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… Continue reading Hiking in the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument
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snow day…
We woke up to snow visibly falling in the El Capitan area of the Guadalupe mountains. On and off, we had a number of snow squalls throughout the morning. In the afternoon, we drive north to the city of Carlsbad, the closest place to buy groceries and top up our fuel tank for tomorrow’s travels,… Continue reading snow day…
Snowstorm
Cave City KY Yesterday, we have used our first of 17 “floating days”. There was a snowstorm, which started as forecasted at 9 AM, and dropped 4 ½ inches of snow (as measured by Bernard on the picnic table – 6 1/2 according to the campground owner). Today, we decided to stay put for an… Continue reading Snowstorm