Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument - Angostura Arroyo walkabout

Angostura Arroyo tributary

Hackberry trees

Near the confluence of the tributary and the main arroyo.

Rough passage.

Angostura Arroyo

Conglomerate boulder

Looking down Angostura. Redhouse Mtn. in the distance.

Looking across Angostura to Sierra Alta

This rough little hike took two outings to complete my planned route. We had started it one afternoon a few months ago in early December, but didn't have enough daylight to finish.  I went out solo in March to finish it off. The highlight of the March trip was the conglomerate cliffs in the lower end of  Angostura's tributary on the north. Barn owls flew out a couple of the larger alcoves. This area looked more intriguing on Google Earth that it was on the ground and really was not worth two trips. On the first trip back we stopped and visited a small seep that  had several cottonwoods in full fall color. It is right along the county road. On the second trip back I stopped and found a couple of grinding mortars, also right along the road.

Hackberry tree

Sierra Alta

Willows