Had a couple of nice days hiking in Northern New Mexico in Angel Fire. Angel Fire is a resort town of about 1,200 full-time residents nestled in the Moreno Valley of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range. It’s a great place to enjoy the outdoors all year long. In the winter, downhill skiing and in the summer, golfing, mountain biking, and hiking.
The Elliot Barker trail complex has a few different options for exploring the Moreno Valley area. We chose trail #1, which is a loop trail about 5.5 miles long. The trails are open all year, but hiking is best April through October.
Shadow had a great time taking a dip in the pond, and tramping through every available water source. Needless to say, he was a happy, but muddy mess.
We also
got lucky and saw some elk on our hike. Didn’t get a picture of them at the time, they were a little too quick. Got lucky again the next day, when a small herd came through the yard. This one is just a youngster. Much smaller then his parents.