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Glorious Summer in the Mountains...

7/19/2017

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This summer truly offered some great opportunities to get out and explore the beauty surrounding us. (Not that I advocate bottomless rock climbing per se, but hey, I'm not going to judge if you want to try if for yourself.)
waterfall hitting carved rock
boy climbs rocks in canyon
yellow flowers grow alongside stream in canyon
plant grows from rocks on cliffside
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Into the Wilderness...

7/12/2017

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I was lucky enough to be able to accompany my friend on her initial hike into the Manzanos to do research for one of her upcoming refugee wilderness program hikes. It was a beautiful drive a little more than an hour outside of Albuquerque, with mist laying in the low spots between trees and the sun shining a beautiful cerise halo through the smokey clouds as it showed its face to us for the first time that day.

The hike itself was lovely - up into the mountains through heavily wooded trails, with plenty of new plants to identify along the way. It was the first time that I'd seen so many maple trees in New Mexico, and look forward to re-visiting in the fall time when the trees will be brilliant shades of vermilion.

Read more about the refugee wilderness hikes here:
http://nmpoliticalreport.com/332967/into-the-wilderness-summer-camp-connects-refugee-children-with-nms-wild-places/
and here:
http://www.upworthy.com/theres-a-wilderness-summer-camp-for-refugees-that-lets-them-just-be-kids?c=ufb1
Manzano mountains wilderness hike leader
Holodiscus dumosus in Manzano mountains
Holodiscus dumosus
alligator juniper bark detail manzano wilderness
Alligator Juniper bark
dead ponderosa pine manzano wilderness
Dead Ponderosa pine
Manzano wilderness entry signs
Entry signs to Manzano wilderness - chewed by bears :O
path in Manzano mountains lined with horsetails
Horsetails growing along the path in a particularly marshy area
path in Manzano mountains lined with small maple trees
Small Maples line much of the path
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Go North...

5/24/2017

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child in Batman costume holds lichen on grappling hook
Na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na - hiking!
Sandia Crest is a beautiful overlook, allowing for dizzying views of the urban landscape far below, and when you turn around, a beautiful forest to explore. I'd never taken the trail north from the overlook. The imposing chain-link fence around tall communication towers distracted me from the small trail entry just to the east. This beautiful trail leads you on a gorgeous hike through the wilderness, with sweeping vistas, showing you exactly why New Mexico is aptly named 'The Land of Enchantment'.
child with grappling hook walks to stone house
edge of cliff with clouds beyond
stone house at sandia crest
child climbs on stone wall
horny toad
fallen tree
unidentified rosette plant
cliffs and clouds and city below
twisted aspen
batman in the wilderness - solitude
northern trail - sandia overlook
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