Tag Archive: Rim Trail

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

It Snowed: The Discovery of Old-Growth in the Sacramento Mountains

The arrival of Care-a-vanner and friend Gail in Las Cruces meant There’d Be Hiking. Eager to further explore the Sacramento Mountains and check out potential snowfall led us to explore a section of… Continue reading

Big Trees and Mushrooms: The Hunt for Fall

By the third weekend in September I was so ready for autumn. Though it was thankfully down into the mid- to low-90s in Las Cruces I was really craving temperatures in the 60s,… Continue reading