"Today is a Good Day to Drive!" .....Van-Go

We left camp as the day was warming up. And headed into the trail head across from the parking area outside the campground.  The half a mile or so is on private land belonging to the Cristian Camp.  The trail is wide and open following along the stream. There are three bridges that cross the stream, but you can easily walk the rocks and get across without wet feet this time of year. The aspens with their white trunks and bright spring green leaves are so pretty in this short section that looks like a road. White violets were scattered along the forest floor.  A brown butterfly stopped to rest on the trail  This is the third bridge crossing. An old chimney still stands; it is a nice place to rest and contemplate times gone, and who might have lived here.  The trail gets narrow and is a slow constant uphill  A little past the vista of Hermits Peak you come to the sign for the Pecos Wilderness. And a short distance further is an overhang cave shelter. ...