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Wheeler PeakHighest Peak in New Mexico
Carson National Forest
Jerry & Jay September 7, 2010 6:30am – 5:30pm
16 mile Roundtrip Hike From Trailhead at Taos Ski Valley.Trailhead is at around 9,200 ft above sea level
and the peak is at 13,161 ft
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Train StationLamy, NM
Sept 6, 2010Picking up Jay
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Jay on our decktalking to Debbie.
Alpine Village SuitesTaos Ski Valley
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Jay pointing to the mountainthat we hope to conquer the
next morning!
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Sign by the trailhead showing the various
hiking trails
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Trailhead 6:34am Time to Rock & Roll!
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Holy Guacamole!...What has my Brogotten me into!
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Wish all the trailwere this wide and gentle!
There were some very narrow, steep and rocky parts.A few small streams to cross, except one that was about 15’
wide and had logs piled upto allow crossing without
getting wet……that is if you didn’t loose yourbalance!….. which I almost did
on the way down.
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Sign to advise we wereentering the Wilderness Area.Special rules apply inaccordance with theWilderness Act of 1964
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Big Horn SheepOn the horizon
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Big Horn Sheep..& Eagle
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Taos Ski Runs
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Taos Ski Valley from just above the tree line.
About half way to the Peak
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Taos Ski RunsFrom the second false peak
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More than half of the trail is above the tree line.
The tree line varies, but is at around 11,000 ft.
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Rain clouds brewing but didn’t develop.
A few sprinkles about an hourafter we finished the hike
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Williams Lake
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About 20 minutes after leaving the Peak.
One of two false peaksbehind Jay
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Plaque at the Peak
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We made it to the top of New Mexico!
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Tube at the peak where you can sign a log or
leave a message.Note the final assent trail
leading over the falsepeaks in the upper right.
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Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel.We saw three at the Peak.
They will eat out of your hand if you stay very still.
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Hey Jerry! Your Granola bar
looks mighty tasty….. especially the nuts.How about sharing?
(I did & Jay gave them somepieces of apple/pear)
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Rocky Mountain high at the Peak!
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Jay, where is the helicopter?What do you mean we haveto hike back down!.....that’s another 8 miles dude!