Pam Bliss was our hike leader. The original hike, Cave Creek Trail, is closed because of the Pecos fires earlier this summer. After driving into the Jemez, we found that the alternative hike, Battleship Rock to McCauley Springs Trail, was closed due to flash flood danger. So we seven hikers—Scott Lake, Kathleen Rhoad, Bob Haladay, Bob Liebman, Heather Gram, Liz Davidson, and Pam Bliss — winged it and went to Fenton Lake State Park. Walked for about 2.5 miles through a lovely mountain valley of the Rio Cebolla. Saw wetlands, wildflowers, cattails, a swimming critter (muskrat? beaver), and jays, and had a great lunch on a campsite picnic table.
Kathleen and Scott took the pictures.
Fenton Lake State Park trail sign (Kathleen)
Left to right – Scott Lake, Bob Liebman, Liz Davidson, Pam Bliss and Bob Haladay (Kathleen)
Left to right – Pam, Bob, Kathleen Rhoad and Liz (Scott)
Fenton Lake (Kathleen)
Tuff Ridges north of lake (Scott)
Hills to the east (Scott)
Stream below the lake dam (Kathleen)
Meadow below lake dam (Kathleen)
Meadow below lake dam (Kathleen)
New Mexico Thistle ? (Scott)