La Vista Verde Trail
This easy 2.3 mile trail in the Rio Grande Gorge has a lot to offer. Located north of Pilar, the access road runs up along the river at the bottom of the gorge, passing some campgrounds in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument.
Taos Box, May 19, 2019
Taos Box, May 19, 2019. The snowpack has INCREASED since the Box trip seen here. It is now at 278%!! Are you wanting some real white-knuckle boating? This is going to be the year for that. This full-day river trip traverses 16 miles of wilderness gorge, encountering demanding rapids guaranteed to get you wet. This […]
Spring Flowers (and more) #3
Spring Flowers (and more) #3. Every day there is something new to see. The yuccas are now out. There are two kinds of yucca native to this area. The larger of the two is the Banana yucca (Yucca baccata). The smaller is the Soapweed yucca (Yucca glauca).
Spring Flowers, Rio Grande
Spring Flowers and More Along the Rio Grande. The Claret Cup cactus is starting to pop! What a sight.
Start Of Spring Along The Rio Grande, 3-30-19
Start Of Spring Along The Rio Grande. I have been keeping an eye on the Gauging Station creekbed lately, expecting that the creek would soon begin to run. A couple of days in the 70s did the trick, and today, there it was. Gauging Station Creek comes down the canyon that you cross at the […]
“Our rafting experience was AMAZING”
“Our rafting experience was AMAZING due in part to the expert guide we had. I can’t remember his name but his aunt & uncle have ownership in the rafting company. We rafted in the AM trip on July 18th and had a blast. I had rafted before but my significant other had not. He being […]