Hike 2-22-16

2-22-16 Hike: We did a lot of climbing to see spectacular views from the top!  Thank you for the great hikes, Doug.

Hikers above Del Norte

The Del Norte/BLM trail system led 8 of us to the top of the bluffs overlooking the immense Rio Grande Valley (a.k.a. Valle de San Luiz).  The looking was good, decorated with occasional snow clouds.  We heard several exclamations of "beautiful, spectacular, wonderful."  We saw someone--maybe Lloyd--strolling on top of the D mountain. We used binoculars but couldn't identify the stroller.

The late spring time here features spectacular cactus blooms  and flowering shrubs, along with diverse green grasses.  It's worth another hike; I'll check on the timing.

With the return of snowfall, we may have some more chances to use our snowshoes in March.  We welcome new folks to join our 10-12 hearty winter hikers who gather at the Visitor Center in South Fork before 10 a.m. on Mondays.  No charge. No dogs. No barefooted hikers (especially in cactus country).

—Doug Knudson    719-873-5239

Upward trail

 

Looks like snow, maybe

 

Jan the Climber

 

Del Norte & towers

 

Great view

 

Don't back up honey

 

needle garden

 

Come back in late May!

 

Silverthread Meeting

The February Silverthread Club Meeting is tonight  (February 16), Potluck 6:30 PM, meeting  7 PM at the South Fork Community Center. Come and enjoy.

Elizabeth Baugh, president

Fox

 

Saw this guy today at wolf creek.  You can forward it to the club if you want to...

 Tim Boyles

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Fwd: Snowmobile Ride 1-30-16

Snowmobile Ride 1-30-16:  Many snowmobile riders today at Park Creek, but we managed to find a parking spot.  5 of us took off to Elwood.  Elwood had strong winds blowing up the snow into your face. We had lunch in the little ​cabin at Elwood, and then headed to Fox.  Weather at Fox was ideal, and no one was there.  We ran into Curt Miller and his friend at Fox.  Thanks for grooming the trails, Curt.  It turned out to be a beautiful day!  

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Snowmobile Ride

Silverthread Outdoor Recreation Club

Snowmobile Ride on Saturday, January 30---Let's meet at Park Creek at 9:30 for a ride to Fox or Elwood.  Dress warm; bring a lunch, water, your camera, and a friend.  Come and enjoy the fellowship and the beautiful scenery.

A snow stroll on Myrna's route

Nine snowshoers followed what seemed to be moose

tracks up a closed road introduced to us some time ago

by former resident/hiker Myrna.  

The winter stroll was lively and lovely, sunny sometimes

lightly cloudy sometimes, and gently snowy other times.

We didn't see a moose, nor an elk, not even deer.  

Apparently they weren't interested in the hikers' 

conversations.  Bob and Bonnie bid us adieu until March.

Big shoes for Myrna's road

 

4 of 9 going up

 

snow artists

 

Palisades just across the Rio Grande

 

Almost an Organ?

 

Down brings smiles

 

Several hikers visited a hillside grave.

 

Next Monday, we'll find another beautiful spot.  We leave 

the visitor center at 10 a.m. on Mondays. The only charge is 

your smile and enthusiasm.

Snowshoeing Myrnas Trail

Doug led us up Myrna's Trail from Coller Wildlife Area up quite a ways to a lunch spot.  Thanks to the snowmobiler that went up the trail a few days ago and made a nice track for us........

 

On the way back from lunch a few of us struck out across the hillside so we could get to the gravesites on the level.  The snow was about 18 inches deep so it took some effort to break the trail over to the gravesites, then Jim broke us a trail down to the road.  Breaking trail down a steep hill is harder than it may sound, the shoes have a tendency to slide under the snow and trip you up if you aren't careful

 

About halfway back to the truck it started snowing, the flakes were so small they were hard to see..

 

Thanks to Doug for another enjoyable outing.

Dennis

Hike today in the snow

I'm ready to take a nice snowy road following some deer or moose tracks, not far from South Fork. Join us at 10 a.m. at the South Fork Visitor Center--less than an hour from now. —Doug Knudson 873-5239

moonlight snowshoeing

What a beautiful night for a walk in the snow!  Seven hardy folks came out to enjoy nature at its best; a great fire(thanks to Wayne & Linda), good fellowship and two new shoers to learn to enjoy our great area.

 

Wayne broke trail for us and we went about 1/2 mile out in the meadow to the North of the CG, a nice level walk.  Then it was back to the fire and coffee and cappuccino to finish out the evening.  We got to see a satellite racing across the Northern sky along with more stars than you could ever count!

 

My camera wouldn't take very good pix after taking the last moon shot, don't know why but that is why I didn't have very many pix to share with you............

 

Dennis

Silverthread Club Meeting

The January Silverthread Club Meeting is on  January 19, Potluck 6:30 PM, meeting  7 PM at the South Fork Community Center. Come and enjoy.

Elizabeth Baugh, president

Snowshoeing the Trout Cr. trail

Doug led us up the Trout Cr trail a ways and then took off into the timber and up a side canyon.  The snow was great, but I took the last place in the line so I had a lot easier time of it.  Takes a while to get back in shape, the older a person gets the longer it takes..

There is a Full Moon this Saturday, we will try to have a moonlight "stroll" to take in the Moon and the night sky.  I will get details out to you as the plans firm up.............

Thanks to Doug for a good enjoyable outing.

Dennis