9fHnz0db9RFZhdfyRhEKyNRqd1QfCVviNV1oylAoIyT4m0LldkTpYK0uvh2AmlPjLTEMpg5gSxpQg92Xq/s4032/4FBFB526-7D42-4A0B-A0B4-1B529754505B_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjun-Rbyc7R5SMtqSAmBk3s2R447qkJVKrKY2MIW67fWbptPPqKbLBdMoDdInmPn93nRBmOS6CXlo-7XSSbmdlAnmdO4PuTS6UKdZzq7MT2nCJ9fHnz0db9RFZhdfyRhEKyNRqd1QfCVviNV1oylAoIyT4m0LldkTpYK0uvh2AmlPjLTEMpg5gSxpQg92Xq/w300-h400/4FBFB526-7D42-4A0B-A0B4-1B529754505B_1_201_a.heic" width="300" /></a></p><p>We encountered a very vague impression of an old road as we went up, and I believe this canyon was logged at one time. By the looks of the stumps, and by the very mature existing pines, I'm guessing it was a very long time ago.</p><p> I made it all the way to the ridge with one of our Scotties and my wife stayed below with the other. On top there were views to the large, rugged canyon that drains eastward, as well as to the high higher ridges and peaks of Horse Mountain.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVWsTCZsCc2lg2iKqx6jKykP80lL88kAaSQmCKOYgu08CIbGwgiPyTJHhKOzx-jUGsB8RtWnWTJNOnK038WftaGcP5sjJCpEL93q0YkcQF6iPwqsWYGAPE2roa2GpmN80YxaHnhm0dq3KJS_Q7fRtFH2_90V428EoxJv1YwT934Grvct5SVQ7vsr53ACq/s4032/B306DD53-7EFD-4ED6-A27E-927EC8520283_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVWsTCZsCc2lg2iKqx6jKykP80lL88kAaSQmCKOYgu08CIbGwgiPyTJHhKOzx-jUGsB8RtWnWTJNOnK038WftaGcP5sjJCpEL93q0YkcQF6iPwqsWYGAPE2roa2GpmN80YxaHnhm0dq3KJS_Q7fRtFH2_90V428EoxJv1YwT934Grvct5SVQ7vsr53ACq/w400-h300/B306DD53-7EFD-4ED6-A27E-927EC8520283_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3HK3Z412JfFb3_Su5hJhyWpPUeOEfQHcsK4QJrn3MgRboy1SwAJdOO0v6bCAFu76pbBRAU-M7Z-iawRVY_aWH31rwcIbKFS9uw8weSuIJhh-rjpI7Wg68GKdSe2-lJyEaBfj1bf6QSr874QhRA7Hz5bBrDtZBQp8l9yRsSU9UMZDq6bMAlfjm5EDrQvj/s4032/C03FD000-25CB-488E-AD07-6844B29868DA_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3HK3Z412JfFb3_Su5hJhyWpPUeOEfQHcsK4QJrn3MgRboy1SwAJdOO0v6bCAFu76pbBRAU-M7Z-iawRVY_aWH31rwcIbKFS9uw8weSuIJhh-rjpI7Wg68GKdSe2-lJyEaBfj1bf6QSr874QhRA7Hz5bBrDtZBQp8l9yRsSU9UMZDq6bMAlfjm5EDrQvj/w400-h300/C03FD000-25CB-488E-AD07-6844B29868DA_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Higher peaks of Horse Mountain</td></tr></tbody></table><p> It was beautiful day with wildflowers, abundant sunshine, cool breezes and the company of many nuthatches flittering about in the trees.</p><p> The next day, we used the Log Canyon entrance to the WSA and hiked along the ridge on the west instead of entering the canyon. Eventually we descended into the nameless canyon just to the west ( which lies in between Nance and Log Canyons, the only named valleys on the mountain). It was another beautiful pine park, with few mature oaks and oak copses thrown in for good measure.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRglZOYCgnfjX6WXSYF3i9aG4Y67eO4X8SY46zS49HWK4TNGANZEQSIjAsWb9lLW8c5_c3gPKsi0TyQCLyX_rbhhCN87AsCN_q-oYzrTXRS9y9Zv6ecLH74fiKULi-Do7ygYZuin9KM_WqaIhqVNj77zHdA2tlx6Qm-wRBuLc5kO8eovV1KmKYPPrLZ9cj/s4032/5ECD3BBA-57E8-47F8-903A-915C4C738766_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRglZOYCgnfjX6WXSYF3i9aG4Y67eO4X8SY46zS49HWK4TNGANZEQSIjAsWb9lLW8c5_c3gPKsi0TyQCLyX_rbhhCN87AsCN_q-oYzrTXRS9y9Zv6ecLH74fiKULi-Do7ygYZuin9KM_WqaIhqVNj77zHdA2tlx6Qm-wRBuLc5kO8eovV1KmKYPPrLZ9cj/w300-h400/5ECD3BBA-57E8-47F8-903A-915C4C738766_1_201_a.heic" width="300" /></a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-dAvdIWNRmeKOLxc03JKEzofJSb2NYPulRkuJ9p8fMA3lvCglb6Tl3SXgM73sasPmlN6fkV-Clck8JAhmt_tMvNHvZ9yogBNP5wsq-O8CWXsdOPvRS1jQuGTcopTJLXb-qq1zzS6J6Puc_Aol2NKcuishizNF8Xo6BBD_NHey3MARBEWOhnShY8Y6BLe/s4032/F526FF51-7EB0-4BAD-B491-F2F95F3EEE4A_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-dAvdIWNRmeKOLxc03JKEzofJSb2NYPulRkuJ9p8fMA3lvCglb6Tl3SXgM73sasPmlN6fkV-Clck8JAhmt_tMvNHvZ9yogBNP5wsq-O8CWXsdOPvRS1jQuGTcopTJLXb-qq1zzS6J6Puc_Aol2NKcuishizNF8Xo6BBD_NHey3MARBEWOhnShY8Y6BLe/s320/F526FF51-7EB0-4BAD-B491-F2F95F3EEE4A_1_201_a.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oak copse</td></tr></tbody></table><p> The only thing missing was a trickle of water in the creek bed. We detected signs of road in this canyon too, but I surmise that this one as well as the other has its origins from the cluster of roads at the hear of Nance Canyon and never ascended the drainage. We crossed back over to Log Canyon to finish the hike.</p><p> A few weeks ago, I made up my to climb the peak ( really more of a high point on a ridge) directly behind our property. I estimated it would take about an hour for 600 foot climb and return. Got it right. It was a steep pull up to the top and places where you could get decent long distance views were a little hard to come by, but it was fun and a nice way to kick off a Sunday morning.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zAFzf4o-sg2hfAdcdefdMICZU7-0YVYJIRfHYTE-xRi6Rsinv7LwUkFtBh3wlw0UkNBYzHz6aVZx7Qc1XMbmpC5ExZzDOqzpvhbHME8Obo-JPc4dp2bb9jXvF7M0AjyqrPI6hkj1fLVvDt4xnoTLj6rmrI0r0i1vpCjhLQv3t0o35mz9AMrU4Y2ynt7p/s3404/BB13A930-BF59-4766-A074-F961D8666B38_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3404" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zAFzf4o-sg2hfAdcdefdMICZU7-0YVYJIRfHYTE-xRi6Rsinv7LwUkFtBh3wlw0UkNBYzHz6aVZx7Qc1XMbmpC5ExZzDOqzpvhbHME8Obo-JPc4dp2bb9jXvF7M0AjyqrPI6hkj1fLVvDt4xnoTLj6rmrI0r0i1vpCjhLQv3t0o35mz9AMrU4Y2ynt7p/s320/BB13A930-BF59-4766-A074-F961D8666B38_1_201_a.heic" width="284" /></a></p>Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-89379312969175173772023-06-16T18:19:00.000-07:002023-06-16T18:19:13.656-07:00Gila National Forest, FT 616- A Walk in the Past<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdCW88eghITW_99JkdZtkQoRY8DA422QRNIGZzBJhMv8KT8hNzMktiYPu2EvCHJAf8Azl43N01_qFgxGZFLC7tmoBiROl99utddLo1Vr7PQ3xwHBCazFAd1H5kvzCp9Bt8U_IGO4BY64qPlchvdW_pojV26CkhQCvexII_K_NRyHzznIlNxPYNXkeYg/s4032/8D2CAE31-FE90-4C53-A7B4-C31F3611F21A.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2206" data-original-width="2601" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLsghiI_M0nu-dk9CaEkgivhAKzU7-hmGrK60If_ZHbZdXKLkfDQA8BvVILHkasDnxtyIz1QfT6zxeIsF0_ujcnIzjt9oN3QOCucIdqlIWFGVCJ3K8CsQJcRNvUQlFAKv84S9rKbS4zYTwccF7lK7SjLWXRCc58zuGHdXE6yohSUquM_LH_AdUOrXiA/s320/6F038CE9-3B0E-4C8E-8A5C-0DB184679911_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKw39gvJ-LlLfHKHOBwwVSG-TAacu4SzTeuDK_cGj9BADWcljhD0rwTV7POqImvoe_Vfe1XT3ZFcLkzxU0Tc_cSD3PL3GEdmMzAkzL-rT1HHWKPy8CpyegEg1XEERxlej8idqScz2W1v2XjO5tA-zsEEmKg6vFdtGEQQL8WIjobRUpKNFdMsDK2n0hAg/s2686/B0508554-0B37-4E98-90CD-043818B8E2E6_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2686" data-original-width="2604" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKw39gvJ-LlLfHKHOBwwVSG-TAacu4SzTeuDK_cGj9BADWcljhD0rwTV7POqImvoe_Vfe1XT3ZFcLkzxU0Tc_cSD3PL3GEdmMzAkzL-rT1HHWKPy8CpyegEg1XEERxlej8idqScz2W1v2XjO5tA-zsEEmKg6vFdtGEQQL8WIjobRUpKNFdMsDK2n0hAg/s320/B0508554-0B37-4E98-90CD-043818B8E2E6_1_201_a.heic" width="310" /></a></p><p> I've know about this hike for a little while. It's been on my list for day trips from our property at Horse Mountain. Last Sunday we got the chance to do it. The drive itself was beautiful: skirting the edge of the vast Plains of San Augustin, passing through ghost and semi ghost towns Horse Springs and Aragon and finally descending down into the tiny Tularosa River valley with its ranchitos and the tiny towns of Cruzville and Apache Creek. Past the store at Apache Creek, there is just a sign for a hiking trail on NM 12. That was our turn-off. The gravel road is good and more signs lead you right to the trail head.</p><p> It was a little bit later than I wanted to arrive and a little bit warmer than I would've wanted since we were hiking with our dogs. There was adequate shade for rest stops from the piñons and junipers as we marched the switchbacks that brought us to the top of a small mountain. The downhill leg was more of straight shot, with long stretches in the open, which had me worrying about the return uphill in the sun.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqjhUYlh9g2piTBlYYcgV-o2UocHdSpD8YB-49C1I3k_xAAGLAWXZLGuEqqUxetzSNw_wcMoUYb8vvGODz4pDQH1elJwGqGOHkpk53-7uVt2gs3K23F3vUa2Cx43D1OZmMjgya7MZJ2RYGXxV2icXgwSpqCjkCrFHhsv42rY-gITvJQnjMcnfUplR5Q/s4032/B7BF25D0-89A4-4B62-946A-73BCF6CF83AC.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqjhUYlh9g2piTBlYYcgV-o2UocHdSpD8YB-49C1I3k_xAAGLAWXZLGuEqqUxetzSNw_wcMoUYb8vvGODz4pDQH1elJwGqGOHkpk53-7uVt2gs3K23F3vUa2Cx43D1OZmMjgya7MZJ2RYGXxV2icXgwSpqCjkCrFHhsv42rY-gITvJQnjMcnfUplR5Q/s320/B7BF25D0-89A4-4B62-946A-73BCF6CF83AC.heic" width="240" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lQ_cHbXuWQD8sbDssbVbeOXyseOfBLC3e2aLxWsXceCIeHlo-Hm2Jb-29Tp9UA8cK74Tdr3cPpdjNEWgIhv_eA7U_eZfp0HgsZiKwWw5rjv0rKCkWR9X0Yh3y4Y8u5l8wn3_AMzehvadzxXwlIqJ3tOa9PV5rvlngmSQAoGi21xBchjjNOpE4oOagA/s4032/D1DA5F09-D0A3-4A63-8DDD-5E7226609325.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lQ_cHbXuWQD8sbDssbVbeOXyseOfBLC3e2aLxWsXceCIeHlo-Hm2Jb-29Tp9UA8cK74Tdr3cPpdjNEWgIhv_eA7U_eZfp0HgsZiKwWw5rjv0rKCkWR9X0Yh3y4Y8u5l8wn3_AMzehvadzxXwlIqJ3tOa9PV5rvlngmSQAoGi21xBchjjNOpE4oOagA/s320/D1DA5F09-D0A3-4A63-8DDD-5E7226609325.heic" width="240" /></a></p><p>Eventually, when I was beginning to wonder if this trail had any intention of bringing us down to the river, we descended quickly down to the streamside meadows, passing the partially restored remains of the Tularosa Ranger Cabin, built over a century ago. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2HDRVqLOY6NTunsr7EOinMOY0kJpCM3a1OgTuOXO2qzgzjqyXdqifn2rbLdBQny761dxOHgDshIkRxM9QLBTMHJlBuR6AqdOTv-GLR5ma4bYHEoH7uzoTAdbu81c3nmXahqDrTeupZSBpRwDxoQ8hznQ8uRHp7NolXJoG4owJ3QzLwr7_7HWfVHeDQ/s4032/7818BFCD-FD40-4C8B-9361-53B65DFD53F7.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2HDRVqLOY6NTunsr7EOinMOY0kJpCM3a1OgTuOXO2qzgzjqyXdqifn2rbLdBQny761dxOHgDshIkRxM9QLBTMHJlBuR6AqdOTv-GLR5ma4bYHEoH7uzoTAdbu81c3nmXahqDrTeupZSBpRwDxoQ8hznQ8uRHp7NolXJoG4owJ3QzLwr7_7HWfVHeDQ/s320/7818BFCD-FD40-4C8B-9361-53B65DFD53F7.heic" width="240" /></a>We continued on the to the river crossing where the abutments are still in place but the bridge lies on the far bank, a testament to the power of the tiny river when it's in flood stage. It was easily crossed without the stout metal span's help on this sunny day. I rock hopped and my wife just waded through the few inches of water. Our dogs drank and splashed.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2CGQcPoS-vFLtVlxMgLsbYyyWPh74jkCxCpi_rCy6rfEd0b_cH8dDxrzp3mqNtHpVDredZZ77_-4kp4JIlp7LKg2UYttyl1_BHPyTox2uDy9Hv7rqxQRCuOKixgDbZvFP8HBO_YNOBhAEr0znoS-IDkBw-mmyyfIVp-UzUYSJPXwbjXEJopAhyREZw/s4032/707F9AA6-73E1-484C-B26D-C73E154AFBB5_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2CGQcPoS-vFLtVlxMgLsbYyyWPh74jkCxCpi_rCy6rfEd0b_cH8dDxrzp3mqNtHpVDredZZ77_-4kp4JIlp7LKg2UYttyl1_BHPyTox2uDy9Hv7rqxQRCuOKixgDbZvFP8HBO_YNOBhAEr0znoS-IDkBw-mmyyfIVp-UzUYSJPXwbjXEJopAhyREZw/s320/707F9AA6-73E1-484C-B26D-C73E154AFBB5_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxEO92N_AiJrpsaORbbogUFFquLB21KLXfdF-wjgM31Da2ZpGX4ihR7jc4V24dJhdhTb80Mr9rNaucU_vR64faMnX9OPcJNM1UkMn_cxY6ZrsCOqFL3bhcoSCqrgw582xxADX0Huab9exnuezug9k-TOU5H0RrCm06WBLEurmq4-VtgQRdi6lihb-2g/s4032/E2A6D801-B9B2-4884-AF3F-B0A085CFCDC9.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxEO92N_AiJrpsaORbbogUFFquLB21KLXfdF-wjgM31Da2ZpGX4ihR7jc4V24dJhdhTb80Mr9rNaucU_vR64faMnX9OPcJNM1UkMn_cxY6ZrsCOqFL3bhcoSCqrgw582xxADX0Huab9exnuezug9k-TOU5H0RrCm06WBLEurmq4-VtgQRdi6lihb-2g/s320/E2A6D801-B9B2-4884-AF3F-B0A085CFCDC9.heic" width="240" /></a></p><p> The petroglyphs were further along against the cliffs of volcanic rock. The site is well worth the hike. Many images were so similar to ones here in Doña Ana County where I live, that I couldn't help but contemplate the connectivity of the widespread Mogollon Culture here in southwestern New Mexico.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwt9E268hhYNA_Ls2HYc9ew6yD28o0Q90WKFVMVQbgFPqXhOSbhBH2aVXoe17GfBGFZeKX7i3qh00lLCm6W27VBrT87MpfApCFxqaG0SVkQez3CRQH4cJi4MXJBtENKtrLreAxTr9Kev-tw8B3uKP1sd9juemnRTMhtbsD_JW0PjBYYspBAkOkiKCsA/s4032/1B95C210-4C75-4E87-AD24-954F327AE8E4_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2259" data-original-width="4032" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwt9E268hhYNA_Ls2HYc9ew6yD28o0Q90WKFVMVQbgFPqXhOSbhBH2aVXoe17GfBGFZeKX7i3qh00lLCm6W27VBrT87MpfApCFxqaG0SVkQez3CRQH4cJi4MXJBtENKtrLreAxTr9Kev-tw8B3uKP1sd9juemnRTMhtbsD_JW0PjBYYspBAkOkiKCsA/s320/1B95C210-4C75-4E87-AD24-954F327AE8E4_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMC-ShxBHLq-ATS7cH8KsF5T9sFNgh5RC0gSsa6Dkslo4rAFP3MD3qRGJGfJZ57vnyZXW-nY5BNF-x6K1OeRsei66widn1mwylT4Cch0MjkPqxV-lggWKXgIuwBOJk3UDv0PeWfkc6tRmNYGoRB6VCp-vRqj96SqGwPr3mCAMh-lcqb0gR4NpjcguDw/s4032/E7D571A2-32C6-4B4D-B207-09F4975F93E7.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOjdldse7P4wQkxyebma-3Rpg17F26Z9CBDt9D65pFllIuOqFWS-mPibRDKiT0xwdjR5p1QeW1Iv1sr_29RQKNKA_-ZwIZfUdOgyJSKqsjTL0kmFxdUl0OcUScfZvJKT1tvM9t4H3RuVZ1CpqRocvEMu9VLPN6iiprTrTKpeBlX6mKyOKi5nUFITsDA/s320/4E7BD314-D345-46C4-8357-93FA641C0CC9.heic" width="240" /></a></p><p>The river in these Forest Service sections is getting to be in a more natural state here with willows, walnut trees and un-grazed meadows on the banks. The water isn't all that cold and free-floating algae continually floats by,but I know this was once a fishable stream. I didn't see any trout but I wondered if a few may still be surviving in the deeper holes. A bit further downstream from here is another FS section that runs through small box canyon. I'm thinking that might be a good place to check it out. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHicoW9ciARLuLMt6tdZa7x6mZybHNoK4kOotrnfhOHsqYKCFBjW5zCPc2yHEyB7HWB4FiMd25Cn7ntzA0ha-_BgSNfP93zTZn78SagMtVlW2IereFoelb5q-fsIgm5lpMy6oR4-Ec5qnHBHX3YYYBWdVa-4JUmVmS32xBp2wQMcchrF2BRswG8avOaQ/s4032/1070CAEF-7DF7-4ACD-BF1C-852CC0335B4F_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2396" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHicoW9ciARLuLMt6tdZa7x6mZybHNoK4kOotrnfhOHsqYKCFBjW5zCPc2yHEyB7HWB4FiMd25Cn7ntzA0ha-_BgSNfP93zTZn78SagMtVlW2IereFoelb5q-fsIgm5lpMy6oR4-Ec5qnHBHX3YYYBWdVa-4JUmVmS32xBp2wQMcchrF2BRswG8avOaQ/s320/1070CAEF-7DF7-4ACD-BF1C-852CC0335B4F_1_201_a.heic" width="190" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_hn8CtdT4XDqkvlqlmEOqebcS09nm8ZYZKVgcQGZlo3RRdud_R4ZAZdeJVriC9gZLECcihEnhwDLoBRPzXNbvxiucO0W83ly39sJF6LpmcJHLJOxwk7vhuxIWZaqax5gNvdDFx_PWZbbX7rv2ok0lype4vkjX3swd9JL-aQjzrRtPMns5Sa6U79hZA/s4032/B131364A-0DFC-49A4-98F6-6DAB8D3B1F77.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_hn8CtdT4XDqkvlqlmEOqebcS09nm8ZYZKVgcQGZlo3RRdud_R4ZAZdeJVriC9gZLECcihEnhwDLoBRPzXNbvxiucO0W83ly39sJF6LpmcJHLJOxwk7vhuxIWZaqax5gNvdDFx_PWZbbX7rv2ok0lype4vkjX3swd9JL-aQjzrRtPMns5Sa6U79hZA/s320/B131364A-0DFC-49A4-98F6-6DAB8D3B1F77.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p> It was nice to have a least part of our walk on the creek. It had been awhile since we did a hike with flowing water. The dogs played. I wet my shirt and hat. I found a few more petroglyphs on the cliffs on the opposite side of the river. We poured water on the dogs and then began the hike back up. The pups seemed revived from the water and had good energy for most of the trudge back up and once we began going downhill, it was all good.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdIDpRUcsqVSekERTK-J5GxILs6svDx8N7VjBlmu6kcb107YV3Dn7RMezrifS1x8WuS1i8wbrQoJ9Z_yxsyCzC7zOW4SvYPuvI5s5jcAVQoH2MeR_SjN8oAC7IFdoNhjpQbBlm6t8pPQq7-cCIMPIpKHnn8DDRgv-u4GFZVHj_3uhntACRURZGM0FGQ/s4032/F80CC9E8-2823-4129-B7BE-92CB06D95DF5.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdIDpRUcsqVSekERTK-J5GxILs6svDx8N7VjBlmu6kcb107YV3Dn7RMezrifS1x8WuS1i8wbrQoJ9Z_yxsyCzC7zOW4SvYPuvI5s5jcAVQoH2MeR_SjN8oAC7IFdoNhjpQbBlm6t8pPQq7-cCIMPIpKHnn8DDRgv-u4GFZVHj_3uhntACRURZGM0FGQ/s320/F80CC9E8-2823-4129-B7BE-92CB06D95DF5.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2662" data-original-width="4032" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCmxmT0FbPsCFNluBqmu47qVkn7urHQ_bvMjVJamib9gUZo-8d-ybR8dV3QfoToIbX6K8UKosq42tQNvS_XeDTJbdnaBkrPM9wU2-jDW5lZ-XGMPPBVH8OTubG5R553dIcyn3nigA3iVA_DIMeBHmWZV1cLXTYtO_JxyB2iG-MwczAdft2BrP0MGGMg/s320/6EB76E81-3418-4F56-B989-A588F6618E95_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br />Less than a mile down the road from our property in Teepee Ranch is access to the Horse Mountain WSA.<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja60wkz7n2NUWcKQ9zjDFrk9zLOF_wJ0t_bQ_FPQxJALdcHaHfpiWP1lN_dJvLhbtBFFH7CuPWbYDX4cD-dKw0JZXIqyVhLFmVGbtc9ZbFbn3E4Az_ZbQH4EuyI4DdVLx6JOW4i2nREnN6d7a3A8gtNr8aO-XV-zychwn4Uqt8wTtxy6ZJDcvaxDVfww/s4032/5A06C23D-B988-40DA-B1A9-B13D0ADA5B8E_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: auto; 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The ascent up this canyon is very gradual for the first couple of miles and both my wife I thought it would be ideal for both great- grandma ( my mother-in-law) and grandchildren. The path is a faint single track: a remnant of a mostly recovered road. It winds through a seemingly naturally evolved open, park-like setting.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9GP3ypta1qLfIxgAVgwOW8HsyZr2J2IDos2YjT5dxO9TxjLQmOW0JE0Woq5lGy_Xr-PBG2pPaEbm_PxxwWVzpW3Bfh03OfVuxRHKxW54_oOq66_QNnKOiTH9ApjlcKiezDfGNAX4aoPwvU_6zAXa2l-texkwG5s3Aen6bXRKtPqZj4CVIJA-cQaAKw/s4032/39CC89C9-E3D0-47E5-B817-53672BE9AF6C_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9GP3ypta1qLfIxgAVgwOW8HsyZr2J2IDos2YjT5dxO9TxjLQmOW0JE0Woq5lGy_Xr-PBG2pPaEbm_PxxwWVzpW3Bfh03OfVuxRHKxW54_oOq66_QNnKOiTH9ApjlcKiezDfGNAX4aoPwvU_6zAXa2l-texkwG5s3Aen6bXRKtPqZj4CVIJA-cQaAKw/s320/39CC89C9-E3D0-47E5-B817-53672BE9AF6C_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9mBGPuz5J2OpDfibnt-LGppmJ60p9My_uDpdNIyGmZws2NHBdgHKUn-ZNBrtxi2qUZU1Fff_Fiul1qxck_Qpo33B-0NCtxIG_HwbH-u9H28IHi2AoAbsXy3Of9HOc-GRvI5uEtkGt_lkpsphC5qihIPWQjFFWIyCkIGGr7TRb3lyGjLpwO7-lFweZg/s3586/5880E815-B7DA-47F9-883D-1161466C0BF9_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3586" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9mBGPuz5J2OpDfibnt-LGppmJ60p9My_uDpdNIyGmZws2NHBdgHKUn-ZNBrtxi2qUZU1Fff_Fiul1qxck_Qpo33B-0NCtxIG_HwbH-u9H28IHi2AoAbsXy3Of9HOc-GRvI5uEtkGt_lkpsphC5qihIPWQjFFWIyCkIGGr7TRb3lyGjLpwO7-lFweZg/s320/5880E815-B7DA-47F9-883D-1161466C0BF9_1_201_a.heic" width="270" /></a></p><p>Given the canyon name, I had expected to see at least a few stumps that would indicate any extensive timber cutting in days gone by. There were signs of fire ( though not recent), so perhaps that is how it has come to be this long meadow with widely spaced mature pines and only short sections of any undergrowth at all. There was very little actual stream bed, but a few spots of lingering mud ( with many elk hoof prints) made me think there may be seasonal springs. Along the way we saw some very fresh bear scat, the first obvious evidence that bears inhabit Horse Mountain. It was all -in-all a very pleasant stroll in a nicely greened up landscape (compared to last May's deathly dry pallor), despite the realization that I was indeed coming down with a cold.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ46qXxyYAKCCR_j1D7WYQufNpRe0Q71ghCjfthXTvdvJhgjKtbiPDr18siZZxYooLdoudSqiE-GgvQP6YM3wG44iWWZlYG6N2shMIEqGWSLmOkgVNvL7SokCCB6HcSW4XCmYaCdPIZqQvhnmpsQdKpTsUcNNbqBy8cvnTTXGhGfU90U8mQpqeQu_aHg/s3635/E6D35DBE-CB71-43A6-BC14-FB891262573F_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3635" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ46qXxyYAKCCR_j1D7WYQufNpRe0Q71ghCjfthXTvdvJhgjKtbiPDr18siZZxYooLdoudSqiE-GgvQP6YM3wG44iWWZlYG6N2shMIEqGWSLmOkgVNvL7SokCCB6HcSW4XCmYaCdPIZqQvhnmpsQdKpTsUcNNbqBy8cvnTTXGhGfU90U8mQpqeQu_aHg/s320/E6D35DBE-CB71-43A6-BC14-FB891262573F_1_201_a.heic" width="266" /></a></p><p>The access we used for Log Canyon is for Teepee Ranch owners and their guests, but it can also be reached from the public access on the west side of Horse Mountain.</p>Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-39233922435409656962023-04-19T19:52:00.002-07:002023-07-10T09:41:48.628-07:00Florida Mountains Wilderness Study Area - Victorio Canyon<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OOVAkUWf8ilRy_6Dz_9hIj2UtGHTyo97UKrUWu3gbxW-myRjzf5wmy4oEtqpa6vZpu_Cc43JjA0OD8LLkGawl7SMdowRUTH661Z1L6WPMccH47nldNIB4XuAbQlF93Z01RahtDi13m166_lmuIKrIerThDKPIDhvh7BizaFfWIbF28cKhrrw8PgWCg/s4032/0CC9F459-1F22-4A6C-A192-0CC8A1ADA137_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OOVAkUWf8ilRy_6Dz_9hIj2UtGHTyo97UKrUWu3gbxW-myRjzf5wmy4oEtqpa6vZpu_Cc43JjA0OD8LLkGawl7SMdowRUTH661Z1L6WPMccH47nldNIB4XuAbQlF93Z01RahtDi13m166_lmuIKrIerThDKPIDhvh7BizaFfWIbF28cKhrrw8PgWCg/s320/0CC9F459-1F22-4A6C-A192-0CC8A1ADA137_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br />I had intended to visit the Victorio Canyon area back around Thanksgiving (2022) but a serious washout on the Gap Road had me backtracking to do the hike to the Bradley Mines and beyond. Well, this time I was able to get through but let me just say, the road is not good and it only got worse the farther south I went on it. Count on an hour once leaving the pavement past Rockhound SP if you intend to visit this area.<p></p><p> I had originally thought about doing a hike on the southwest side of the range, but with high winds predicted for the early afternoon, I thought a hike on east side would give me more time before they arrived in force from the southwest. The steep wall of the main ridge of the range acting like a massive buffer. I was definitely right about that, although when I first got out of the truck a few strong, random gusts had me thinking I had gotten the whole thing wrong.</p><p> Anyway, I set out cross country through the poppies and the weeds until I picked up the road (which parallels Victorio Canyon) and then walked briskly along it until leaving off to go cross country again when it took a turn to the north to a corral area. Oddly enough there were couple trucks there that I could see in the distance. They didn't seem to be camping, so perhaps they were hunters out scouting around.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jx_jWPvKMCkYmbwQYZv7Z_J84WKXHtZe07Yy0uTD1GBd9ZeNlcRZr2YgMfEgZzN77Zg8hfnaeC6POIeqBMUH_7Jw7yQtivrSvoS-2JA-qTLIx8O-QghfaxMMJVhOCgEeFxaIG-tGdbWX5qXlGiXP_2iiXn7pXXDb0xk5w_bbBO8RYNCNF7NblBW1fQ/s4032/6B1873BD-731D-4816-BAB7-29457DA8A3B5_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jx_jWPvKMCkYmbwQYZv7Z_J84WKXHtZe07Yy0uTD1GBd9ZeNlcRZr2YgMfEgZzN77Zg8hfnaeC6POIeqBMUH_7Jw7yQtivrSvoS-2JA-qTLIx8O-QghfaxMMJVhOCgEeFxaIG-tGdbWX5qXlGiXP_2iiXn7pXXDb0xk5w_bbBO8RYNCNF7NblBW1fQ/s320/6B1873BD-731D-4816-BAB7-29457DA8A3B5_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY38sdvIQxZ0enKHTJ4dDRwukN0Vw9RyXgZa-7P7iSx4ma6HCh_vzVEjDPI0vogjij-9MG4BBSO61uL9mVPYNErsv8xQIH0W8KiPRKg6I8YYsa0VGRjKhkUnm7_T2x5HuB19pcb1XiCKjG4lK4gXRAQZwEb_bQq32gEA9zMUxYdFchgFwcjKDYpH2LvA/s3703/CFC294C4-7C31-438B-9AB7-98755D8F32F8_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3703" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY38sdvIQxZ0enKHTJ4dDRwukN0Vw9RyXgZa-7P7iSx4ma6HCh_vzVEjDPI0vogjij-9MG4BBSO61uL9mVPYNErsv8xQIH0W8KiPRKg6I8YYsa0VGRjKhkUnm7_T2x5HuB19pcb1XiCKjG4lK4gXRAQZwEb_bQq32gEA9zMUxYdFchgFwcjKDYpH2LvA/s320/CFC294C4-7C31-438B-9AB7-98755D8F32F8_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p>Shortly, I was all the way back at the hidden tributary canyon whose western slope was covered in piñon and juniper. I trucked along, sometimes in the stream bed, sometimes along side it, admiring the surround of cliffs and peaks as I climbed higher. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7wYmCTU7hN3z-A4pM7AnH77A1enk3wWfOdtgppFB5ANMrazcn1O8kmfTB2hKZQrrfwf1jwp3fAxllQc1BluLfGbMzrbNsOQDWc9x3qriE69oB7nnz4hCEr8pP3NhfmCEAbwyXTs4RHIP3TmZB7QrfqnW1PV_QbYy-cKD1hPqHrrp9TPB9FURq4tFKQ/s4032/88C73249-F0C6-4F04-9A9E-738E2F1C30A2_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2650" data-original-width="4032" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7wYmCTU7hN3z-A4pM7AnH77A1enk3wWfOdtgppFB5ANMrazcn1O8kmfTB2hKZQrrfwf1jwp3fAxllQc1BluLfGbMzrbNsOQDWc9x3qriE69oB7nnz4hCEr8pP3NhfmCEAbwyXTs4RHIP3TmZB7QrfqnW1PV_QbYy-cKD1hPqHrrp9TPB9FURq4tFKQ/w400-h263/88C73249-F0C6-4F04-9A9E-738E2F1C30A2_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9h7j9y9DjCrcXDT6-_83LP2-JW5R5LNePE0tbBwq0r_Gdi5017ulxFW6XXIxDaU_Ocn_cWKfCLRS4AhgjTzStDOGg3wPGCytvjPOeMxhPtTt1gcp6W3h51cAt_O8DqnoMa8bnvKcbf9pMu5hyvZ480gtqConAtbvfX46QDWkxbcBxVg3tiA1U4begNA/s3805/694A6096-C9FF-454E-A0BD-5A428F78A11A_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3805" data-original-width="3007" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9h7j9y9DjCrcXDT6-_83LP2-JW5R5LNePE0tbBwq0r_Gdi5017ulxFW6XXIxDaU_Ocn_cWKfCLRS4AhgjTzStDOGg3wPGCytvjPOeMxhPtTt1gcp6W3h51cAt_O8DqnoMa8bnvKcbf9pMu5hyvZ480gtqConAtbvfX46QDWkxbcBxVg3tiA1U4begNA/s320/694A6096-C9FF-454E-A0BD-5A428F78A11A_1_201_a.heic" width="253" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxKvP97vK4VCvmFpjQ-Iz3xARyvph0yki_i4ni2ZB_LxXYIKJe1NrHUQ1wlHPyXeLnxCAECFeZIxJbBUqO1TnHqyNhFjV095yCJ5jk-y2IF-9sCQmQG3wsGkpAkx1uKwBGCLq0Ezk24M1LZ40yu_tnLbx6lw07go3VCUrlpBnbv2SwIyImfnsLsRlqQ/s4032/9E56E0C1-18E5-4369-9C71-5906E5FE58E2_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxKvP97vK4VCvmFpjQ-Iz3xARyvph0yki_i4ni2ZB_LxXYIKJe1NrHUQ1wlHPyXeLnxCAECFeZIxJbBUqO1TnHqyNhFjV095yCJ5jk-y2IF-9sCQmQG3wsGkpAkx1uKwBGCLq0Ezk24M1LZ40yu_tnLbx6lw07go3VCUrlpBnbv2SwIyImfnsLsRlqQ/s320/9E56E0C1-18E5-4369-9C71-5906E5FE58E2_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p>Eventually, I climbed back to the east to a saddle well below the towering Gym Peak. I lingered on the saddle a bit, it was such a nice area with tall grasses and beautiful views, but finally I made my way very roughly down into the next canyon over from the one I ascended. From where it bottomed out, it was an easy push back to the truck, with the long bone jarring ride awaiting me.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ipjCZuUHV_R67HpoL2nKA54z3B3Kk3w1hP8WkK8aNaHxLh8m-TN7zAaJzILwsP4dE6SktJqOlcz3bVsBqaQ-FjufCzl6CVICj03-yL8drxJJSzebuvfNWI7FjJOmwUQr-SgAtu4E3y2LTPJ0s4ja-3tHucaWs0HuN8sV5gmN17TPqO0CTkQf1Dl6ww/s4032/6EF85ECD-FCF8-4EB3-BAB2-542138513ABC_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ipjCZuUHV_R67HpoL2nKA54z3B3Kk3w1hP8WkK8aNaHxLh8m-TN7zAaJzILwsP4dE6SktJqOlcz3bVsBqaQ-FjufCzl6CVICj03-yL8drxJJSzebuvfNWI7FjJOmwUQr-SgAtu4E3y2LTPJ0s4ja-3tHucaWs0HuN8sV5gmN17TPqO0CTkQf1Dl6ww/w400-h300/6EF85ECD-FCF8-4EB3-BAB2-542138513ABC_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPT3SF2SIqAoIR8PMdm4-vYIb3wTtZBURowkhZqclIk67WX9RZEt66l7QiWoYzrBMzt6wtppCnHXm5coGr39UhorG8lyCiC0FKT2QaaWdKyDQpe1KfCRkuVajgPqKA1EJRdVj0pw-AaM9QTt8NaRQI2plCjyKtAyME-5fueG8cYNr7LKnvGEbI9chZg/s4032/94930E84-FFCE-4AC9-A669-CD50BAB53056_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2825" data-original-width="3683" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4G4Me7r26afdVxOR3uMVfG7E_eH2v_WdjR4IIgEOL9u-UmD-821Wavk-j7G5ET8pqoF4_R1eFSk-7MmQak32bWDaGdUzrI2saXwks-rFvP6ZT867RgjaUlojYcASep9qw7GrncilPcpoK49yS2E3pfBvswy3UKCulramOZR9uplhzFKfeOqnTAJqMg/s320/B7C67666-425F-4067-A824-C68CB30EAE5F_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ13oSVYYDSs_YwIiZmbNtCHOkv0-am7EU4rD6e8XKAuuasdS11OkaDX8VjTAcISRZd4s4sdcjzyF8uxuVXOoBFy0NcJlJr7OCFRbLMnRN5IZlkwuIMfVeKoLeC1f-Y6UaXS-Fncto_fSDoaDd3sDF7V_uYUj_OD0PKM68S-QkVHSXthq0GHUYh7tuDg/s4021/F5223181-3166-4BB3-A52C-FBCB237B2B97_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2652" data-original-width="4021" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ13oSVYYDSs_YwIiZmbNtCHOkv0-am7EU4rD6e8XKAuuasdS11OkaDX8VjTAcISRZd4s4sdcjzyF8uxuVXOoBFy0NcJlJr7OCFRbLMnRN5IZlkwuIMfVeKoLeC1f-Y6UaXS-Fncto_fSDoaDd3sDF7V_uYUj_OD0PKM68S-QkVHSXthq0GHUYh7tuDg/s320/F5223181-3166-4BB3-A52C-FBCB237B2B97_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p>Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-60122651621978117292023-04-12T15:09:00.003-07:002023-04-13T20:21:57.575-07:00Broad Canyon Wilderness-Mesas and Canyons, Organ Mts.- Desert Peaks National Monument<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I'd been interested to see if any ancient peoples made use of the several mesas in this area ever since discovering a small site in a canyon nearby four years ago. We looked at Hersey Place Mesa last year which is the second largest in this area north of Tailholt and Bell Top Mountains and south of Broad Canyon. We did find some ancient pottery close to the ruins of the old homestead, but little else.<p></p><p> The problem with visiting Lloyd Well Mesa ( the largest of these mesas) is it requires, because of the Broad Canyon Wilderness boundaries, a fairly long hike just to get there, never mind any exploring one might want to do. It's about equally distant coming at it from either the north or south edges of the wilderness area as well. You can get pretty close by driving up Coyote Canyon to the far eastern end and I've done that twice before. But going that way meant a whole lot more drive time than I wanted.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7sLsfSHaHJOTPh-lM4yzZgrShpDuscffveJGVeih9PQQBreuiZujn0NwP4jsCf0L34jPTfJQQLRP21YTYrdA9ApG5IGlNqVIOq65F2B2SHIupbxG3zSGb4PBI7FVu92SCWRHSwAyilauUVwe7qTYPXd_VoHNscy7X6j5eeeYV4oUG5SGQu5QITpQJg/s4032/0BBAB725-D58D-4DA6-B45A-A50291F71FBA_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2290" data-original-width="4032" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7sLsfSHaHJOTPh-lM4yzZgrShpDuscffveJGVeih9PQQBreuiZujn0NwP4jsCf0L34jPTfJQQLRP21YTYrdA9ApG5IGlNqVIOq65F2B2SHIupbxG3zSGb4PBI7FVu92SCWRHSwAyilauUVwe7qTYPXd_VoHNscy7X6j5eeeYV4oUG5SGQu5QITpQJg/w400-h228/0BBAB725-D58D-4DA6-B45A-A50291F71FBA_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lloyd Well Mesa</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Anyway, because of all this it hasn't been a high priority destination, even as it stuck with me over time. Well, during my spring break, one sunny weekday late morning , when the wind wasn't too punishing, I just decided to do it and headed out to the trailhead just off of the ever-improving Corralitos Road.</p><p>It might have been a total trudge crossing the flats, but luckily there were wildflowers to keep my spirits up.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqj_TMVlCDVUe-j07yi7C6ziF8ytvOGJoqrAzEDviN136FH4dHApHek5AiTWniwLqxtWu94xU-gLCTKQgspW3HBxOxsK_Hh5DFwRCpgvuoFpptE-xs1yi7uMKklo2k8QJeXdRWhgBzy9AZ0G0xBFVpjOBfrEIDcaWQgX2xUdXaQkYgHs5lS4E60b9bg/s3632/D46D5C54-B72C-4CFD-8DDC-B61B66C6BA3F_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3632" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqj_TMVlCDVUe-j07yi7C6ziF8ytvOGJoqrAzEDviN136FH4dHApHek5AiTWniwLqxtWu94xU-gLCTKQgspW3HBxOxsK_Hh5DFwRCpgvuoFpptE-xs1yi7uMKklo2k8QJeXdRWhgBzy9AZ0G0xBFVpjOBfrEIDcaWQgX2xUdXaQkYgHs5lS4E60b9bg/s320/D46D5C54-B72C-4CFD-8DDC-B61B66C6BA3F_1_201_a.heic" width="266" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xyp-MyAAD00VdLTLAIHfX-9BIrR1DDp6rv4PzYI957PxnQ5-hup6VgqYzCWYR2nJ6ONtXTgbLV7_sa2Q8iNy8o-MkVNHvNxsx4E-NMx_bJmFSTzUReAHYn4VVwg_t2FSWwHOo4D4KzPgYTRFvIGNazsilMJBrvaFWsx617B10RX42PnUI1U2BQgLgA/s4032/13CC1A57-61C4-497A-B8C1-9A8257CBB194_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xyp-MyAAD00VdLTLAIHfX-9BIrR1DDp6rv4PzYI957PxnQ5-hup6VgqYzCWYR2nJ6ONtXTgbLV7_sa2Q8iNy8o-MkVNHvNxsx4E-NMx_bJmFSTzUReAHYn4VVwg_t2FSWwHOo4D4KzPgYTRFvIGNazsilMJBrvaFWsx617B10RX42PnUI1U2BQgLgA/s320/13CC1A57-61C4-497A-B8C1-9A8257CBB194_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNYcWxsooHGmeyhvcrLvmz9ETF9fTdXRxFMXNlz57kt4N4LPO-cS5Ao7nYTNldscDY_ga-Y71X41yRLT2VD14sNnamg9SRqyhUYg8iHN0V1cJBVjmV7PlE9UMizaCmlbV-CM8DAT8cxzWZ9d-ernOXUIymswxbSD3Y3jhO-3TksuRknWvKeOD4rEp5Q/s4032/030B4BAF-B567-4325-A975-6F12C24AFE88_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNYcWxsooHGmeyhvcrLvmz9ETF9fTdXRxFMXNlz57kt4N4LPO-cS5Ao7nYTNldscDY_ga-Y71X41yRLT2VD14sNnamg9SRqyhUYg8iHN0V1cJBVjmV7PlE9UMizaCmlbV-CM8DAT8cxzWZ9d-ernOXUIymswxbSD3Y3jhO-3TksuRknWvKeOD4rEp5Q/s320/030B4BAF-B567-4325-A975-6F12C24AFE88_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p> On the mesa top, I was greeted by a fence, that strangely cuts diagonally across the mesa's wider western half. There was also wind, and not much else. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7kXVkv5BbWAL_3E-e4fhatvOhX8onNDbc-O9b0v-X25RaWZIgEvohbzzQI90QxPO49Iw8SBfAoC5H3UE8OAIM_5rAA1GAtYcL7ImaxowSSDylddjb6TbnUfAsqFEx_pSe4stQB_AiQvsvJmVluTaOePCRpKZ6yAHM07pmBA8QuzKDPSsvchGxLdkFw/s4032/C7C88EFF-5B38-4FA7-9F08-603E57BED022_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7kXVkv5BbWAL_3E-e4fhatvOhX8onNDbc-O9b0v-X25RaWZIgEvohbzzQI90QxPO49Iw8SBfAoC5H3UE8OAIM_5rAA1GAtYcL7ImaxowSSDylddjb6TbnUfAsqFEx_pSe4stQB_AiQvsvJmVluTaOePCRpKZ6yAHM07pmBA8QuzKDPSsvchGxLdkFw/s320/C7C88EFF-5B38-4FA7-9F08-603E57BED022_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a> </p><p>I didn't feel like going under a fence just at that moment. In fact I was a little insulted by the notion of going through that trouble just to explore the seemingly equally barren eastern half of the mesa, so I ambled over to the western edge, which is also the highpoint of this tilted landform, and looked down at the arroyos three hundred feet below me.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNj0bGVi6X-jokeT8o0ckspFk4KVzRb9HaxxJbnvO4yIxWyH2MtUeErXjFPM_2f_40biKrdVZ_IrKOHUT_3p3rJehfEOONibOqXHpdlRErUaEhkEP278opKSOpQGHXDUeMOchuv5L7abB0ULkmy4apNCQrrjr5B0JB5VVdLlHcAOfIi6gM-_IkajTbpQ/s4032/75988A63-B91B-4EC0-9765-BABF96D29DB0_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNj0bGVi6X-jokeT8o0ckspFk4KVzRb9HaxxJbnvO4yIxWyH2MtUeErXjFPM_2f_40biKrdVZ_IrKOHUT_3p3rJehfEOONibOqXHpdlRErUaEhkEP278opKSOpQGHXDUeMOchuv5L7abB0ULkmy4apNCQrrjr5B0JB5VVdLlHcAOfIi6gM-_IkajTbpQ/s320/75988A63-B91B-4EC0-9765-BABF96D29DB0_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0b-PTBeeAvBiPa7syGyQTTX_4NWKXfDaQRLYaZEKZH9qYIq4SOjEjt1hi7dC8720dmbYBTGdZbm_qq6iAfODgcY-w0PMUcZUpMgpZpoQpb5pOQWJHY2_46geqBjm1MlWX41b4ELvi3-GN5gt8T7wtbeUne_3CMWiJcMi0K8FgfMrn-FIfcREGuGabWA/s4032/AE3E7D93-C1B1-481B-80F2-FA485045744F_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0b-PTBeeAvBiPa7syGyQTTX_4NWKXfDaQRLYaZEKZH9qYIq4SOjEjt1hi7dC8720dmbYBTGdZbm_qq6iAfODgcY-w0PMUcZUpMgpZpoQpb5pOQWJHY2_46geqBjm1MlWX41b4ELvi3-GN5gt8T7wtbeUne_3CMWiJcMi0K8FgfMrn-FIfcREGuGabWA/s320/AE3E7D93-C1B1-481B-80F2-FA485045744F_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p> I remembered a small canyon dotted with junipers that I had once planned as being my way up the mesa, and now decided it would be my way down off of it. Now, I did have to go under that fence, but with this little canyon canyon calling me on, I didn't mind at all. This pretty defile obviously gets downright lush compared to the seer look and feel of the mesa. It also isn't readily accessible to the numerous cattle which gets it right in line with true wilderness aesthetics, unlike much of the surrounding area which is in a disgraceful state of degradation due to longstanding mismanagement of grazing.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhdTMcFvrHzsnKAk3qTk2mbMmrrYE-Xn9XCpiR8OFbW3CT8-NeitrK6C9nKWK8Jwjw31F2nRgJjMN7klNKZAQnXXco1Fmj596Wj4z2svDr_MRHeI-ov1SFChB9bvt5DSz-T3STeCuzlLKHRG2cOGccD-5oD67eFmyom7Rq-gyXH7roGFzlJGl_RnogA/s3691/555E378F-4156-48CA-9771-BBE768C59DB7_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2547" data-original-width="3691" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhdTMcFvrHzsnKAk3qTk2mbMmrrYE-Xn9XCpiR8OFbW3CT8-NeitrK6C9nKWK8Jwjw31F2nRgJjMN7klNKZAQnXXco1Fmj596Wj4z2svDr_MRHeI-ov1SFChB9bvt5DSz-T3STeCuzlLKHRG2cOGccD-5oD67eFmyom7Rq-gyXH7roGFzlJGl_RnogA/w400-h276/555E378F-4156-48CA-9771-BBE768C59DB7_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></p><p>Before reaching the very bottom of the canyon I crossed over a dangling arm of the mesa and headed down into Hersey Place Arroyo and began heading upstream. This canyon was a lot of fun, and it would be an absolute joy if not for the above mentioned cattle trying their damndest to trample all the life out of it altogether. I focused on the colorful cliffs and dry cascades and tried to pay as little attention to the abundant cow crap as I could. Still, I couldn't help but come to the conclusion that in desert areas like this, livestock use and wilderness values are very much incompatible.</p><p>I ate a lunch of sardines and crackers in front of a large alcove behind a dry waterfall sitting in the warm sand.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIpWwOCOEKRp5-dla7SASAET85z9xXhsoDgyIU5SvQFJNy7pqKQs95Nq2zzGvHYI7FzgA2NWSQugNMaqv_kIPYMAup65MZpjHT1MR4WuM9I9eWz2Nzm6iHC5Gt6Oih7Ej76Vr3WfFUZ5Y4x1q_PDn877u5WgZz2i1xyr1DVxBEWTSZAzmqmipZw9a0A/s4013/6C88357D-B965-4FDE-BD47-1D418207C123_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2418" data-original-width="4013" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIpWwOCOEKRp5-dla7SASAET85z9xXhsoDgyIU5SvQFJNy7pqKQs95Nq2zzGvHYI7FzgA2NWSQugNMaqv_kIPYMAup65MZpjHT1MR4WuM9I9eWz2Nzm6iHC5Gt6Oih7Ej76Vr3WfFUZ5Y4x1q_PDn877u5WgZz2i1xyr1DVxBEWTSZAzmqmipZw9a0A/s320/6C88357D-B965-4FDE-BD47-1D418207C123_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p> Before repeating my last leg that more or less repeated my entry into this loop, I found a vein of what looked like calcite, fluorite and quartz. On a second trip to another arroyo just a bit to the west we found some quite large calcite crystals as well just laying on the surface.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhk3m7QTY1tahES6uoijtBG9cjKQEMzF0V-YOYn1S1QCA9CjecrpDWOOCjheoLKpcMUPfvibTm0UQep4w_WfmNDt2z9GA1lCSOiZc-g9xZM_ab75aQonu-VmDv6DkTaJFnkHpS8IeQOwgrGBxJovDMJ6VICVTDD8AOinIsRI7WHDCE0fCTqWHw99kwGg/s4032/86A8C3CD-C56A-470C-BDA1-2784DB9028ED_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhk3m7QTY1tahES6uoijtBG9cjKQEMzF0V-YOYn1S1QCA9CjecrpDWOOCjheoLKpcMUPfvibTm0UQep4w_WfmNDt2z9GA1lCSOiZc-g9xZM_ab75aQonu-VmDv6DkTaJFnkHpS8IeQOwgrGBxJovDMJ6VICVTDD8AOinIsRI7WHDCE0fCTqWHw99kwGg/s320/86A8C3CD-C56A-470C-BDA1-2784DB9028ED_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80rw4nU6MYCt6PQZLxrECxI3ygdXr9Lmd5ccIqSN3sl4VlYJTLhBikqr_ocP5GpqwPgSn3LmPPIMOeIpzxCpNgCaVyaz_xNMAO3WVIW6EbD7SHTZ3s-dAaSK0PUEDmHyaWhfNpq4dv3zsDlcmnj3ypqA_BPtz_Veavv47XAol_FY1qJb4HDBbvIfMkw/s4032/0CE676CD-8DC3-4C41-BB47-9BDD8907C655_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80rw4nU6MYCt6PQZLxrECxI3ygdXr9Lmd5ccIqSN3sl4VlYJTLhBikqr_ocP5GpqwPgSn3LmPPIMOeIpzxCpNgCaVyaz_xNMAO3WVIW6EbD7SHTZ3s-dAaSK0PUEDmHyaWhfNpq4dv3zsDlcmnj3ypqA_BPtz_Veavv47XAol_FY1qJb4HDBbvIfMkw/s320/0CE676CD-8DC3-4C41-BB47-9BDD8907C655_1_201_a.heic" width="240" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1ReW2URNS8La5Ym_oq1Yr2qLLmK9OnbvQZNOsE3drHMcYoRqUE1tDReO0aIWrp6Z0hjVKp4CofEiQYuSY_CFrGqDdcDsMdjNZbiU5zEO6rm6c010YRLa47BMTKgzPW1FYF7-KjVlIgALZJbP8yrLhXAvH9dIOBKS6Zi8aX4nrnmOslBg0YBxNTVXjQ/s3140/93B9AD7D-E9F2-46CD-ACD0-C0EF9DCB9515_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3140" data-original-width="2947" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1ReW2URNS8La5Ym_oq1Yr2qLLmK9OnbvQZNOsE3drHMcYoRqUE1tDReO0aIWrp6Z0hjVKp4CofEiQYuSY_CFrGqDdcDsMdjNZbiU5zEO6rm6c010YRLa47BMTKgzPW1FYF7-KjVlIgALZJbP8yrLhXAvH9dIOBKS6Zi8aX4nrnmOslBg0YBxNTVXjQ/s320/93B9AD7D-E9F2-46CD-ACD0-C0EF9DCB9515_1_201_a.heic" width="300" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQBJCxf49d9cUt309WeX_rs3jd8GkHCXaqXdPMPAiJ8c3Xf-8JQwhfahreN2DZJrFhdLyMs7NcZE3ulN2YZ7re_Rf08IMxrvzSlro_ZRtP00hk1uw9ejE0JYTcMNTqfatq4bWCIvq4cWWtpb1wpvZCg3WK_szU0tIQAnxvIkZc4859wyH5xLjUdZltg/s4032/6C3D7046-2DB6-487F-ABCD-3C1FBD91CB60_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQBJCxf49d9cUt309WeX_rs3jd8GkHCXaqXdPMPAiJ8c3Xf-8JQwhfahreN2DZJrFhdLyMs7NcZE3ulN2YZ7re_Rf08IMxrvzSlro_ZRtP00hk1uw9ejE0JYTcMNTqfatq4bWCIvq4cWWtpb1wpvZCg3WK_szU0tIQAnxvIkZc4859wyH5xLjUdZltg/s320/6C3D7046-2DB6-487F-ABCD-3C1FBD91CB60_1_201_a.heic" width="240" /></a></p><p>That second trip a few days later was a nice one as well with the arroyo being a slightly smaller version of Hersey Place Arroyo with similar cliffs and junipers and a couple of nice dry waterfalls, although the maze of steep walled gullies ( an erosional effect I'm fairly certain that's brought on by overgrazing) close to its confluence with Broad Canyon was rather annoying, as this phenomena is always in the many places it is encountered in Organ Mountains- Desert Peaks National Monument. Still, it was a nice out and back with my wife with good weather holding out for the entire trek.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1CyG7T-MVK1MrGD3ux6W-j8hVQKlreho_DpvKIycKxRBQOuhtdDMiI3nhm70W5BF3TAwdkURFoB6vgA92ASzJ519DsU-l6eFVOpQCNz4GLA2VflhyvgqB1N_s1KTbWVKpBlCdlzYeV_nSnpHs4gk_DdKXxSJSAoVySlPOxjNNipFIae8lEhG_rAN9g/s4032/D3F951CE-99FB-425C-8884-43CF519C5BFD_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1CyG7T-MVK1MrGD3ux6W-j8hVQKlreho_DpvKIycKxRBQOuhtdDMiI3nhm70W5BF3TAwdkURFoB6vgA92ASzJ519DsU-l6eFVOpQCNz4GLA2VflhyvgqB1N_s1KTbWVKpBlCdlzYeV_nSnpHs4gk_DdKXxSJSAoVySlPOxjNNipFIae8lEhG_rAN9g/w400-h300/D3F951CE-99FB-425C-8884-43CF519C5BFD_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></p><p>.</p>Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-5412193872137412692023-03-27T15:57:00.000-07:002023-03-27T15:57:19.444-07:00Florida Mountains Wilderness Study Area - Florida Mountains<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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I hesitate to use the word canyon because of the very brief and steep nature of these defiles. It was a similar excursion I took on my spring break two years ago to a similar canyon just to the north. They are both grand places and I would be hard pressed to recommend one over the other, except that the more recent one had a much more direct approach and was less time consuming,<p></p><p>There might be a bit of confusion at the starting point of the hike. Where Luna County Road B0-16 ends and a primitive road begins is actually the beginning of the wilderness study area, and a faded, much abused sign indicates that. Still, it looks like the road gets regular use. Be forewarned if you try to drive it, as it is obviously prone to deep rutting and washed out crossings of the gullies it crosses.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMVZxcy5GaWYAlXYW4Tv2DrM6FK5SSzAXmGX7Ecry8Lb59szwNP-9gBusaKqOLvp3O5gRohBob8hk1u1EJ1TY89s-I7piqeCGmrYz2rkS5PlrGt5SIj18JSTaL4mG5x4nb1QY8-E6WlutAHuI5GkjkN8xRKuJBMGc6kNUAAYj2GWb-pwCJA2FZuj42g/s4032/10E4EAAD-FB0E-4E65-9477-00B9260118F0_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMVZxcy5GaWYAlXYW4Tv2DrM6FK5SSzAXmGX7Ecry8Lb59szwNP-9gBusaKqOLvp3O5gRohBob8hk1u1EJ1TY89s-I7piqeCGmrYz2rkS5PlrGt5SIj18JSTaL4mG5x4nb1QY8-E6WlutAHuI5GkjkN8xRKuJBMGc6kNUAAYj2GWb-pwCJA2FZuj42g/s320/10E4EAAD-FB0E-4E65-9477-00B9260118F0_1_201_a.heic" width="240" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhXWMFtmgjYj1H-q6GpyYQQk-Kh2Kbbgpzve6pfqCcxT6qnaQJVj-BDuhmG1PvSZdjGgLROmH-rK34H_Pn9ma31fK-EjW-c10y5ReUk0cxA9Bdr-9ng9rS_fRjzmdg48ClpEWSn1otiquCj76MTxNXedaF8TTX_fy1i4hh7ANCpnq-S5pshuWTvJBxw/s4032/4E8B283D-0F50-4F1E-9A5E-57C7E581ECF8.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhXWMFtmgjYj1H-q6GpyYQQk-Kh2Kbbgpzve6pfqCcxT6qnaQJVj-BDuhmG1PvSZdjGgLROmH-rK34H_Pn9ma31fK-EjW-c10y5ReUk0cxA9Bdr-9ng9rS_fRjzmdg48ClpEWSn1otiquCj76MTxNXedaF8TTX_fy1i4hh7ANCpnq-S5pshuWTvJBxw/s320/4E8B283D-0F50-4F1E-9A5E-57C7E581ECF8.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p>Hiking this road to its very end brought me to a fence to cross, and then I continued southwest toward the tree lined arroyo emerging from the walls and towers of bare, solid rock. Once arrived at the arroyo, I began a more or less continuous scramble through boulders and dense vegetation, sometimes in the dry stream course itself, and sometimes along islands and benches in and beside its path. Along the way were ash trees beginning to bud, contorted oaks and piñons, and trickles and puddles of precious water on the smoothed gray bedrock.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjud9lCu224iN9Z7IL7CqEjiiQBAX4iN4p_KvfyIgR3UTEeIv87EkxBUBqSx3M6dc94orsqBPGtYF1GbbL7Oz2tqGn0Dh2NNX8AxqlXSwNMdH7XNN3PK5Y0i9C1B9NcBTdWSi6t_ICDv53IhZws3SHgvMsODx1P-_-6NQyqXe76-tmqyXene93L7tqpg/s4032/8178C257-C7B2-4084-82AA-CC69AD01632F.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjud9lCu224iN9Z7IL7CqEjiiQBAX4iN4p_KvfyIgR3UTEeIv87EkxBUBqSx3M6dc94orsqBPGtYF1GbbL7Oz2tqGn0Dh2NNX8AxqlXSwNMdH7XNN3PK5Y0i9C1B9NcBTdWSi6t_ICDv53IhZws3SHgvMsODx1P-_-6NQyqXe76-tmqyXene93L7tqpg/s320/8178C257-C7B2-4084-82AA-CC69AD01632F.heic" width="240" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCaJXgFqGvWyppGruXdHz03PEje_tVmkfrvPgFUk6eOEhelPJ-SdnQ1bMRRpU96gtAP64MVoEQlWVgwmQkBZyzk4kwZxpMcqM_cXRx_MnYj5CRLtqZFL0xap5AWkTWtuAxbRmS6MJLKUkHwYwfRYPXuyoQQ4Jwq0-7EuoNp0Ir-2CNluYC4KY-XvwCqw/s3214/B2961E6E-583D-402B-B1C9-FB00047E71D7_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3214" data-original-width="2799" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCaJXgFqGvWyppGruXdHz03PEje_tVmkfrvPgFUk6eOEhelPJ-SdnQ1bMRRpU96gtAP64MVoEQlWVgwmQkBZyzk4kwZxpMcqM_cXRx_MnYj5CRLtqZFL0xap5AWkTWtuAxbRmS6MJLKUkHwYwfRYPXuyoQQ4Jwq0-7EuoNp0Ir-2CNluYC4KY-XvwCqw/s320/B2961E6E-583D-402B-B1C9-FB00047E71D7_1_201_a.heic" width="279" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6aAfePkWBBvFLskVKfgnY3oPHnTVU4Hqu5z6humPPKWYn66a2wwrB-LfMmqbpcSABxTjLMn5c--HLDXTbiLHaIBrfREI1NKSYhf_se2qOg80oYye0W0EnlD7hVC884XAWfo5UjY7pkcNl9QPBO-nHJoSHa3bAc7mfeA5dNZ4HEU-8TJ3PQBiDJoGmw/s4032/B7431BDE-3C18-4C76-8E02-AFF1776AAA89.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6aAfePkWBBvFLskVKfgnY3oPHnTVU4Hqu5z6humPPKWYn66a2wwrB-LfMmqbpcSABxTjLMn5c--HLDXTbiLHaIBrfREI1NKSYhf_se2qOg80oYye0W0EnlD7hVC884XAWfo5UjY7pkcNl9QPBO-nHJoSHa3bAc7mfeA5dNZ4HEU-8TJ3PQBiDJoGmw/s320/B7431BDE-3C18-4C76-8E02-AFF1776AAA89.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRfgO_lox84TAoivC6shN2SbcaINy3X6bxRWlIec8zDCul13RimQ8XO_5WDci8-5kaiA7ngehKd5U_nR6KcjkMPpwNrTbDgTjGFBa_xdi1IXRnopGnnqiF1Z7igEPtDeUP1tQ5k1XTeyUhSnOVhXih1BU1swG9Pwx5SLiJPdvQhZKXbTdVLE547MPUqw/s4032/A696069E-3D8E-4A88-8BCB-9161AA041CF5_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRfgO_lox84TAoivC6shN2SbcaINy3X6bxRWlIec8zDCul13RimQ8XO_5WDci8-5kaiA7ngehKd5U_nR6KcjkMPpwNrTbDgTjGFBa_xdi1IXRnopGnnqiF1Z7igEPtDeUP1tQ5k1XTeyUhSnOVhXih1BU1swG9Pwx5SLiJPdvQhZKXbTdVLE547MPUqw/s320/A696069E-3D8E-4A88-8BCB-9161AA041CF5_1_201_a.heic" width="240" /></a></p><p> I investigated a large waterfall system on my right, which was mostly, but not entirely dry, before returning to the center branch with its own waterfall system cut in a brilliant seam of white rock that extended all the way back to the pointed peaks themselves. I did a slightly dicey maneuver to get a look at the upper end of the left hand tributary, where water emerged from beneath some boulders. The direct route over which loomed a substantial oak, would've required some outright climbing that looked a little more tricky than I wanted to deal with when I'm hiking alone. After that I was basically done. I carefully made my back down to the middle branch where I could see a black stain on the white rock higher up. I couldn't hear water flowing, but it may have been wet.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzuKYlIh3Fv_HA-wyp5NGKkYaR3pHLMArY3kdWvosCinDLZROqrAWOumYrM0bcqGqMEaNLjxfESqSi7Ms00Oq9Le6m3UGtZiZylwQx7e18_gzah7e21LeAUF0aRc8UuB9CaTQPDUqlIiSwPH31FwnUKgipNDxLKuWVpzWe1dDV5gRO7J1sZMdjpYT9EQ/s4032/2B846C26-421E-432B-8344-31F94C67D8DA_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3007" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzuKYlIh3Fv_HA-wyp5NGKkYaR3pHLMArY3kdWvosCinDLZROqrAWOumYrM0bcqGqMEaNLjxfESqSi7Ms00Oq9Le6m3UGtZiZylwQx7e18_gzah7e21LeAUF0aRc8UuB9CaTQPDUqlIiSwPH31FwnUKgipNDxLKuWVpzWe1dDV5gRO7J1sZMdjpYT9EQ/s320/2B846C26-421E-432B-8344-31F94C67D8DA_1_201_a.heic" width="239" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3FaQxWI06J-L9bsTTvhPuZY2rDC43bVXHi2Xju1XkQkA61zpnVYRZrAgrU3ibqfnA0xmhNQjFFlzC8g0Kfe03DvGI2dxxJoUNA2s1rxh-6Bpb2Q_rbZXYUycIlejGT2ChVRj2jEVBMLLoOfWk55fkUNey_7cGqZBqtNN4_a7iJAs79hzzt5Di_hT9lA/s4032/B777AA8E-0000-4451-AE25-DF67DB698591_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3478" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRj4o4n5JUAPBkSTB21JciZ4I7idkl1RL_9B_j0ELb3Xc9UgD9I5QONOa_cQZxAhvzmCDrw8Fl-759406Twgv9qZ6nCCOWL4dj6NHrjrl5jZgLyjH_NT2CHVn3QN_GDk3yT_QsYziGFUkpcdSg4kA28GUaeQEQvnSdNJGieLCMqWpPXZ3h9MSGDmZ1AA/s320/C8CB920D-0BD8-49D9-AAC7-F760FFE61AFE_1_201_a.heic" width="278" /></a></p><p> I was awestruck once again by the seemingly outsized payoff for the fairly minimal investment of time and muscle to immerse myself in these mountains, rather than just admiring from them from afar.</p>Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-45356714827470236602023-03-21T11:38:00.004-07:002023-08-27T14:23:50.790-07:00Robledo Mountains Wilderness - Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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It's the best of the several " pour-off " canyons on the east side of the Robledos. I've been to a couple of other ones further south, and several further north as well, but it struck me as strange that I hadn't even looked at the canyon that is immediately to the south of Split Rock until a very recent Google Earth session spying for new hikes. Stanger still, is that it, while definitely coming in second to Split Rock for dramatic impact and scenery, appeared more than worthy of an investigation. This happens sometimes, the hiding in plain sight phenomena, as thorough as I try to be. Neglected no more, I set out on last Monday (4/13/23) afternoon initially utilizing the Ridgeline Trail of the Prehistoric Trackways NM, before descending down into canyon.<p></p><p> Oddly, initially there were a series of cairns that appeared to guiding me down the hill. I'm thinking these are leftover from the bicycle trail days of the Robledos. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrIWtxmjN4UczINa9Sq3miNt2-KUpRCarFx6lmb0gqo7vfbozOK5fqD2IwJafCKUuaYcJwihw4k5v4sNbyVyPQFRS-oCQc-XjrMvVmv_Z5eieR1AI_h4Z0cybry6dIJuDAO0lXc_0GPU8kXA1Pqz3Epc9IQkJzx8YKyRV1UQzsWOTh2DVSguhDEEplQ/s4032/5F837468-1080-43C6-B941-B837B4987B97.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrIWtxmjN4UczINa9Sq3miNt2-KUpRCarFx6lmb0gqo7vfbozOK5fqD2IwJafCKUuaYcJwihw4k5v4sNbyVyPQFRS-oCQc-XjrMvVmv_Z5eieR1AI_h4Z0cybry6dIJuDAO0lXc_0GPU8kXA1Pqz3Epc9IQkJzx8YKyRV1UQzsWOTh2DVSguhDEEplQ/s320/5F837468-1080-43C6-B941-B837B4987B97.heic" width="240" /></a>There didn't seem any two wheeled traffic utilizing the route now. Eventually, as the cairns headed right, I continued left and entered the canyon. This is a much shorter canyon than Split Rock and the effects of erosion are much less pronounced. While the hike in Split Rock is easy stroll on a mostly flat stream bed. This canyon, which I'm dubbing either Juniper or Prospect Canyon, is more like giant steps roughly carved out of the massive limestone bedrock.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQq7MXr5PUioBdXL0vYRZH8KVVi-k833InmlFWPD1fEVRvb5rAgnWuIMGLoHor2jGQba9MUWkzc25Gzem4V2MstGkMWDg19fBwAAFya8ZMO1-XQgtdLOUUsNs-qNQ8ighQVyhuGyhRTfCwC0l3geJnrBj7QZInKmB2NV1NEdcGoJ2GT3x-6kr3ux7yA/s4032/55CC3D45-9A14-4E2D-B72F-F92F02D8325B_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQq7MXr5PUioBdXL0vYRZH8KVVi-k833InmlFWPD1fEVRvb5rAgnWuIMGLoHor2jGQba9MUWkzc25Gzem4V2MstGkMWDg19fBwAAFya8ZMO1-XQgtdLOUUsNs-qNQ8ighQVyhuGyhRTfCwC0l3geJnrBj7QZInKmB2NV1NEdcGoJ2GT3x-6kr3ux7yA/s320/55CC3D45-9A14-4E2D-B72F-F92F02D8325B_1_201_a.heic" width="240" /></a></p><p>Along the way are a few of the ancient and mighty junipers that somehow survive, for at least hundreds (as much as a thousand?) of years I would guess, in the inhospitable conditions of these steep ravines that pierce the east side of the range. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_4HSlaFQYlR_mtCmhPu9ZrgcbTFGQ-FS7H54xjIyvc4W141NPuxwYNlt6lZ3EWyzA3Gwhorvl53sckb-yiD1Cxzj-JHmoG1JVDzyGRKGL6B_RxDYbF6U18uI_VXkdWTgg55UIWBRvawTaUN5kvCcDQ-fLPwFLE41cjeKSvXDslTiD2ZzQbxFdDelCA/s3544/EB283384-3BE4-425E-85D7-FBDE9A6C2BE7_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3544" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_4HSlaFQYlR_mtCmhPu9ZrgcbTFGQ-FS7H54xjIyvc4W141NPuxwYNlt6lZ3EWyzA3Gwhorvl53sckb-yiD1Cxzj-JHmoG1JVDzyGRKGL6B_RxDYbF6U18uI_VXkdWTgg55UIWBRvawTaUN5kvCcDQ-fLPwFLE41cjeKSvXDslTiD2ZzQbxFdDelCA/s320/EB283384-3BE4-425E-85D7-FBDE9A6C2BE7_1_201_a.heic" width="273" /></a></p><p>In a short distance, I was at the precipice of the first drop off. I could see two more as the canyon curved and then straightened on its brief trip to the Rio Grande. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNWYtDPX1MprGBpVjj0EBwMdNax-i_XR8E92Eh2WnBuz-rJrhLRdyTi1BAdx_nkj_tyYAruTvIiuPOrZxzkzUPyxHN_yfxMjTFYaHVZdT_wcrtiShyzAGT4U0AVI28MNe4nQGJqgtA7_QYsivkOl8QK6lKs1z8qy7hSXTEc2WNonmnfTHay_6ZOjEHg/s4032/A66803AB-3DFF-4A00-B885-F233A6F0B1D8_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2661" data-original-width="4032" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNWYtDPX1MprGBpVjj0EBwMdNax-i_XR8E92Eh2WnBuz-rJrhLRdyTi1BAdx_nkj_tyYAruTvIiuPOrZxzkzUPyxHN_yfxMjTFYaHVZdT_wcrtiShyzAGT4U0AVI28MNe4nQGJqgtA7_QYsivkOl8QK6lKs1z8qy7hSXTEc2WNonmnfTHay_6ZOjEHg/s320/A66803AB-3DFF-4A00-B885-F233A6F0B1D8_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a> </p><p>I walked up and out to the north side where there several holes in the hill, with meager tailings, that are the mining prospects. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBTgnzzqf7NZMslLK99qkp_W-irl-Icd023HGIZdATUpXMvc6_QYwmLScazJvGQ5tUYnlbAA8zeRLrqOYYOkwr9aJK1ZPwEy1jqgBVdvBT6bG9-ZIRJK_hbpSrukcYnSx25Ve0Z8c1JExzCfbgdt86SLn4xKUU5hJAJpks8X-9oL9V1Jrf74qggGK8g/s4032/EEEA9384-6313-4F16-B0CC-16C96169F18E_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBTgnzzqf7NZMslLK99qkp_W-irl-Icd023HGIZdATUpXMvc6_QYwmLScazJvGQ5tUYnlbAA8zeRLrqOYYOkwr9aJK1ZPwEy1jqgBVdvBT6bG9-ZIRJK_hbpSrukcYnSx25Ve0Z8c1JExzCfbgdt86SLn4xKUU5hJAJpks8X-9oL9V1Jrf74qggGK8g/s320/EEEA9384-6313-4F16-B0CC-16C96169F18E_1_201_a.heic" width="240" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZII3eydtj2koQ8SnyJV7yt2XH4u4wgeGAx6yHMWbstgf00-s2j7P8H2M9Fadd-J7zoJRg22v1ypVGSXM84zvSfjpWX7OiFVyakPyNyiott7Y701SWhqhHBua16S1m4Lfzi6VmZKNlbxOtSMhB2cIT9p05d2IsXvDrycjuLJJFIcuZYyOownNxf3m6A/s4032/F409E1A2-31CB-4DA3-A0AB-694E0C3E3FB0.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZII3eydtj2koQ8SnyJV7yt2XH4u4wgeGAx6yHMWbstgf00-s2j7P8H2M9Fadd-J7zoJRg22v1ypVGSXM84zvSfjpWX7OiFVyakPyNyiott7Y701SWhqhHBua16S1m4Lfzi6VmZKNlbxOtSMhB2cIT9p05d2IsXvDrycjuLJJFIcuZYyOownNxf3m6A/s320/F409E1A2-31CB-4DA3-A0AB-694E0C3E3FB0.heic" width="240" /></a>The rock they were digging in, a strange looking mix of purple, red, orange white, was apparently all gangue with no ore. This rock runs in a seam along the east face of the mountains for quite a distance. It is in sharp contrast to the grayish marine limestone and doesn't appear to sedimentary in origin, though I don't know what it is.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxjqfVpA8IQGF0jLxhDNTMtyx3ecmU_o0MdVTvZCznfiIdHX4Hs5DxvOk9NaEq0ff65VsfBxdcxYMXVUmgDyim6x2Pp6oRlapXRwIvzT1NVXqEmIkafR_uD7BqsbYwFb1Hzze4HUHbf7v2oPwh21SPk_TkJELNL8Z_htDaL8iISAZSAkVj_UI6rJGsQ/s4032/BDBC4EDF-146B-4169-9AA3-FB259EF8629F_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxjqfVpA8IQGF0jLxhDNTMtyx3ecmU_o0MdVTvZCznfiIdHX4Hs5DxvOk9NaEq0ff65VsfBxdcxYMXVUmgDyim6x2Pp6oRlapXRwIvzT1NVXqEmIkafR_uD7BqsbYwFb1Hzze4HUHbf7v2oPwh21SPk_TkJELNL8Z_htDaL8iISAZSAkVj_UI6rJGsQ/s320/BDBC4EDF-146B-4169-9AA3-FB259EF8629F_1_201_a.heic" width="240" /></a></p><p> I didn't return quite the way I came. I headed back down and then in and out of the canyon following old bike/cattle/wildlife trails (of which there myriad in this part of the Robledos) circling around, crossing a few smaller drainages, until I was back at the cairns that had led me down off of the Ridgeline Trail.</p><p> NOTE: while most of this hike was in the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument, Prospect/Juniper Canyon is just over the boundary in the Robledo Mountains Wilderness, part of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.</p>Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-50022466212646067652023-03-08T17:37:00.004-08:002023-03-11T10:10:55.738-08:00Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks NM, BLM lands, NM State Trust Lands - Winter Hikes <p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yj8wZZEza39QptbXsP649WX1fJuJ-5hqPn_LNh_Wfl9qVz7DCxoDsqCy-jUvxOzvvO42_J_qVe4VB5cHfYsyUL18UXxOqzk0R1FMfEJcg-Jvo4nX5BV6T64QXJlqpSRMHaH7s_8vdijwivctxFFtTeD6HD9KvUs7n_DYR90-Dh34h4Y8kRv3JJIpbg/s4032/FAB1FF6D-C513-4876-8BFB-652246C78228_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: auto; 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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. <p></p><p>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.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VyGciVg66MFa0qawgUrYtsn6_4y67m_lKnpVHUlukD_JEY72CwR6ySxibXmmiUbV4h70XopYPtiDLYCdXGgUm48kqFv6WNsc2q_hbVBHXQ5NHpLQRjgLs0u06G4Bs9L7ikk94nV58FS_9A6hH-9aSqBK0BoR_-bwMZhAz6QAZ4CWxA2peX60GRX_yA/s8300/IMG_0446%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3760" data-original-width="8300" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VyGciVg66MFa0qawgUrYtsn6_4y67m_lKnpVHUlukD_JEY72CwR6ySxibXmmiUbV4h70XopYPtiDLYCdXGgUm48kqFv6WNsc2q_hbVBHXQ5NHpLQRjgLs0u06G4Bs9L7ikk94nV58FS_9A6hH-9aSqBK0BoR_-bwMZhAz6QAZ4CWxA2peX60GRX_yA/s320/IMG_0446%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring Canyon (photo by Anne Peslier)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrP_WsT3VJkqbVEOIoKcRIyL8n7XjHebVAIJ7S_BaRprpP6p30fQ2XNHoeiW9xgaonJaEFAQc3gMTnMMwdvTbHZPY4YFvBHtvva9OPjFo0VBLQ2BynhuIiCquPAje2grdpnASXZMB86RifkEFxIZHmPo8noVBNMUik_ZTnFLVhNtYMRlnuLvmLVhoVbA/s11502/IMG_0442.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3788" data-original-width="11502" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrP_WsT3VJkqbVEOIoKcRIyL8n7XjHebVAIJ7S_BaRprpP6p30fQ2XNHoeiW9xgaonJaEFAQc3gMTnMMwdvTbHZPY4YFvBHtvva9OPjFo0VBLQ2BynhuIiCquPAje2grdpnASXZMB86RifkEFxIZHmPo8noVBNMUik_ZTnFLVhNtYMRlnuLvmLVhoVbA/s320/IMG_0442.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring Canyon (photo by Anne Peslier)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-5148703140238510672023-02-15T18:04:00.003-08:002023-02-15T19:06:55.102-08:00Gila National Forest - Pierce Canyon, Cottonwood Creek <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Too warm for walking black dogs in the desert, so we headed up to the Gila National Forest as we do occasionally in the winter. I have had my eye on hiking in Macho Canyon, but at this point it seems like the only public access is to climb over a ridge from the road along Berrenda Creek ( known as the Berrenda Creek Road, CR BO-116, or FR 888). That hike will prove to be a tough one and not the kind of thing we were looking for that Sunday (2/5/23). One of the problems with hiking in the third of the Black Range (aka the Mimbres Mountains )south of NM 152, I've discovered, is that vehicle access to many tens of thousands of acres of forest land is blocked both up to the forest boundary and inholdings beyond, by locked gates across roads on private land. It's a shame, now that almost the entire middle section of the Black Range ( 90% of the Aldo Leopold Wilderness) has been burned severely twice in the last 10 years, that this southern section is not a little more easy to visit. <p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK88GH_V28Y1RJihJpuaW8Kw6alhKBCaPSxuQVtrhuLbUXVPdP60P6QfEHCj-tY2BhIBs9-UdpWcF4cvXYy_y2SyMPm7XaODoeC3FyfhKp0FhMhvOQO31oy9MSHRWE57FiOMqXE3uOaxBIOxgMhMDAc-EfFP5z06fNOHN_7RGa45ohIy2y7ERlOKLNbQ/s4032/4F4F894F-9453-4AB6-859B-EF172110B7B1_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2109" data-original-width="4032" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK88GH_V28Y1RJihJpuaW8Kw6alhKBCaPSxuQVtrhuLbUXVPdP60P6QfEHCj-tY2BhIBs9-UdpWcF4cvXYy_y2SyMPm7XaODoeC3FyfhKp0FhMhvOQO31oy9MSHRWE57FiOMqXE3uOaxBIOxgMhMDAc-EfFP5z06fNOHN_7RGa45ohIy2y7ERlOKLNbQ/s320/4F4F894F-9453-4AB6-859B-EF172110B7B1_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLjFrA203T7H88DY586YwKBxQc1lGnBcZPL8rTZiQblIxVqITghqjLEwDfDG2h4kruxkhzzwsCi4ZdOmEPQlwEKlvSZcetKh4PUWbB2vG_51YK7-wiCedIaJ7IWmSRJtbr_bo6YxA0BZ_m-cKPp7GJ6O20UGjGRp_8sg5Umg6E9UJHib_iGQAwL4NxQ/s4032/BA865FF7-B281-4F05-AD0D-4F79B3746681.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLjFrA203T7H88DY586YwKBxQc1lGnBcZPL8rTZiQblIxVqITghqjLEwDfDG2h4kruxkhzzwsCi4ZdOmEPQlwEKlvSZcetKh4PUWbB2vG_51YK7-wiCedIaJ7IWmSRJtbr_bo6YxA0BZ_m-cKPp7GJ6O20UGjGRp_8sg5Umg6E9UJHib_iGQAwL4NxQ/s320/BA865FF7-B281-4F05-AD0D-4F79B3746681.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p>Last year I did a couple of hikes starting off from the Tierra Blanca Road (FR 522) and they were wonderful. This day we used the only other access route into the forest on the southeast side to do our little hike up Pierce Canyon and then on up Cottonwood Creek. Getting there was relatively easy, although once we crossed the Forest Service boundary the road conditions weren't the best, especially at the many creek crossings and where side gullies had gouged channels across the road. Still we made it to my trailhead, where the main route dead-ends at a private inholding and a side road (sometimes called FR 889 on some maps) headed off northeast up Pierce Canyon.</p><p>We walked along the road (which is quite drivable, at least in dry conditions it would seem, and could be a nice car camping destination) admiring rock formations and the ponderosa pines that grew in pockets on shady north facing slopes. We actually ended up walking past the rather small and inconspicuous mouth of Cottonwood Creek initially ( it empties into an alternate channel of Pierce Canyon right where an enormous rock tower sits along the bank), but got back on track in short order. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4OvBU6DwjEhIp4dJGDE8IC2-U8N2y8-lcmhnevAGIKLBwcm6TbDeBK91jT5oRtvNAtiRSFebyONKJVHOGXUiE1XeHN9HLGGHkPTCSxX6GpqS8uRkt6x9SvnYUiqSw_J0LyRhv2kdMNXkMD6ORavqfLANXDrs1sNhVIYgPA9fRQ1TwDEc4OpfS9K3tA/s4032/B9913520-489A-4C1B-9BEE-0E8E08183A11_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="4032" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4OvBU6DwjEhIp4dJGDE8IC2-U8N2y8-lcmhnevAGIKLBwcm6TbDeBK91jT5oRtvNAtiRSFebyONKJVHOGXUiE1XeHN9HLGGHkPTCSxX6GpqS8uRkt6x9SvnYUiqSw_J0LyRhv2kdMNXkMD6ORavqfLANXDrs1sNhVIYgPA9fRQ1TwDEc4OpfS9K3tA/s320/B9913520-489A-4C1B-9BEE-0E8E08183A11_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0qH1kyvpRW3AyXUWbJ-uLAmu4ES-5J_Hq2vuH_poJ-N7b_2xxBvcVzV4SsQisvrkIdiiYDIZ-wtgj4Z26UWxAxU-G-EZlguu7nkv-BwYBIdMFwBBes4N60NUyeI5Nlcxc4bvBS7SZHgHt4QjR672vDH2FYwLc9HX8ajy6Gm6tK9GMGkcet1px3b0yg/s4028/8CD434A8-4ABD-4095-BF25-C47FB81BD49C_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2571" data-original-width="4028" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0qH1kyvpRW3AyXUWbJ-uLAmu4ES-5J_Hq2vuH_poJ-N7b_2xxBvcVzV4SsQisvrkIdiiYDIZ-wtgj4Z26UWxAxU-G-EZlguu7nkv-BwYBIdMFwBBes4N60NUyeI5Nlcxc4bvBS7SZHgHt4QjR672vDH2FYwLc9HX8ajy6Gm6tK9GMGkcet1px3b0yg/s320/8CD434A8-4ABD-4095-BF25-C47FB81BD49C_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgwfGCiHoV7NouOsolTqzxzHJ2t4_7jmOsn_3wIqTcB-S7HG1Firw96rEsYmKn8g_mhBYBrRLzu-68Wn4e8aTXUwrcbhqEwcF0qYTiRZ7xPAK-soIG5bNUuZpL7T1SzgNEttf3JcNZi4lUVFYQWdJkRSKoGnNE5JqhC8qG-KYqjvd52aLsIKis0xgIw/s4032/9D08195E-3D4C-4D19-8500-C1A78BE6BA72_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgwfGCiHoV7NouOsolTqzxzHJ2t4_7jmOsn_3wIqTcB-S7HG1Firw96rEsYmKn8g_mhBYBrRLzu-68Wn4e8aTXUwrcbhqEwcF0qYTiRZ7xPAK-soIG5bNUuZpL7T1SzgNEttf3JcNZi4lUVFYQWdJkRSKoGnNE5JqhC8qG-KYqjvd52aLsIKis0xgIw/s320/9D08195E-3D4C-4D19-8500-C1A78BE6BA72_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdAihTndRLQljk35X2KMgSqt2LZ2PzPe6jU3VBN80Gp6b0eNNm5y3mCl4Ejd5gK8etD09b2aH0s0S--5bE3Naz4IdSa_WiRc96uLI-inZew1n-VUCP-w0aPfuOkzfeJeUeHDo5y6so1xe3Qx63vXOuWM7uHxrU86JfHf-le0R73aKn6O0vEDNa6mZlUw/s2993/9339861F-FB60-4CD6-AFBC-CB4928E79459_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2743" data-original-width="2993" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdAihTndRLQljk35X2KMgSqt2LZ2PzPe6jU3VBN80Gp6b0eNNm5y3mCl4Ejd5gK8etD09b2aH0s0S--5bE3Naz4IdSa_WiRc96uLI-inZew1n-VUCP-w0aPfuOkzfeJeUeHDo5y6so1xe3Qx63vXOuWM7uHxrU86JfHf-le0R73aKn6O0vEDNa6mZlUw/s320/9339861F-FB60-4CD6-AFBC-CB4928E79459_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p>We found some deer carcasses early on that our dogs were very interested in, and then very quickly found water running in the creek. It seemed a little paradise as we walked on along grassy banks and through narrow, rocky passages. Eventually we came to the bare namesake cottonwoods, and immediately after entered one of those bedrock passages with little waterfalls and cascades that are common to many streams in the Black Range. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jAkFEve7-h-I0zxsLYGzhb80zkzz34UM6v20LGF80Dt2J9ck4-4nqp0FTG3zZ6MiqqYeNwrCMjA8B78KVk6pozeYeep4SMRDPOqfALqnXCAeQiH48_vRvkPYi_RuoeLjX6oGTpOJNSm_FdgXGukBX1rw3UkyNbLmMMQvRx1tVL4OrVEjJZkJHWEO0g/s4032/D333FD13-37FB-410D-8CA1-A6D1550E21BE.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jAkFEve7-h-I0zxsLYGzhb80zkzz34UM6v20LGF80Dt2J9ck4-4nqp0FTG3zZ6MiqqYeNwrCMjA8B78KVk6pozeYeep4SMRDPOqfALqnXCAeQiH48_vRvkPYi_RuoeLjX6oGTpOJNSm_FdgXGukBX1rw3UkyNbLmMMQvRx1tVL4OrVEjJZkJHWEO0g/s320/D333FD13-37FB-410D-8CA1-A6D1550E21BE.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water ( and a little ice) in Cottonwood Creek</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPciXVvy5hM9GMAW8br6Wyzzk2dy4kLSrsvzoEbWDwA4HA4znCr5fi1nrzYS2BnYHx0COkj835g6_GhdaOtDTooCiDGNdRCgOG0ztbJ6y7ESTmiUJHsimLXFgSW0VOlSSN9j-AURXJp8A4ZljQjk4j0-jV3dDKWFPTOEe5ocdY4Zydm8bgs8FJqF9QCw/s4032/50A94173-F5BD-4748-B495-68319F8196C6.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPciXVvy5hM9GMAW8br6Wyzzk2dy4kLSrsvzoEbWDwA4HA4znCr5fi1nrzYS2BnYHx0COkj835g6_GhdaOtDTooCiDGNdRCgOG0ztbJ6y7ESTmiUJHsimLXFgSW0VOlSSN9j-AURXJp8A4ZljQjk4j0-jV3dDKWFPTOEe5ocdY4Zydm8bgs8FJqF9QCw/s320/50A94173-F5BD-4748-B495-68319F8196C6.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seamus and Nessie</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYrJJaHjJHBTwFyAdeJV9j1D4bkVX-EZ8wuM_F_upY0Nrp0LF48DEvdbfynNmRHVMaHUBseTpJoqdVwuC_bSZeZLfSbX_8z-ocoUGb8A_t_OgIhpc3DL95NCbzZsKUoGbFLveXkzplbBHo_Bk9xLb0eKD1TTMWuVQxJWGW8yw5L8GUUAj_jJx7qI0fw/s4032/80A4A3ED-2EFE-4824-9620-24DFC51F01EF.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYrJJaHjJHBTwFyAdeJV9j1D4bkVX-EZ8wuM_F_upY0Nrp0LF48DEvdbfynNmRHVMaHUBseTpJoqdVwuC_bSZeZLfSbX_8z-ocoUGb8A_t_OgIhpc3DL95NCbzZsKUoGbFLveXkzplbBHo_Bk9xLb0eKD1TTMWuVQxJWGW8yw5L8GUUAj_jJx7qI0fw/s320/80A4A3ED-2EFE-4824-9620-24DFC51F01EF.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bedrock section</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I hiked through this section with the dogs while my wife stayed behind. The landscape opened up into even wider meadows and the stream flowed through grass in places similar to the lower end of Rabb Canyon.When the rock formations of Pine Spring Mountain came into view, we turned around.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7n7DPxGWi8GxdlnxTWdq1aBl8eu-eZJ_iYCm8JbHPdoiodegmjEhP2TXu_fkOemTV2xZeA8t8awuJBR1fJnoYtFBG1YHJv3IFGxP-kF4qkXhD32QL2ZqS0XwDoQGV-asOqiIS3cSv-Am0fE86qL7F6m9Sep5NP2ojF31M1Ovoul6greQsbsWITDVzDA/s4032/7AB15E5D-59BA-49B7-9B6E-3230C2A2EFFC.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7n7DPxGWi8GxdlnxTWdq1aBl8eu-eZJ_iYCm8JbHPdoiodegmjEhP2TXu_fkOemTV2xZeA8t8awuJBR1fJnoYtFBG1YHJv3IFGxP-kF4qkXhD32QL2ZqS0XwDoQGV-asOqiIS3cSv-Am0fE86qL7F6m9Sep5NP2ojF31M1Ovoul6greQsbsWITDVzDA/w400-h300/7AB15E5D-59BA-49B7-9B6E-3230C2A2EFFC.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pine Spring Mountain in the distance</td></tr></tbody></table><p> It was shirt sleeve weather throughout day, with blue skies and only a very modest amount of wind. This area has some potential for more exploration. Certainly, Cottonwood Creek could be followed all the to the saddle east of Pine Spring Mountain (where I ended my hike last year), but also if one wants to walk around fence lines ( and has an app like On-X to insure one is not trespassing) several other not too difficult day-hike options come into play. Of course, even a short backpack, could make much more of the area available.</p>Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-20127236245014654332023-02-08T15:51:00.005-08:002023-03-16T19:39:15.097-07:00 October Hike-Horse Mountain BLM Lands<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHLRemc-DAjffXSBb5ERA7dTOqiks72zD-VAubzvmUKIvs1V3M_nI3_c38l6_4Go3PF7tmZtNhGmUQ3EVjzEVGiQKaKqr2iQhTyXdgpsna57VrdzuBt1KzK8CmHIWeriVNml7hnawhOUieWd36Q10pauWCWlB_Z23flWpcC8VwbL5Llb5LtuNVaQEEA/s4032/61FBBB83-6D97-42A5-9E7B-F6B01DE2AE83.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHLRemc-DAjffXSBb5ERA7dTOqiks72zD-VAubzvmUKIvs1V3M_nI3_c38l6_4Go3PF7tmZtNhGmUQ3EVjzEVGiQKaKqr2iQhTyXdgpsna57VrdzuBt1KzK8CmHIWeriVNml7hnawhOUieWd36Q10pauWCWlB_Z23flWpcC8VwbL5Llb5LtuNVaQEEA/w300-h400/61FBBB83-6D97-42A5-9E7B-F6B01DE2AE83.heic" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big ponderosa pines</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was perfect fall day, but it was more like three seasons in one with green grass and wildflowers still lingering, oaks turning orange and gold, and a few inches of snow still on this north face of the mountain. I made it all the way to the back of the canyon where the ponderosas, junipers and piñons gave way to Douglas fir and scattered deciduous oak. It was then on up steeply to the ridge where the massive Mangus Mountain, black with pines, came into view.<p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijixF56Kz91bPYTM469nHZwKPWwMARdT1edXS7IuA5hd3gJUHw79sAceU17WoYTUr_Ma_K1NxFD_m50TrCQ7hzlU0g-yxJWnTj1T3Qxbl7JBjTtdCK51KycjLlsY-fzEahg7Zj4MJrq5NnnBfVH79e4Z1zcXwMBYu_dSFTcYKhjYrppK27g5l9qq3Nhg/s4032/E87B6249-40E5-4F37-B7A7-48FF503CAE5E_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2542" data-original-width="4032" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijixF56Kz91bPYTM469nHZwKPWwMARdT1edXS7IuA5hd3gJUHw79sAceU17WoYTUr_Ma_K1NxFD_m50TrCQ7hzlU0g-yxJWnTj1T3Qxbl7JBjTtdCK51KycjLlsY-fzEahg7Zj4MJrq5NnnBfVH79e4Z1zcXwMBYu_dSFTcYKhjYrppK27g5l9qq3Nhg/w400-h253/E87B6249-40E5-4F37-B7A7-48FF503CAE5E_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></p><p> Below me were the upper reaches of Log Canyon, the only other named canyon in the range. It was a day I won't forget for a long while, if ever, a day when the sunlight and shadows deepened my ever-growing affection for this place. As I've said before: perfect, but also necessary.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ACyAwWM1APavMsU5t5pUHYhAYdjE69jBQ3Zv_FN7Q7fbXrom86ywq5FSIkaSg1-7v4EwoM9sTSixmTK5MlYvyyP6q58Fxgu775aRLFGM9nw57VFuPXlgzXwBY2u7-iF4TKqvaYfrddGiqWQpn79QdiJ8Gfu0-9e18Ohp-NxosCZtHvjtFlD1afLrWQ/s4032/002C6961-93D9-4BFD-9E12-06818BA8AD04_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ACyAwWM1APavMsU5t5pUHYhAYdjE69jBQ3Zv_FN7Q7fbXrom86ywq5FSIkaSg1-7v4EwoM9sTSixmTK5MlYvyyP6q58Fxgu775aRLFGM9nw57VFuPXlgzXwBY2u7-iF4TKqvaYfrddGiqWQpn79QdiJ8Gfu0-9e18Ohp-NxosCZtHvjtFlD1afLrWQ/s320/002C6961-93D9-4BFD-9E12-06818BA8AD04_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaD1BSV4eerCSl4pPpJfQwMhxY5mvQWwjF5a95rfh1-tlpIcc8n8NFEPGO-zzxAx1ZIjUkrq9xwFYPlqstj3fK0MsRHk3xewc1kngoLoKR9IuqMwjhra67GVylGJtCILGR33nHSKmf7mPE9NXMKlk9Udb5b0ZbV8zfmqg1YpspQrH75A4zK98bU8847g/s4032/92C24832-5E57-4CDB-93E7-3FF67B62C916.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Well, it was also the turnaround point Bill Soules' Tour de Franzia bike ride several years later which I participated in. Anyway back then as I remember the Resaca Trail was basically a path tunneled into the thickets of salt cedar. Now, much of this invasive tamarisk has been removed with burns and eradication efforts still evident and ongoing along the Upland Trail. <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-YjN5Nxo2Oipo2T8DMVIpwUZE_ieXfe6A6jmqySaX7HqxAr7UcCNhzPEtS1f1RFE0blVTkqsMdYUw1rpg1X85z88HxOkZh1_7qooa1ZIGVsGceSE6XyvMDa1HE_CfN1zq8Fd2oHnlahvsHDho_jMMj6lmR_0j8Hm_3hF8fepB2zABUvXyVP0KAvEjiw/s3402/A860B30F-0E6F-477E-9CF5-4CD8223134B8_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3402" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-YjN5Nxo2Oipo2T8DMVIpwUZE_ieXfe6A6jmqySaX7HqxAr7UcCNhzPEtS1f1RFE0blVTkqsMdYUw1rpg1X85z88HxOkZh1_7qooa1ZIGVsGceSE6XyvMDa1HE_CfN1zq8Fd2oHnlahvsHDho_jMMj6lmR_0j8Hm_3hF8fepB2zABUvXyVP0KAvEjiw/s320/A860B30F-0E6F-477E-9CF5-4CD8223134B8_1_201_a.heic" width="284" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upland Trail</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9kQ1uBqPcFlntDfiLNYdOztCDGyXXrQOLrdG1tYz-o_OhbXQkBMyzMWRnbjEmdErEQgB9bnvJPhGvQbHVwy8H1NslAQl53WvXYE_bFnL0sWaY54t54o_LuD3V-bEdQ2tBykMqsq9wK3qY09PBswVfZALcyp5GqPK68ioVA_aOsyt4Hgkky9gmKP8VQ/s4032/1F04B687-E182-418A-AFAF-E13424F95C35.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9kQ1uBqPcFlntDfiLNYdOztCDGyXXrQOLrdG1tYz-o_OhbXQkBMyzMWRnbjEmdErEQgB9bnvJPhGvQbHVwy8H1NslAQl53WvXYE_bFnL0sWaY54t54o_LuD3V-bEdQ2tBykMqsq9wK3qY09PBswVfZALcyp5GqPK68ioVA_aOsyt4Hgkky9gmKP8VQ/s320/1F04B687-E182-418A-AFAF-E13424F95C35.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salt cedar burn</td></tr></tbody></table><p>It's a much different place with open grassland and cottonwoods. There is room to grow for native willows and tornillo (screwbean mesquite) as well.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84QMvokPx2Ahd_DF1_gY6m0fXnPAMilMQQPvGIDQSSn1qMBqgIlmESOPM3f8P1s0CKEg3QwNFNDRoSRcrJitzDiOo8XDk973vtTCpqPaf_QOPKIFZXToLEaf4fcumlqlg3vniz5HM2OpYfTTWdkkwBE3n0vPzFrGg0wLK_c3TahqETsVI5nZ2lFFw6A/s4032/46F041F4-9BC1-408C-99C8-80723D68ACF8.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84QMvokPx2Ahd_DF1_gY6m0fXnPAMilMQQPvGIDQSSn1qMBqgIlmESOPM3f8P1s0CKEg3QwNFNDRoSRcrJitzDiOo8XDk973vtTCpqPaf_QOPKIFZXToLEaf4fcumlqlg3vniz5HM2OpYfTTWdkkwBE3n0vPzFrGg0wLK_c3TahqETsVI5nZ2lFFw6A/s320/46F041F4-9BC1-408C-99C8-80723D68ACF8.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Resaca Trail</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We hiked both trails on a cloudy and cool Sunday morning (1/15/23). Total distance is around three miles. The main problem with this park is the lack of year round water in the Rio Grande to supply the ponds. Still it was a pleasant walk with bird songs in the branches and just ourselves and our dogs the only users.</p><p>The day before we had done a walk along the north trail out of La Llorona Park, another place we hadn't been to in many years. The path is paved now for a little over a mile here. On the south side it is paved for nearly 3.5 miles, ending just before the entrance to the state park. It was quite nice, and almost entirely free of stops to remove goatheads from paws. I'm sure the lack of these devilish thorns has been a boon to bicycle recreationists as well. In the days of the gravel and dirt path the risks of puncture was much greater.</p><p> We did both these walks as part of a mini-staycation we were doing at a Vrbo house in Mesilla. It was nice to get know both these parks again.</p><p>NOTE: The courtyard and desert garden at Mesilla Valley State Park are as lovely as ever and would be a wonderful place for any sort of get together.</p>Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-68861189236207485122022-12-27T18:43:00.000-08:002022-12-27T18:43:18.323-08:00Broad Canyon tributaries - Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfQUuUsPNUgOJrXY2x4RlKjBOEepqriVCkRi1smke_Dv2T7DgZgUd1VGjBMn9F4cBzXz6iEuCkvXqXqdHVOjQ4DP7QiF27arx3arOhzfrLgu6o6rASAUWwow5PF3CJdmwH3UBIqf-5t1PSII8fJP0PBRVICTsKqcR9IG2tJOwzR_x8PjacpId3a108w/s4032/319F09CA-455E-49A1-953A-AB4D133013E8_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSOMHUJI9FDxD5cVgIZjfcOiQB22r0pq-keUw-w2bst9LPGe_tUj5w4zf47SDOHf14rTVj9QgyxvuHGOp-ODHgzrrSDqW5QVe7-MHDHCQc6S3ZkQP6KW2mIDxoGFsAL0hn7W-WIQR6zlEJpMuKSgTSm6BUq0no9Rcag-kl9h4cS2mIqF8H8O48iPB9g/s4009/4EFE6409-F481-4715-A26B-26596B9BF0F8_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2501" data-original-width="4009" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSOMHUJI9FDxD5cVgIZjfcOiQB22r0pq-keUw-w2bst9LPGe_tUj5w4zf47SDOHf14rTVj9QgyxvuHGOp-ODHgzrrSDqW5QVe7-MHDHCQc6S3ZkQP6KW2mIDxoGFsAL0hn7W-WIQR6zlEJpMuKSgTSm6BUq0no9Rcag-kl9h4cS2mIqF8H8O48iPB9g/s320/4EFE6409-F481-4715-A26B-26596B9BF0F8_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I've long been curious to see what lurks at the tops of the three tall dry waterfalls that empty into Broad Canyon in its deepest reaches. I've passed them many times looking up from below, but it wasn't until last Thursday (12/22/22) that I decided stay up above and hike these tributary canyons, It was a beautiful, cloudless winter day, warm enough that by the last miles of the hike I was walking in short sleeves.<p></p><p> The plateau above Broad Canyon gave no hint of any of the tributary arroyos, and one would never guess they were there if not for seeing the waterfalls where they terminate from down in Broad Canyon. All that is visible is the flat expanse of seemingly endless rocks blackened with desert varnish. It's a little disorienting at first, but eventually I veered slightly to my left and the first canyon came into view and down I went to the bottom. There's nothing really remarkable about these upper reaches and I tried staying on the banks as I walked downstream to avoid the relentlessly winding stream channel. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxHvrQEwrVDmTA8XLigyCOMeBxJj_99H-QUgofQ_wV3dO3Pk7JZEdI9JEXOvZV5KyvI58UEefPGoAm6Us1LK9TCRFrDdtMrkSQ679Qm-1mM9DjYYxIDr6oyUuGTS7460DeQlemEyvdwCfe1jfZcFixFUPm24i9l2TLQjGqkrnkKmvbNo2dBJrFY7G9g/s4032/170E9CB0-C353-4643-813F-9EA1E6468662_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxHvrQEwrVDmTA8XLigyCOMeBxJj_99H-QUgofQ_wV3dO3Pk7JZEdI9JEXOvZV5KyvI58UEefPGoAm6Us1LK9TCRFrDdtMrkSQ679Qm-1mM9DjYYxIDr6oyUuGTS7460DeQlemEyvdwCfe1jfZcFixFUPm24i9l2TLQjGqkrnkKmvbNo2dBJrFY7G9g/s320/170E9CB0-C353-4643-813F-9EA1E6468662_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvEkIl6wKetW-lz5keeqc6xaVJkXvJDRmk00fKVhMGdAL7f171X3DpQWs6bTrCg3vQDchxLpM6PRMkomJfzrK04EY8JBARfnWHW6_hhjjjwbu4w6Jqq0CxmHHKiJSmEvQ06E5zVts7fuWBWVAET4lFjENPAzTKi1ZoZVf-BteieAsjuPi2UuqlJNq8w/s4032/8D4DA42E-8B36-426F-BF33-385FE335D52D_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1888" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvEkIl6wKetW-lz5keeqc6xaVJkXvJDRmk00fKVhMGdAL7f171X3DpQWs6bTrCg3vQDchxLpM6PRMkomJfzrK04EY8JBARfnWHW6_hhjjjwbu4w6Jqq0CxmHHKiJSmEvQ06E5zVts7fuWBWVAET4lFjENPAzTKi1ZoZVf-BteieAsjuPi2UuqlJNq8w/s320/8D4DA42E-8B36-426F-BF33-385FE335D52D_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGJbe7sYcpKscjhW4Evn__sVhxnT661jGy3d9v8rm8qbvIJ9dcFh5Pm4oku5aYM8GwNph0ONjacB-2KWMzjukHfJzML4kj9p6_KOKlVphzq0ExhZUOUBNohDklAa7c3RfDr_VLsDJXSffnrnEKpDiWOLnv0z2WfhXUD-r8BkTCVl2HsSbpjgd3OLkWQ/s4032/E4A25BB4-5ABE-4FEE-9254-9491C1E11290_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGJbe7sYcpKscjhW4Evn__sVhxnT661jGy3d9v8rm8qbvIJ9dcFh5Pm4oku5aYM8GwNph0ONjacB-2KWMzjukHfJzML4kj9p6_KOKlVphzq0ExhZUOUBNohDklAa7c3RfDr_VLsDJXSffnrnEKpDiWOLnv0z2WfhXUD-r8BkTCVl2HsSbpjgd3OLkWQ/s320/E4A25BB4-5ABE-4FEE-9254-9491C1E11290_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdDnZKBJNyixuKbRDSgLE7j263s2wQHcnyy3gVJaBGWkwT9OoTQQqkw2NPoPBuXOtwpM4mGYKWUkBixjSl7l0mRaUJTAZ45-31Jp-QsOSyEpm_60dfxzjYby603o4cHra70Ic2rHdtgfrqBfgXcUIR4Xykuiup_7zLEr1E3aYOAEGZGkt8Pz6QlvtUQ/s4032/1E1577B0-8ECB-4DEF-B172-B1243C0D046C_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdDnZKBJNyixuKbRDSgLE7j263s2wQHcnyy3gVJaBGWkwT9OoTQQqkw2NPoPBuXOtwpM4mGYKWUkBixjSl7l0mRaUJTAZ45-31Jp-QsOSyEpm_60dfxzjYby603o4cHra70Ic2rHdtgfrqBfgXcUIR4Xykuiup_7zLEr1E3aYOAEGZGkt8Pz6QlvtUQ/s320/1E1577B0-8ECB-4DEF-B172-B1243C0D046C_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p>Eventually, mountains on the far side of Broad Canyon came into view and then canyon deepened abruptly with rocky cliffs on either side. I climbed down to the very precipice and could see the smoothed- over basalt (with white mineralized streaks, appearing like splattered paint) continued all the way to the base of the falls.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UeVnMaaq5m60yqY-niKzgOJPrDqw0zsheIgLlN0m0FXL2pkOtuze2pNiSRmUslpNLG9qmOzudTiC5x9sGkwFxHn8tsD5K6u50eB5klDvVNkNwBHZKe7v_n47Y3YsfqU6oQHNRee1f8vBUHL3uomYJ82I7-reX5jHIBAmEyPAyQnqu9c9TRRjE_mACg/s4032/2D33C89A-F953-427E-91C2-FAB0BF27749C_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UeVnMaaq5m60yqY-niKzgOJPrDqw0zsheIgLlN0m0FXL2pkOtuze2pNiSRmUslpNLG9qmOzudTiC5x9sGkwFxHn8tsD5K6u50eB5klDvVNkNwBHZKe7v_n47Y3YsfqU6oQHNRee1f8vBUHL3uomYJ82I7-reX5jHIBAmEyPAyQnqu9c9TRRjE_mACg/s320/2D33C89A-F953-427E-91C2-FAB0BF27749C_1_201_a.heic" width="240" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsvfuIstBTIWp_PWYFCLXNlQ4sZ8rKOCGZ4Epj0KmQxavMuUyGie-XNrK9cl8PCDEaJJzPvRWiZkZKRmQnenEGrq8COYJlLPEHyq-d5viCsgvY13QySq4GJHNRKeUjsqJwu0-3wA1oa1jR7KED8ghdL-w5s7qy6TcKAFpcfCRwEsSpgsy34p04rG-Xw/s4032/528B635E-D8F2-41C7-9F3E-CB62D2D60D70_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsvfuIstBTIWp_PWYFCLXNlQ4sZ8rKOCGZ4Epj0KmQxavMuUyGie-XNrK9cl8PCDEaJJzPvRWiZkZKRmQnenEGrq8COYJlLPEHyq-d5viCsgvY13QySq4GJHNRKeUjsqJwu0-3wA1oa1jR7KED8ghdL-w5s7qy6TcKAFpcfCRwEsSpgsy34p04rG-Xw/s320/528B635E-D8F2-41C7-9F3E-CB62D2D60D70_1_201_a.heic" width="240" /></a></p><p>It was an easy climb up and over to second waterfall, which also required a little climbing to get to the precipice. I had only planned on visiting two falls, but when I noticed there was obviously a third waterfall canyon while walking down to the second, I knew I would visit that one too.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYrJcBDusillOUiQt5ExyjC8b-QVn0aMKC7-q85wk_suTNF2f1cAC8wY-B_Bgy2Znz1luLHkdbPM42ICYOvTrRX0TXRxTZY-1d0o9bAyXoIag83xzp2q7CHLY9t_4tKdAARomp0KrYUU3Xxp98LUsOZ4J3tv-4odn-J_olX2Qd39YnvOTPWo58n2jiQ/s4032/F6646C7D-A9EE-4456-8FE1-5F8569B61A68_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYrJcBDusillOUiQt5ExyjC8b-QVn0aMKC7-q85wk_suTNF2f1cAC8wY-B_Bgy2Znz1luLHkdbPM42ICYOvTrRX0TXRxTZY-1d0o9bAyXoIag83xzp2q7CHLY9t_4tKdAARomp0KrYUU3Xxp98LUsOZ4J3tv-4odn-J_olX2Qd39YnvOTPWo58n2jiQ/s320/F6646C7D-A9EE-4456-8FE1-5F8569B61A68_1_201_a.heic" width="240" /></a></p><p> It's hard to take Broad Canyon for granted even with the many times I've been there, but seeing it from above really gave me a new appreciation for what fantastic place it really is.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Vr19OaGliWno-7jJs_jM8oCVL-Tz93Vv-fABEFNL-42yfIVGhvFVAGDnMHJGaTFMhsR1_4Dr5VIbXLw9b8hg-1gYS-1tAq_3g6aP6i4w_aw5NSMVqxR5YyqOnRkGDSR8gIbXl9gLCot0ZYcqyvqyEdCKA7pTUCJKZWzDTDFf69h5SnRJ2yM1954grA/s4032/D708FC7F-774C-412D-96F2-7D64CAB70ADD.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Vr19OaGliWno-7jJs_jM8oCVL-Tz93Vv-fABEFNL-42yfIVGhvFVAGDnMHJGaTFMhsR1_4Dr5VIbXLw9b8hg-1gYS-1tAq_3g6aP6i4w_aw5NSMVqxR5YyqOnRkGDSR8gIbXl9gLCot0ZYcqyvqyEdCKA7pTUCJKZWzDTDFf69h5SnRJ2yM1954grA/s320/D708FC7F-774C-412D-96F2-7D64CAB70ADD.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmcF_b4pAw9pZSVDP_wXl7GU9fmfwrZLaEENIrFJfpobUUuj27QM1jnoAXIJqEnLchV0OHa20GNLSI7M2drv-E_n5JbLI3Vqc_G6t07algDX6-dMZoISmCP0O1V_mEVDWD_0AzfxWmIrShIIO4tD5vy7-YKmD51Sf5RxRUwtYhQrno6ec8JOPFpmMEw/s4032/524E156D-B520-45ED-804F-5820DC9D2E8C_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmcF_b4pAw9pZSVDP_wXl7GU9fmfwrZLaEENIrFJfpobUUuj27QM1jnoAXIJqEnLchV0OHa20GNLSI7M2drv-E_n5JbLI3Vqc_G6t07algDX6-dMZoISmCP0O1V_mEVDWD_0AzfxWmIrShIIO4tD5vy7-YKmD51Sf5RxRUwtYhQrno6ec8JOPFpmMEw/s320/524E156D-B520-45ED-804F-5820DC9D2E8C_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p> Once again the third falls had me doing a little climbing to get to the edge of the falls. I took a view steps back and that's where I had my lunch. Afterwards I followed this canyon back upstream, taking a slight detour in a side branch carved in the orange conglomerate, before getting back on top and walking back on the tableland.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVErbXKOCradU3kfWYi20X0_nr0RxC3wCqtobE5u-GyxiD0A6EUsSqgh-dmaDEAo4ss1ilUBr-nP-v6zgr14UR2KPkx7Lrg7WQJ9yOgDfnHMbBGPpMMPdFUlWifchUR5b468ZIwCaLBRvTlDJ95tyPepqn6UVenzhCMLBbpW-74Y7_StvZC8tCGhM5Dw/s4032/6E4F1DF8-A53C-4EED-8956-BA8B158998B2_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVErbXKOCradU3kfWYi20X0_nr0RxC3wCqtobE5u-GyxiD0A6EUsSqgh-dmaDEAo4ss1ilUBr-nP-v6zgr14UR2KPkx7Lrg7WQJ9yOgDfnHMbBGPpMMPdFUlWifchUR5b468ZIwCaLBRvTlDJ95tyPepqn6UVenzhCMLBbpW-74Y7_StvZC8tCGhM5Dw/s320/6E4F1DF8-A53C-4EED-8956-BA8B158998B2_1_201_a.heic" width="240" /></a></p>Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589004864752648311.post-70864199885305724602022-12-15T10:04:00.005-08:002023-06-27T19:50:10.808-07:00Florida Mountains - Florida Mountains Wilderness Study Area, Capitol Dome Basin<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrO5eDJTP7sWHWqYmI3lpQHhYXDxtUqDG_STTIFQLdPDUxRbP59z9DeG2N2oP9OpsSMzEvyt8AujCnDaW1LuWQ4n9Pkh3XCCQLxXGL_mW9zWXhp2BI_BxthsfFs1wMHniCBBtlAu77d73eDPojDcBb7l2vUWDTypjB5WLTdDiseFi2S-gLhG3-YDcYA/s4032/D1CEB143-B4D4-4EC6-B937-26033D8EEB2F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrO5eDJTP7sWHWqYmI3lpQHhYXDxtUqDG_STTIFQLdPDUxRbP59z9DeG2N2oP9OpsSMzEvyt8AujCnDaW1LuWQ4n9Pkh3XCCQLxXGL_mW9zWXhp2BI_BxthsfFs1wMHniCBBtlAu77d73eDPojDcBb7l2vUWDTypjB5WLTdDiseFi2S-gLhG3-YDcYA/w300-h400/D1CEB143-B4D4-4EC6-B937-26033D8EEB2F.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /> If anyone out there is wondering why this is my fourth trip to the Floridas this year, it's because I volunteered to be a wilderness defender for the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance. I'm not entirely sure what the purpose of the program is, but my job is to get out there in the Wilderness Study Area and report, good or bad, what I see. I took on the Floridas WSA because it's one of the areas they wanted someone to look at ( I suspect the ongoing renewed interested in mining there has rallied the wilderness community) and because of my own renewed interest in the range (the last few years I had committed to visiting either the Floridas or the Little Floridas at least twice a year, after only visiting maybe 10 or so times over the last 20 years). It's pretty easy to visit and get back home to Las Cruces on a day trip as well, so it's been a good fit.<p></p><p>Sunday's trip was typical Florida's magic. Once in the backcountry, it was hours of fantastic scenery and absolute solitude. Getting there was a little different. I passed two groups ( one with several vehicles) on the way in, and at the bitter end of the road walked past a parked ORV. Heavy traffic for this area. All were hunting or scouting, I suppose. </p><p> I parked at the intersection with a closed road and headed out toward Tubb Spring which lies directly beneath the massive monolith of rock called Capitol Dome. The spring is piped to a well constructed cistern, which was filled with greenish water. Oddly, though, there was only weak trickle being supplied to a concrete trough which wasn't even full. Cattle and wildlife can't really make of use of this situation and it didn't appear that the water was being piped any further either.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxyT4jlpbfnyzo3s41cZBhboS4rYspnZoDRLtC5Eno4qWNJJylYFC5MIV6e5MxnYMQF41CG-GRwsTt8xTUbtUhmNWxlaD88ITcmeZ_KR8ze5RQ5zOMluCUI3Z4kj9Tx-ccs4cCyTgGqsVa9i_2RnRd_4VMyWAPU42frICPcUxLn2srQCoMYULL3_nrlw/s4032/F061AE7A-8EE1-494C-A19C-E61D534492B9_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxyT4jlpbfnyzo3s41cZBhboS4rYspnZoDRLtC5Eno4qWNJJylYFC5MIV6e5MxnYMQF41CG-GRwsTt8xTUbtUhmNWxlaD88ITcmeZ_KR8ze5RQ5zOMluCUI3Z4kj9Tx-ccs4cCyTgGqsVa9i_2RnRd_4VMyWAPU42frICPcUxLn2srQCoMYULL3_nrlw/s320/F061AE7A-8EE1-494C-A19C-E61D534492B9_1_201_a.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Connecting road was closed</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWqqB0hRxBXrFi2USPhjo-qbrh3jMfCcNoqyA6fenxLOIpPzcRlFAwwQRJiL0tyTHD6lW-kSktqxiC8S1YPLYrUNgHCPYD5_his47kSj6uPTfBE5kqxiLGp19oNXGvhNw6qEFZgX_XlPMTHDxDYiMsKSNNx-SbRgxNu3dZ76G4UFUwRte14d39KYXXg/s4032/EBBFB8A1-D8D9-43A6-B930-E607F8EEDD2F_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWqqB0hRxBXrFi2USPhjo-qbrh3jMfCcNoqyA6fenxLOIpPzcRlFAwwQRJiL0tyTHD6lW-kSktqxiC8S1YPLYrUNgHCPYD5_his47kSj6uPTfBE5kqxiLGp19oNXGvhNw6qEFZgX_XlPMTHDxDYiMsKSNNx-SbRgxNu3dZ76G4UFUwRte14d39KYXXg/s320/EBBFB8A1-D8D9-43A6-B930-E607F8EEDD2F_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Capitol Dome</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKzjXec7eJrv_AHyA4VVTLalPIopN_rH0UnW2_146XWSPRs80WKH2GzkQs8pPdM11buMvG9gGp8RiQq8ZcnUOd__8rfdd3ME3HYlaIeoEadbqe1ObaalwJGY-5bgq1agkCxUm9rMBdvFfnQA1QfbW00uUa5gXhFqd0UdKap6vGXnZtCyKsRiPqW6PgQ/s4032/152AB100-3BDA-4C08-A71A-93CD4C456884.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKzjXec7eJrv_AHyA4VVTLalPIopN_rH0UnW2_146XWSPRs80WKH2GzkQs8pPdM11buMvG9gGp8RiQq8ZcnUOd__8rfdd3ME3HYlaIeoEadbqe1ObaalwJGY-5bgq1agkCxUm9rMBdvFfnQA1QfbW00uUa5gXhFqd0UdKap6vGXnZtCyKsRiPqW6PgQ/s320/152AB100-3BDA-4C08-A71A-93CD4C456884.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tubb Spring</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkO4UirbPwsbE-WApCrPQpZM6t43FjnCduSxRwgZgpg_DmcXcMayTx4kSe1flnpP3xl2RC1RKCxs1hj9g9lOMgg1HTvwBTZF7OI-862cNxKy9Qfjm5NF0Xew_QQ5uyexkuhOKx_CJEMszCB8EaP17C83VUIbCE5gW6qW5l89IDHPcWZgx7DJlOfjQ_Q/s4032/FD488274-3FF1-47D3-AE81-C4B05DA91AD7.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkO4UirbPwsbE-WApCrPQpZM6t43FjnCduSxRwgZgpg_DmcXcMayTx4kSe1flnpP3xl2RC1RKCxs1hj9g9lOMgg1HTvwBTZF7OI-862cNxKy9Qfjm5NF0Xew_QQ5uyexkuhOKx_CJEMszCB8EaP17C83VUIbCE5gW6qW5l89IDHPcWZgx7DJlOfjQ_Q/s320/FD488274-3FF1-47D3-AE81-C4B05DA91AD7.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cattle carcass</td></tr></tbody></table><p> Past the end of the road, I entered into a huge fan-shaped basin area that had been almost entirely hidden from view up until this point. Here. several steep ravines converge to form the beginning of the large arroyo called Capitol Dome Draw. On my left was one huge tower almost as large as Capitol Dome, plus several smaller ones flanking saddles along the ridge. More straight ahead the ridge rose up and was topped by fantastic collection of fins, pinnacles, towers and at least one hoodoo. I circled east, and thought about going up to the saddle that is the top of Lover's Leap Canyon in Spring Canyon State Park, but instead I made a turn back to the west, going higher and hight as I went.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6sNYQNEXfC3zu5XoKjX5gkt2bML-u50gyxTgD-roTaonQ3lliKJXrkaNhYZ7GAzfR4V_M_RkQMNm7vfzp77uUfL3XdrE8U68-zOcnGKEh83fRWM_ZY-t2L_bRWHMIQT1vRSS8dbS93V-DyBsr7fEn9W3nhQJZ5tVAZHjZMq0Gt_QSUMhRsnBVlg6Nw/s4032/A1F64E90-6F28-4FE3-BFAD-C7F4DC15E02C_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6sNYQNEXfC3zu5XoKjX5gkt2bML-u50gyxTgD-roTaonQ3lliKJXrkaNhYZ7GAzfR4V_M_RkQMNm7vfzp77uUfL3XdrE8U68-zOcnGKEh83fRWM_ZY-t2L_bRWHMIQT1vRSS8dbS93V-DyBsr7fEn9W3nhQJZ5tVAZHjZMq0Gt_QSUMhRsnBVlg6Nw/s320/A1F64E90-6F28-4FE3-BFAD-C7F4DC15E02C_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hoodoo at right center</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzIfrZPQvCUD3AO7onIsXqE0WWW74pa6XDDphJiRLzCG0ey34TJ-4i3pysMNtJMGeqaX8AcA-luz_uMBvhNyKUj2M-QB-eiGzz4gQFwc9rdY5-tfmtWzSGaii_ZEN58vmtOlbC-5eisq25XnZrRfo13n7tYqeeyEjgqfbtq4GcMvsxB2GfkLFNeM7Ag/s4032/1A5A3F55-E608-43DF-B211-0869EE925F7E_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2788" data-original-width="4032" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzIfrZPQvCUD3AO7onIsXqE0WWW74pa6XDDphJiRLzCG0ey34TJ-4i3pysMNtJMGeqaX8AcA-luz_uMBvhNyKUj2M-QB-eiGzz4gQFwc9rdY5-tfmtWzSGaii_ZEN58vmtOlbC-5eisq25XnZrRfo13n7tYqeeyEjgqfbtq4GcMvsxB2GfkLFNeM7Ag/s320/1A5A3F55-E608-43DF-B211-0869EE925F7E_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Capitol Dome Draw</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5yDk6fbIDBnKPOBgibcbZipVJU_wRfkCHXtnFtRlHjd_PxMaDFzPmT-NXGOE1X2QjgZk4HV4n1vueiOiJ6lCXy_n1liYUQ9eAgziOGrGHtsoK7uG0RiJ6yuSafrUDi__h9K-L4ArGXRkO7NgpyM8EHgw9HDVJkS-EuXKUCFlrXiUp3QBMKcUQP9ifSw/s4032/4378AFE4-12E0-4516-8C39-AE4495A60F96.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5yDk6fbIDBnKPOBgibcbZipVJU_wRfkCHXtnFtRlHjd_PxMaDFzPmT-NXGOE1X2QjgZk4HV4n1vueiOiJ6lCXy_n1liYUQ9eAgziOGrGHtsoK7uG0RiJ6yuSafrUDi__h9K-L4ArGXRkO7NgpyM8EHgw9HDVJkS-EuXKUCFlrXiUp3QBMKcUQP9ifSw/w300-h400/4378AFE4-12E0-4516-8C39-AE4495A60F96.heic" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Second tower</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqbQwHyXfmFPBbZvJzz3tn-80pFdING_RmlLqIXKkRNaF2x6VN7WWMK2b1t4r_hngMGiPk6F8JKLnSjXBYB1IMiCIIsLBbnlD_46BXD4r3kPcgERa7XP8jH60eXpEmjiI7VWUAjBFHFY0ASdRrTGjsp_SlKNzQE5n0GmXXmWMlk5vQEwPck2GcgRZlw/s4032/0ED63853-8C10-4302-A464-F2759A1D411C_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2533" data-original-width="4032" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqbQwHyXfmFPBbZvJzz3tn-80pFdING_RmlLqIXKkRNaF2x6VN7WWMK2b1t4r_hngMGiPk6F8JKLnSjXBYB1IMiCIIsLBbnlD_46BXD4r3kPcgERa7XP8jH60eXpEmjiI7VWUAjBFHFY0ASdRrTGjsp_SlKNzQE5n0GmXXmWMlk5vQEwPck2GcgRZlw/s320/0ED63853-8C10-4302-A464-F2759A1D411C_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saddle of Lover's Leap Canyon on right</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqli0y7CWFHi2afAMfEvj5gkriEVkjeHckCvZfi4bsCDgzHJB7_zev5eQ3dWnrj2NeOkJEj2I8KNC30r3fO3nUCv_W-uPALDaZoNTouYbyM0ikySADVth25Ky24ueTuyObkP5HlKaQmD2C3qZkLxEXhWbC1PxxS1oBZb3pVVbZ_N8TQLDcHqVxr4ZTQ/s4032/29D95BAC-D740-4FE0-AB5A-7992188E2A70_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2595" data-original-width="4032" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqli0y7CWFHi2afAMfEvj5gkriEVkjeHckCvZfi4bsCDgzHJB7_zev5eQ3dWnrj2NeOkJEj2I8KNC30r3fO3nUCv_W-uPALDaZoNTouYbyM0ikySADVth25Ky24ueTuyObkP5HlKaQmD2C3qZkLxEXhWbC1PxxS1oBZb3pVVbZ_N8TQLDcHqVxr4ZTQ/w400-h258/29D95BAC-D740-4FE0-AB5A-7992188E2A70_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Florida's scenery</td></tr></tbody></table><p> I'm not yet tired of feeling I get in these mountains when I get high enough up to reach the first granddaddy piñons. There is just something magical to me about starting out in complete desert and then being able to eat my lunch in the shade of a pine. In fact, the upper reaches of the this north-facing basin stayed in shadow the entire hike even though I began right at noon, keeping me mercifully cool on this un-seasonably warm December day. After my lunch on a flat boulder which was perfect table, I made my way up the boulders in the wide ravine, Sedimentary bedrock layers that crossed the drainage were a big help in getting out of the creek; walking on solid rock instead of clawing at the steep sides of gravel and dirt. I crossed over another ravine up high, and then decided it was time to make my way down. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tCsE8-rpW-boYA4wKI9GRSfhIi2p7DHZ7viyflZJ5pXpLWjZrVRdwUREEzHUvu3K1VDmtOuu66iwf--kRnvkWtyMvHCulPPHsIIU-Ez3ZsoAVBLG3KlSIE_jA-BBTrnXDOWf7azEjUrxkX5saOs6U_rD8ikxQg67u7Vj9Na_6bgJHypJfuYA9xjBJA/s4032/25793703-9B2E-404C-A22E-8261725B20C0_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tCsE8-rpW-boYA4wKI9GRSfhIi2p7DHZ7viyflZJ5pXpLWjZrVRdwUREEzHUvu3K1VDmtOuu66iwf--kRnvkWtyMvHCulPPHsIIU-Ez3ZsoAVBLG3KlSIE_jA-BBTrnXDOWf7azEjUrxkX5saOs6U_rD8ikxQg67u7Vj9Na_6bgJHypJfuYA9xjBJA/s320/25793703-9B2E-404C-A22E-8261725B20C0_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></p><p>I wove through the piñons and junipers, before breaking out into small meadows on the ridges covered with pale grasses. I eventually made my way to the two creek beds on the western edge of the basin. The first had trickle of water coming down a long cascade. The second had a slip of water on bedrock (as well as a small pool) that then disappeared in the gravel and shrubs. It popped out again (sort of) where a patch of green grass still grew amidst the dried stalks of summer weeds and wildflowers.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHzzbEy3D9JWXe53v4geYvJp_ipFDxk5v0h3InCoRlbG-VIJ3CLAF80VBtxeG2D0ZuzKIshwTLxpSsXL77gJoLduLyBMsyB3MMZ3f_7-HxRoBBF30_l982IxXl27Mn9EuLOtrPmD03NBmFRCHxYpGlIUv2IPhTWEZzbgkderLYFVfj8sUZH2Gpic9kw/s4032/8DD7174F-A6AD-4176-A4C4-74247ADF1F1C.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHzzbEy3D9JWXe53v4geYvJp_ipFDxk5v0h3InCoRlbG-VIJ3CLAF80VBtxeG2D0ZuzKIshwTLxpSsXL77gJoLduLyBMsyB3MMZ3f_7-HxRoBBF30_l982IxXl27Mn9EuLOtrPmD03NBmFRCHxYpGlIUv2IPhTWEZzbgkderLYFVfj8sUZH2Gpic9kw/s320/8DD7174F-A6AD-4176-A4C4-74247ADF1F1C.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">December wildflowers</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFgKEjuw9tnoCLL6TxBgoLXDT2NDMcDDycbgdhnB9e1S6-5x6nknt4x-r_CgHz8jlsRf0UrSD3uys5ke8k8v9N6stJyRe_5IhMJTwA99eHAxl3ZZGKJa7GLY1TVJDCCcM8SG7Hx8mMKPNtK5urQ4qq7qar-hjq43cZDEiYE-M4RHDYQ28VhH8RxyImw/s3543/9299712B-5A69-40D5-A3AB-8E4C064AF971_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3543" data-original-width="2550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFgKEjuw9tnoCLL6TxBgoLXDT2NDMcDDycbgdhnB9e1S6-5x6nknt4x-r_CgHz8jlsRf0UrSD3uys5ke8k8v9N6stJyRe_5IhMJTwA99eHAxl3ZZGKJa7GLY1TVJDCCcM8SG7Hx8mMKPNtK5urQ4qq7qar-hjq43cZDEiYE-M4RHDYQ28VhH8RxyImw/s320/9299712B-5A69-40D5-A3AB-8E4C064AF971_1_201_a.heic" width="230" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cascade was wet though it's hard to tell in this photo<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8va2BmwBrmPW1NptyslVbSKjc1xd-Ciw8fXd4UErU9mDplORI_qljJwT4G_5-mIIo9uXCXH5rY2ia4OnBWejf8cKW-4HWXXJyZhGbfKfuprpMFpn54KCaziwz7SJU1Mbl3sMknJXvswU34IvBwYiDoKJjoC-Rv36y-Swh5QJCmp6uxNkR5wmCwOxhmA/s3298/FCE71DE6-E89A-4367-B76D-39682A9FDB7A_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3298" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8va2BmwBrmPW1NptyslVbSKjc1xd-Ciw8fXd4UErU9mDplORI_qljJwT4G_5-mIIo9uXCXH5rY2ia4OnBWejf8cKW-4HWXXJyZhGbfKfuprpMFpn54KCaziwz7SJU1Mbl3sMknJXvswU34IvBwYiDoKJjoC-Rv36y-Swh5QJCmp6uxNkR5wmCwOxhmA/s320/FCE71DE6-E89A-4367-B76D-39682A9FDB7A_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> A tiny bit of water</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZowI_BETnYPnLBGDf5zVBOGxFzyEzioyJZyHdyAmj5fC3TfuJQqfAZ9Bt4etGnB3Ieho-U4VcAJE7TfzKd4gt47BkSHyV3oDzn1hStOoZq3_BYrSzOp4wHHWntueC-uV5TjjXMn5TH3Jy2s7M8ftD8BxZYMNVEopQv0FIxt1_t1XJBZ91IoONXna1ww/s4032/780700AD-39FB-4680-97AA-6456D02412F6.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZowI_BETnYPnLBGDf5zVBOGxFzyEzioyJZyHdyAmj5fC3TfuJQqfAZ9Bt4etGnB3Ieho-U4VcAJE7TfzKd4gt47BkSHyV3oDzn1hStOoZq3_BYrSzOp4wHHWntueC-uV5TjjXMn5TH3Jy2s7M8ftD8BxZYMNVEopQv0FIxt1_t1XJBZ91IoONXna1ww/s320/780700AD-39FB-4680-97AA-6456D02412F6.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">seep</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Large grasshoppers and flocks of tiny birds were my only wildlife sightings. A few sleek tan cows milled among a few more black ones, but I saw no signs of cattle past the spring area. Just too rugged, I guess.By the time I got back, the groups I had seen on the way in were packing up and leaving too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7TdpegVOanvr3RrjN4MzQiZO69qge_5ktAERCwZ7Z_cHSwmtaVdnr9220ZHwuSLwGpNVGc9vFuMgw1pQEtaWHByegUzwPvAw1R6o86vVtSrmnuuPlAp3sj7rUlKJvQKzhcKze1uBSAi_69Wkfccn8hCSPiZiz0yEd64x2aQkyrYW9vSUbbGRWYX0Pg/s4032/36B86F2C-9215-4AF8-B49D-0900813929C6_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7TdpegVOanvr3RrjN4MzQiZO69qge_5ktAERCwZ7Z_cHSwmtaVdnr9220ZHwuSLwGpNVGc9vFuMgw1pQEtaWHByegUzwPvAw1R6o86vVtSrmnuuPlAp3sj7rUlKJvQKzhcKze1uBSAi_69Wkfccn8hCSPiZiz0yEd64x2aQkyrYW9vSUbbGRWYX0Pg/w400-h300/36B86F2C-9215-4AF8-B49D-0900813929C6_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiGpvfEtATdK_VwdK_AXUqpbswg5Tj_eG8vMdibKd70DKFyDwcSUCJOI-RTRX8o7Jcp3fvRS8DYMhXA1S6WpFZt4JMKmsDj13dssQpJKk8v3y9WyKH0OwWVQAQVif-YMnxJA_bC1MuPZsW0_o3ac3-IDq0HJsVY1IbSnxOQ4zounyklslsnmjG-bR_A/s4032/A1417AFA-7700-4276-A4F4-5A327D7C280D_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiGpvfEtATdK_VwdK_AXUqpbswg5Tj_eG8vMdibKd70DKFyDwcSUCJOI-RTRX8o7Jcp3fvRS8DYMhXA1S6WpFZt4JMKmsDj13dssQpJKk8v3y9WyKH0OwWVQAQVif-YMnxJA_bC1MuPZsW0_o3ac3-IDq0HJsVY1IbSnxOQ4zounyklslsnmjG-bR_A/w400-h300/A1417AFA-7700-4276-A4F4-5A327D7C280D_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHWBOFNR1P7VahfTOJUSjKC_VtACItnNdegH3aqODGRArENu6GSgSpG5ZQMo8Ykfpj-FYRty_bhUZaFV6BIj8-VF_SARWRWl8egM_vhl8ftZYtzfLUrnCriSyWNM-kaZ2Kh7Oj_wxrkuZRmobgGEMIve8uiHls0OUgiuVUr8Azx4AkJJQJXlHy7AHwQ/s4032/F4F534C7-9786-49A1-91B0-858BD757F2C9_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHWBOFNR1P7VahfTOJUSjKC_VtACItnNdegH3aqODGRArENu6GSgSpG5ZQMo8Ykfpj-FYRty_bhUZaFV6BIj8-VF_SARWRWl8egM_vhl8ftZYtzfLUrnCriSyWNM-kaZ2Kh7Oj_wxrkuZRmobgGEMIve8uiHls0OUgiuVUr8Azx4AkJJQJXlHy7AHwQ/s320/F4F534C7-9786-49A1-91B0-858BD757F2C9_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turned around at this dry waterfall</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Devon Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420276569501950892noreply@blogger.com5