Check out El Paso Hiking Group
for a number of great upcoming hikes including three this weekend. Also go to Guadalupe
Mountains National Park Meetup Group.
Remember also the Las Cruces
& El Paso Adventurists.
One great place to find trail maps is at the Borderland Mountain Bike Association site.
Many of the trails that we enjoy hiking were “constructed” by the BMBA. Also go
to GeoBetty.com for great maps. While at
GeoBetty, check out the Peak Fitness
Challenge and sign up. Several of the hikes at FMSP are official peak
challenge hikes. Check out the August
schedule.
Speaking of BMBA trails, on Thursday, August 9, at 7 p.m.
sharp we will do the Bedrock Mortars Hike. This hike includes following a
lovely, narrow arroyo farther into the Franklin Mountain State Park and looping
back to where we started. A bedrock mortar is a
circular depression in rock used by ancient people to grind grain or other food
products. The number of such mortars at this location suggests that the
grinding was a communal activity. Very easy, scenic and fun. Bring at least a
liter of water. Remember sunscreen and a hat. Meet in the parking lot on the south end of Chuck
Heinrich Park at the end of Jon Cunningham just off MLK in NE El Paso. Plan to be there before 7 a.m. We will leave
promptly and not wait for anyone after 7.
Since we will be in the Franklin Mountains State Park there
is a $5 per person fee collected at the Iron Ranger at the trail head. The fee
goes to the maintenance and program of the park and is well worth it. You can
purchase a Texas
State Parks Pass but it requires a visit to the FMSP headquarters in
McKelligon Canyon. The TPWD has yet to learn that there is such a thing as
purchasing conveniently online and probably could collect much, much more if
they became just a tad more technologically savvy.
Join the El Paso Trans-Pecos Audubon Society tomorrow, Saturday, August 4, 2012 for a trip to the
Reservoirs Down the Valley. You will
travel down I10 east to visit the Reservoirs of McNary, Ft. Hancock and
Tornillo. Possible sightings will be
Western & Clark's Grebes, Eared Grebes, pelicans, gulls, egrets,
sandpipers, cormorants, herons and ducks of many species. Meet at 6:30 a.m. at the parking lot at
Burlington Coat Factory, at 1144 N. Yarbrough.
Exit at Yarbrough. At the light,
turn left under I10. Burlington is on
the right. Bring a lunch, water and sun
block. Open to the public. For more information contact Mark at
637-3521.
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E-Letter Volume 2, No. 22, August 3, 2012
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