11-1-11 Adventure

On the 1st of November, sunny but slowly turning into a cloudy preview of an oncoming storm, I ventured out with Goldberry to document an autumn adventure. Many cockleburs and houndstongue seeds later, she ended up with a tail-haircut.
It is a pleasure to share this 2-page gallery of photos documenting our “11-1-11 Adventure.”

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WE STARTED ON THE GANDALF RIDGE TRAIL. LICHEN COVERED BOULDER AT TOP OF GANDALF RIDGE

VIEW OF BLACK CANYON & DISTANT SAN JUANS FROM TOP OF GANDALF RIDGE TRAIL.

STILL ON GANDALF RIDGE TRAIL WITH MORE LICHEN BOULDERS.

HEADING SOUTH, WE PASSED THE SOUTH END OF THE HUMMINGBIRD TRAIL.

VIEW LOOKING EAST FROM BALDY KNOLL ON RUBY SPRINGS TRAIL----WEST ELKS IN DISTANCE

ANOTHER VIEW FROM BALDY KNOLL, LOOKING EAST, BUT DOWN INTO THE DRAW.

RABBITBRUSH NEAR BALDY KNOLL

BIG LEAF PRICKLY PEAR ALONG RIVENDELL'S GIMMEE TRAIL

VIEW FROM GIMMEE TRAIL OF THE UPPER WETFOOT HILLSIDE

THE NEW CROSSING AT RUBY SPRINGS CREEK FOR THE WETFOOT TRAIL

RIVENDELL HAS AN ABUNDANCE OF JUNIPER SNAGS

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE WETFOOT CROSSING

LOOKING BACK DOWN TO THE CREEK FROM THE WETFOOT TRAIL HILLSIDE

IT HELPS TO HAVE A GUIDE TO FOLLOW THE WETFOOT TRAIL UP THE HILLSIDE

UPROOTED JUNIPERS ARE ALWAYS PLACES OF DISCOVERY

THE GUIDE WAS EITHER LOST OR WAS ENJOYING HER OWN ADVENTURES

ANOTHER JUNIPER SNAG WITH BLUE SKY & PRE-COLD-FRONT CLOUDS

CATTAILS, SNAGS, & COLORADO BLUE SKY

LOOKING BACK WEST ACROSS THE DRAW TO BALDY KNOLL

MORE SNAGS & BLUE SKY---WITH WILD ROSE BUSHES

Come share more adventures with us,
Joe