Desert Rat 1
Adventurer
The Rio Grande, or Rio Bravo del Norte as its known in Mexico; rises in the western part of the Rio Grande National Forest in the U.S. state of Colorado. The river is formed at Stony Pass, by the joining of several streams at the base of Canby Mountain in the San Juan Mountains, just east of the Continental Divide. From there, it flows through the the San Luis Valley, then south into New Mexico, passing through Taos, Española, Albuquerque, Las Cruces and then through El Paso and Cd. Juarez Mexico, from there on, it serves as a natural border between the United States and Mexico until it discharges into the Gulf of Mexico. Heavy water consumption of farms and cities along with many large diversion dams on the river have eliminated its original water flow, now only waters from other tributary rivers, like the Rio Conchos, Pecos River, etc. reaches the Gulf.
-First stage, From Stony Pass to El Paso, Texas/Cd. Juarez, Mexico.
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After spending a few days in the San Juan Mountains, we broke camp very early Wednesday morning and by 8:00 am we were airing down at the Stony Pass trailhead.
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After following Cunningham Creek for a few miles we started the ascent to Stony Pass.
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Pretty soon the trail got very steep…. and narrow…
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But the views were spectacular…
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…and after a bunch of switchbacks we made it above the tree line and into the alpine tundra…
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Drive slow and enjoy the scenery…drive fast and join the scenery…..
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But even though we were going slow, we just had to stop a few times to enjoy the beautiful mountain tundra scenery…
-First stage, From Stony Pass to El Paso, Texas/Cd. Juarez, Mexico.
.
After spending a few days in the San Juan Mountains, we broke camp very early Wednesday morning and by 8:00 am we were airing down at the Stony Pass trailhead.
.
After following Cunningham Creek for a few miles we started the ascent to Stony Pass.
.
Pretty soon the trail got very steep…. and narrow…
.
But the views were spectacular…
.
.
…and after a bunch of switchbacks we made it above the tree line and into the alpine tundra…
.
Drive slow and enjoy the scenery…drive fast and join the scenery…..
.
But even though we were going slow, we just had to stop a few times to enjoy the beautiful mountain tundra scenery…