Location: Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA

Weather: outstanding.

Scenery: outstanding.

Our bodies: a little past their prime.

We hiked McKittrick Canyon in Guadalupe Mountains National Park today. This was the prettiest part of Texas we’ve been except for the Dallas Botanical Garden, and if something had been blooming in the canyon it would have won. Beauty around every corner, be careful not to step in any. Make way, hikers. I’m armed to the teeth and packing a hamster. Fellow hikers, you must gather your party before setting forth.

Breakfast at the Airbnb, lunch on the trail, dinner in town. Yum. Friendly people all day long.

Tonight: Laundry

Question: Minsc

What an usie!
The start of McKittrick Canyon
The road goes ever on
I feel kind of naked
Where we ate lunch
Our view at lunch
The Whole Foods backpack that has been all over the country on hike after hike. The hat has been all over the west, starting with our trip to Utah
There were two wet creek crossings, this one had the most soothing sound
There were a bunch of trees like this that had red, orange, and purple trunks/branches, and I don’t know why
MBH’s view at lunch