Howdee all,
March 29
Blue Creek trail via Homer Wilson Ranch..
Trail length 11 miles one way, Jeff and I traveled about 5 miles RT
Difficulty…the part of the trail we hiked was easy..
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We started the Trail at the Homer Wilson ranch trailhead.
Check out these orange grasses.. Bright orange dotting the valley and up some of the hillsides The color was much more orange than this photo shows..See the spider in the hole?..it came out and grabbed a small moth.This ranch was abandoned in 1945. The house that remains here is the foreman's house. The house is made of native materials, Reed ceiling from the river, timbers from the mountains and large stones from Blue Creek Canyon.
The ranch had 4,000 sheep and 2,500 goats..the animals escaped the heat of the summer by grassing in the abundant grassland on the slopes up the canyon. The trail follows a wash.. Past some large red rocks on the hillside and hilltop.. Cactus are blooming.. Its a fairly easy walk thru the wash..dusty.. About a mile in we started passing some red rock.. Interesting formations.. Jeff hears a bird call in another wash nearby..we went to investigate..Gray Vireo ..life bird
After some great looks at the Gray Vireo we hiked further Into the area of red rocks..Rocks worn by time.. making monuments of Red.. We really enjoyed the red rock monuments.. But we had more to see this day..
Two more short hikes..
Stay tuned..
Jeff and I are currently in Zapata, Texas for two nights..
We head for the coast soon..
You did very well to get that Vireo on camera at that distance especially with the wind as well Dawn.
ReplyDeletegreat pictures Dawn, love the vireo.
ReplyDeletedan
Gosh Dawn, I love that you get to see all these beautiful places in the US and share them with us!
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ReplyDeleteGreat capyure Dawn
ReplyDeleteDawn, loved seeing these photos and would have loved hiking there. We can comfortably do five to six miles, but we need to step it up now and go farther. We try to get out every day.
ReplyDeleteI am once again, behind here and everywhere.
One of my favorite places, great job on the pics and the write up.
ReplyDeleteRoy
ReplyDeleteThanks..it was difficult to get that video in the wind..hard to keep myself steady! Thanks
forestal
Thanks Dan! appreciate the comment
Ruthiej
we are so lucky to be able to travel like we do..I am happy to be able to share our adventures..
Penny
howdee..
thanks for visiting..i will have to check out your site..have been a bit busy birding lately..and blogging..if i forget please remind me..thanks again..
Travelling Rants
Thanks muchly for the nice comment
Sandy
Yes you sure would love these hikes..real nice..not too long..
I know what u mean about being behind..seems like i go thru spurts and when I am home visiting family I have more time for blog reading..lately i am way to tired to do much more that bird/hike all day and do a blog post..then crash!
d
Thanks muchly for you nice comment..one of our favorite places now.