Moderate to Strenuous
Distance:
4 miles
Elevation:
7,500' to 8,200'
We teamed up with Carol, our friend and fellow volunteer host at the upper campground, for a much longer hike.
Fortunately, we went in the right direction because, if we were intending to walk back, it would have been a long haul uphill!
We saw our first ever
Sphinx Moth!
In fact, we saw several. For those who don't know, the bird books list it with the hummingbirds. It is a flying insect that is commonly mistaken as a hummingbird.
We enjoyed several
meadows with many flowers that are the last to bloom.
The hike ended at the Lake Maloya Dam. We caught the first site of one of our New Mexico State Park trucks and hitched a ride back to the trailhead.
