Odometer: 956 miles. Today: 113 miles.
The Evening Primrose next to Arvan at the trailhead for our morning’s walk was a good sign for the morning’s hike.
With the sun barely over the tops of the surrounding mountains, we headed out on our five mile loop of the Borrego and Windsor trails.
The well-graded surface made the 1,000 ft of elevation change less arduous, but we certainly felt the 9,000 ft elevation. Plenty of wildflowers helped make it special.
For most of the five miles, Saydee was dragging me. Now I understand why the Brits call the leash a “lead.” I was being led!
It was a long 113-mile drive to our next campsite. We stopped at Taos for some supplies, and it was as uninspiring as Santa Fe.
Today was the first rain they had had for a long time, and it marked the beginning of the mountain monsoon season. We arrived at our campsite in the rain but it soon cleared.
Saydee was the first to spot movement outside. I missed photographing some elusive birds that flew off as soon as I opened the door. Patience and my big camera enabled some fun shots of our neighborhood chipmunks.
The Adventures of the Cajunlimeys 