Today’s hike (about 11.5 miles) was a loop that took us through canyons, Little Bear and Middle Fork of the Gila, near the Gila Cliff Dwellings Visitor Center, with only a single ridge to traverse. The main valley near the VC is open, framed on the sides by low rock faces (low if you don’t have to climb them, that is). Some of the flats have various grasses, all a lovely golden, which hides the fact that they’re treacherous this time of the year, inserting their aggressive ,wee, pointy seeds into any passing sock. Coming down the Middle Fork we figure we crossed the river at least thirty times, so I wore my Keen sandals, sockless, thereby thwarting nature’s seed distribution system.
2 November 2006 at 8:38 am
kayak woman says:
I saw that same moon!
And how did sockless sandals thwart seed distribution? Being dense, as usual.
2 November 2006 at 7:45 pm
kayak woman says:
:Idea: If there’s a map of the area that shows trails, take a pic of it and post it. And tell us where you’ve hiked.
I know, like you needed an actual *assignment*!
Don’t listen to me, just have fun!
2 November 2006 at 7:46 pm
kayak woman says:
Duh, a re-read answered my sock/seed question…
2 November 2006 at 8:15 pm
Sammy says:
Yup, socks are a preferred medium by the seeds, and not skin.
2 November 2006 at 10:17 pm
Jay says:
Well I didn’t get to see the same moon. The northwest has started to look and feel very northwestish. Going sockless wouldn’t even enter my head, even inside.