Today we hiked the “Dripping Springs Natural Area” trail. The trailhead was a convenient 30-minute drive from our campsite. The trail itself was 1 ½ miles in length, 3 miles return.
The pleasant surprise with it is that some sections were still snow covered from this past weekend’s storm. The views were spectacular, and at the furthest point out on the trail, we were rewarded with three interesting landmarks: the ruins from Van Patten, an old mountain camp which operated in the early 1900s; a waterfall; the ruins of the Boyd Sanatorium.
We had forgotten our lunch in the RV but thankfully we had enough nuts and water with us that we were able to complete the hike without feeling hungry.
Claudette’s Two Cents.
What an amazing hike this was – albeit hard on the lungs. But we did it. The elevation of Organ Mountain is 9,000 FT.
