At the end of July, I was able to make a trip to Red River, New Mexico, to visit Kevin Wagoner and his family (see photo below, taken at the local Mexican restaurant). Red River is a former mining town, newly remade into a ski resort/summer destination for Texans looking to escape the summer heat. Kevin's better 3/4 includes (from left): Emma Lou, Lisa, and Tess.
While we were there, Tess caught her first fish--a rainbow trout--from one of the stocked ponds in the town.
I was able to do a hike on my last day in town. I tried to get to Wheeler Peak, but turned around in a lightning storm above treeline. On the way up, there were a bunch of bighorn sheep ewes hanging around by the trail. They weren't skittish, and let me get close enough to take this photo.
From the Wheeler Peak ridgeline, Red River lies in the valley below.
The trip was great, except for the long drive that left me (in the words of the locals) "hatchet-brained."
While we were there, Tess caught her first fish--a rainbow trout--from one of the stocked ponds in the town.
I was able to do a hike on my last day in town. I tried to get to Wheeler Peak, but turned around in a lightning storm above treeline. On the way up, there were a bunch of bighorn sheep ewes hanging around by the trail. They weren't skittish, and let me get close enough to take this photo.
From the Wheeler Peak ridgeline, Red River lies in the valley below.
The trip was great, except for the long drive that left me (in the words of the locals) "hatchet-brained."
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