Settling Into Late Autumn
Late fall came first of course to the higher elevations: by the last week of October the colors were long gone in the canyons above 8,000 feet and less than 2 weeks later… Continue reading
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Finding the Maples
It appears that I spoke too soon about my computer being fixed: it’s been barely limping along as I’ve been trying to get this post written and uploaded over the past few weeks.… Continue reading
That Golden Glow
Hello All, I know it’s been a minute since I’ve posted. My computer was broken for 3 months – yeah, 3 months – but the required part finally arrived and it seems like… Continue reading
Fall Arrives in the Sacramento Mountains, 2020 Edition
Even though most of the trails are around 9,000 feet in the southern Sacramento Mountains, the lingering daylight at this latitude means that the change of colors arrives late, with most aspen leaves… Continue reading
Revelations
I had planned this hike through an unexplored section of the Sierra Blancas some time ago, eagerly looking forward to traversing the high peaks. Yet as my month vacation in the mountains dwindled… Continue reading
A Canyon Saunter: Little Bonito with Tom and Abbs
Our next hike as a threesome was a jaunt up to the Crest Trail via the most popular of the routes, Big Bonito to Little Bonito Canyons. Because of the temperatures and some… Continue reading
Choose Your Own Path: A Hike to Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain is probably best known in the area as the peak with all the communication towers, a secondary or tertiary high point in a cluster of peaks near the mother of Sierra… Continue reading
The First of Many
This post chronicles the second of many loops incorporating Argentina and/or Turkey Canyons, my two favorite access points to the Crest Trail tracking the north-south ridge line along the Sierra Blancas. Our first… Continue reading
Monsoon Green in the Sierra Blancas
The morning after the fifth (and last!) house was issued a certificate of occupancy we lifted the jacks on the RV and rolled up the mountain to Ruidoso for the month of August.… Continue reading
The PUP Chronicles, Part 5: You Can’t Always Get What You Want, But You’ll Get What You Need
The last installment of the PUP Chronicles (at least for 2020) is a compilation of 4 weekends spent in the Sacramento Mountains south of the town of Cloudcroft. I had multiple exploratory adventures… Continue reading