Monday, December 13, 2010

Beaver Creek trail

The Rio Grande National Forest offered a sunny, pretty warm day with great views. Mayebelle, Joyce, Pat, Marilyn, Wayne, and Doug enjoyed cloudless vistas.

We hiked up, then down, went through a gate that has wheel tracks but says no motorized vehicles.

This was our last hike scheduled for 2010. It's been a busy year for hiking and snowshoeing. Mayebelle's book of the year will soon be available for viewing at the South Fork Library.

We'll convene again at the SF Visitor Center on January 3, 2011. Hopefully for snowshoeing. 9 a.m. Bring a snack or lunch, a friend, and your snowshoes (unless the ground is bare).

Bear Cr. road & the cone

Aspen on a ridge Bear Cr.

Thermal control

#709 and Wayne

Del Norte Peak

Wayne's Tactic of Rapid Descent

Monday, December 6, 2010

East Alder Creek

Six of us took a short one up E. Alder Creek, One rolled a stone, sat down, then limped quite a ways.

Harry brought the red "ambulance." Judy's using a walker for a while.

The rest of us are ready for another trail next Monday at 9 a.m. The weather may tell you whether or not you'll need snowshoes or not.

Join us! We won't knock you down!

--Wayne, Pat, MayeBelle, Joyce, Doug (Judy will be healing and cooking)

The forest is lovely. We saw Ponderosa and limber pines, Douglas-fir, White fir, Rocky Mtn. and Common junipers, plus lovely aspens. We forgot to look for alders along the dry stream. The snow is still scanty, mostly evaporated.

Trudging up the track E. Alder

Ponderosa/Limber Pines, White fir, Douglas-fir, and two kinds of junipers

Cookie time

Populus tremuloides E.Alder Cr.

Look at what I did!  I thought downhill was easier!

Time to rest the twisted ankle.