I was away for this hike, but I did it with the Tuesday Trekkers the preceding year. This time the Hoofers get a chance to attack the steep climb up to Deception Peak. Unfortunately they did not get that far....Mid-June and there was still snow on the trail. But they did make it at least to the lookout for Nambe Lake. Here is the write-up from Jane about the hike:
Rose was not on this hike which was a shame because she could have
snapped much better pictures *blush* than what I did for instance of Jennise and
me with the snow man Jennise made. We resisted having a snow ball
fight. Most of us needed all the energy we could muster to post hole
through the snow drifts as we plodded our way up Ravens Ridge towards
Deception Peak. Only we didn't get to the peak because around 2 p.m.,
we faced maybe 300 or 400 more feet of elevation gain half of which had
to be through a snow field before coming out of the trees on the final
approach to the summit which Brigitte heard was clear of snow.
Our
leader Brigitte took a vote at that point to see who wanted to plod on
as she liked to say or go back. The "go back"s out numbered the "plod
on"s so we started back arriving at the Sandia Ski Basin parking lot
around 4:30 p.m.,
where Kathleen asked a lady sitting in a car if she would take our
picture. Susan obliged so we have a picture of Jennise, myself,
Brigitte, Rita, Karen, and Kathleen smiling cause we got to maybe a bit
over 12,000 feet and back with no casualties.
Ginny was with at the start and until shortly after lunch when she left.
At
times on the way up, there were dark, gray clouds over the peaks to
our left. Folks coming down said they had seen lightning and heard
thunder. The clouds seemed to stay where they were so we got to enjoy a
comfortable day in sunshine with little wind. We also had good views
of Santa Fe Baldy, Lake Peak, and even Nambe Lake which pleased us
I'm
thinking though that there might have been one Hoofer who wasn't so
comfortable although she might not admit it. That was Jennise who kept
picking up rocks and putting them in her day pack. I could hardly lift
her pack when we got back to the parking lot.
"Be sure to weigh that pack and let us know what it weighs," I said.
She did. It weighed 19 pounds. Doesn't sound like a lot but for me it sure felt like a lot.
Thanks
again to Brigitte for leading us on the hike which had a little
adventure but nothing scary and left some of us on a high for having
done it.
Here are the pictures sent to me from the Trekkers who went on this hike
 |
| The Hoofers, Rita, Jennise, Jane, Bridget, the leader, Karen, and Kathleen |
 |
| Ginny |
 |
| Calypso Orchid (Fairy Slipper Orchid) Very rare to find one of these tiny orchids...I can't tell you how upset I am to have missed seeing this! |
 |
| Vistas |
 |
| Marshmarigold |
 |
| Mr Snowman |
 |
Jennise and Jane hold up the snowman
 |
The Hoofers
again, Jennise, Ginny, Karen, Rita, and Bridget, Jane is not pictured,
assuming Kathleen is behind the camera...Have to teach them how to do a
selfie with the group of hikers in the background
|
|
|
|
 |
| View of Nambe Lake from Ravens Ridge |
 |
| Jennise with her snowman |
 |
| Jennise, Brigitte and Kathleen |
 |
| Lunch Break, Jennise, Jane and Kathleen |
 |
| Nambe Lake |
 |
| Karen with Nambe Lake |
 |
| Rita with Nambe Lake |
 |
| Rocks with Mica |
 |
| Rocks with fossils |
 |
| Baldy Mountain |
 |
| Steep Trail |
 |
| Walking through snow |
 |
| Another view of Nambe Lake |
 |
| Proud Hoofers for having made the climb |
Thanks for sharing your pictures of this hike in my absence to add to the blog...even with the snow it looked like a great hike!
No comments:
Post a Comment