Sandia Crest - Feb 27

My story starts the previous Tuesday, “Mark wants to go up to the Pecos Wilderness this Friday”, Byron mentioned to me in my office.  “We’ll check out a couple of the rivers for fishing later this year”.  I thought ‘Hmm, I’m in, but I’m also certain there will be a fly rod or two accompanying us, along with the other necessary tools to ‘wet a line’’.  (I’m picking up on the fly fishing lingo)...

Snowshoeing at the Valles Caldera

South Mountain trail

I have been going up to the Valles Caldera National Preserve, VC, a few times each year for the past several years.  I’ve taken a few of their guided tours and hiked around a bit on my own.  When I received an email announcing a ‘Guided Winter Wildlife Adaptations Snowshoeing Adventure’ I marked my calendar with the hope of snowshoeing.  I have never snowshoed before so this will be an adventure.  Now all we need is snow.