We recently returned from a very nice camping trip into the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico (elevation 9,000 ft), near the little town of Cloudcroft, and I thought I'd share some pictures.
The first is our campsite. Very nicely set up and easy to back into. This was at Silver campground, which was one of the few that had not closed for the winter. Daytime highs were in the low 70s and the nighttime lows were in the high 40s. We had a thunderstorm one night, otherwise, the weather was perfect.
The second is at White Sands National Monument, which is a short drive down into the Tularosa Valley just west of Alamogordo. The "sand" is really gypsum, and the wind grinds it very fine, almost like talcum powder. It's actually easier to walk on than real "sand".
We did a lot of hiking while we were there and in the third picture Janet is standing in front of the Salado Canyon trestle, which is one of many the old train used to cross on the way up to Cloudcroft. This trestle has been restored and is part of the trail we were on. We're pretty low here, about 7,000 ft, and had to drive down the mountain to the trail head. But, the drive was short, only about 10 miles.
On the way back to camp, we stopped at an apple orchard and picked some apples and then at a store on the way we bought some excellent homemade fudge.
There's three more in the next post, if you can stand it.
- Jack
The first is our campsite. Very nicely set up and easy to back into. This was at Silver campground, which was one of the few that had not closed for the winter. Daytime highs were in the low 70s and the nighttime lows were in the high 40s. We had a thunderstorm one night, otherwise, the weather was perfect.
The second is at White Sands National Monument, which is a short drive down into the Tularosa Valley just west of Alamogordo. The "sand" is really gypsum, and the wind grinds it very fine, almost like talcum powder. It's actually easier to walk on than real "sand".
We did a lot of hiking while we were there and in the third picture Janet is standing in front of the Salado Canyon trestle, which is one of many the old train used to cross on the way up to Cloudcroft. This trestle has been restored and is part of the trail we were on. We're pretty low here, about 7,000 ft, and had to drive down the mountain to the trail head. But, the drive was short, only about 10 miles.
On the way back to camp, we stopped at an apple orchard and picked some apples and then at a store on the way we bought some excellent homemade fudge.
There's three more in the next post, if you can stand it.
- Jack
