Mount Nebo – Total Solar Eclipse

The 2024 North American Eclipse at totality. 400mm lens with a 100000 neutral density filter. Our Moon is closer in size to the Earth than any other moon & planet combo in our solar system. The relationship is so close that we are sometimes called “The Double Planet.” It is an astounding coincidence that theContinue reading “Mount Nebo – Total Solar Eclipse”

South Guadalupe Mountain

Looking south across the Taos Plateau and the Rio Grande Gorge. 30 MARCH 2024 W5N/SS-037 Elevation: 8,720′ Route: Trail and cross country Hike Distance: 3.5 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 780′ Navigation: Easy Steepness: A little steep Vehicle: Passenger car Road: Good dirt road Cell Coverage: Verizon was in and out Hike basics It hadContinue reading “South Guadalupe Mountain”

Spitz Hill

Looking northeast to Humphreys Mountain – the highest point in Arizona at 12,635′ – and Kendrick Peak 10,420. 22 MARCH 2024 W7A/CS-032 Route: Cross-country Hike Distance: 1 mile round trip Elevation Gain: 635′ Navigation: Easy Steepness: Moderate Vehicle: Passenger car Road: Good forest service dirt Cell Coverage: Good (Verizon) Hike basics On a Friday morningContinue reading “Spitz Hill”