July 2009 Backpacking in the Rio Grande National Forest

July 2009 Backpacking in the Rio Grande National Forest


Frank on a morning walk with paintbrush and trekking pole antenna
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Yucca and unidentified purple flowers
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Find the antelope
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antelope in Summer coon volcano, before hike
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monuments around Summer coon
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Summer coon dikes and weathered pinion
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view north from Ghost Mine Ranch lot 3, with wildlife
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Frank Evans backpack and trail
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So many wildflowers!
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Small brook trout called a brookie
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Three trout with 3 inch reel for scale
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Campsite with small cave on slope above
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bones, volcanic rocks, and gulch behind
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Evening light on craggy rocks of California Gulch
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Cliffs above California Gulch
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Frank Evans in tiny cave, wild roses
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Close up of cave deposits
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Walking out on meadows west of gulch
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Flat meadow, small clouds
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purple flowers, maybe penstemon
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Many kinds of wildflowers in the short grass
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meadow with forested valley ahead
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Frank leading the way back down into California Gulch
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more wildflowers as the meadow meets the forest
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Monarch butterfly on purple blooms with tiny white flowers around
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second shot of butterfly
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third shot of butterfly
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