Silver City, NM: March 2007

 
  Titus and Minerva relaxing in the dirt after hiking. A pencil cactus. View from near the top of Mt. Gomez. The trail upward. View north towards the Gila.  
 

 
  View south from Mt. Gomez. Kori with Titus-shaped backpack. Roger (note the keen fashion sense). High plains. Roger crossing the high plains.  
 

 
  More high plains. More of Roger crossing the high plains. Ditto. A nice arroyo for lunch. Tumble weed tumbling.  
 

 
  Prickly pear in Rockhound State Park. The campground in Rockhound. Me climbing -- what else? Strange plants. More strange plants.  
 

 
  Roger with strange plants. Old Mexico, thata way. Roger perched above Rockhound State Park. Desert flora. Prickly pear.  
 

 
  Roger among prickly pear. Evening in the desert. Almost sunset. Sunset. Roger perching at City of Rocks.  
 

 
  Me, uh, climbing. These rocks were shot out of a volcano miles away from here. So were these. Roger emerging from a hole. Unusual shapes.  
 

 
  Roughing it. The highway department hedges its metaphysical bets. If it were actual, you couldn't read the sign. The Gila wilderness. More of the same.  
 

 
  Along the West fork of the Gila river. Further along the West fork of the Gila river. Cave. Pinnacles. Talus.  
 

 
  River rocks. Still along the West fork of the Gila river. Erosion does the strangest things. The trail was a bit wet. View down the canyon from the trail.  
 

 
  Spring almost was springing. A cold river crossing. View up the canyon. The trail was a bit wet, again. Another cold river crossing.  
 

 
  View from a wet spot on the trail. Pinnacles. Yet another cold river crossing. Canyon view. Do I have to tell you?  
 

 
  Guess. Why am I smiling when my legs are numb? Rocks, shrubs, water. The West Fork from above. A typical Western forest scene.  
 

 
  Brr. The Gila Cliff dwellings. Early condos. The rent was cheap, I hear. But the builders ran out of bricks.  
 

 
  A modern kitchen for the 13th century. Cave number 2. Cave number 3. Very old logs. Inside Cave 4.  
 

 
  Nice high ceilings. Three bedroom, 1 1/2 bath. Architectural detail. Composition in rock and more rock. Art.  
 

 
  Architecture. More architecture. The fire escape. Cave number 6. View from the driveway.  
 

 
  Looking down the West Fork from the cliff dwelling hill. Two Texans attempting to lasso an angry javelina. Hot springs on the Middle fork of the Gila River. Very cold river crossings on said river. Guess what I choose.  
 

 
  The Gila river basin. On the way out. Further along. Lots of canyons around. A poser.  
 

 
  Another poser. The Mimbres Valley. Santa Rita copper mine near Silver City.  
 

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