Thursday, October 24, 2013

Rio San Antonio (part 2 of 3) Flora


Sept 28, 2013
 
This time we took the time to stop and photograph the flora.  I always bring my macro lens with me but I am usually having such a good time photographing the big picture I forget to look at the details...

Saturday, October 19, 2013

Rio San Antonio (part 1 of 3)

Sept 28, 2013

We went back to a river (stream) hike this time.  The Rio San Antonio (RSA) goes through the Valles Caldera and emerges into the Santa Fe National Forest at the west boundary of the Valles Caldera.  We drove up through the Santa Fe National Forest and found a spot where we could hike down to the river…

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Hamilton Mesa


Sept. 14, 2013

Out of a list of several hikes we have on our to-do list we decided on the Hamilton Mesa in the southern part of the Pecos Wilderness.  This is a different type of hike from what Byron and I have been doing lately.  As you may remember he pretty much lives to fly-fish and we usually hike along a stream of some type where Byron fishes and I photograph.  We are both happy.  As you may surmise from the title we are not hiking at the bottom of a canyon, instead we are on the top of a mesa…