At entrance to Franklin Mountain Tin Mines
There are some really cool hikes coming up. As always, I suggest that you visit and
bookmark El Paso Hiking Meet-up and the
Las Cruces Hiking Meet-up as well
as the Ocotillo Hikers of Las
Cruces for schedules of great hikes. Join the El Paso and Las Cruces
meet-up groups so that you receive email about hikes as soon as they are
scheduled.
Tomorrow, Saturday, January 7th plan to hike to
the only Tin Mines ever in the United States. They are located in the northeast
Franklins. The hike begins at 8 a.m. Get details here
including where to meet. The El Paso
Tin Mining and Smelting Company operated in the northeast Franklins from
1909 until 1915 when it was shut down for lack of productive ore.
Also tomorrow is a hike in Fillmore Canyon at Dripping
Springs in the Organ Mountains. Go to the El Paso Hiking Meet-up description
for the details.
The El
Paso/Trans Pecos Audubon Society is planning the annual trip to Bosque del Apache
National Wildlife Refuge to see ducks, cranes, geese and other birds and
wildlife. (Map)
Mark and Janet Perkins will be at the Refuge on Friday, January 13th, for those who want to join them that
day. Those who arrive on Saturday will
meet at 1:00 p.m. at the Refuge
Visitor's Center. There are also
plans for a trip to the Sandia Mountains
for the Rosy Finch banding (weather permitting). Beginners and nonmembers are welcome. Please RSVP as soon as possible. Reservations are required for this trip. There is a detailed Itinerary available upon
request. Contact Mark at 637-3521 or mperkins4@elp.rr.com.
Every Sunday is Scenic Sunday at Scenic
Drive from 7 a.m. to Noon. Walk, run or bicycle this 4.1 mile
round trip of panoramic views and 500 million-year-old fossils. Also, get to
know the El Paso Zoo. If you visit all
of the exhibits on this fabulous 35 acres, you will walk a mile. Keep track of Zoo Events.
Excelsior!
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