Today ended up filled with adventure.
For two years I've wanted to hike along the Rio Grande Gorge south of Taos. I had been told by a Forest Service person that there was a bench at the end of the La Vista Verde trail. It overlooks the Rio Grande hundreds of feet below.
After lunch of blue corn cheese enchiladas (what else?) and ice cream, we were ready to drive south about 20 miles and then another 11 meandering miles along the river to the trailhead.
2 1/2 miles in and out. 3pm we hit the trail. About 50 yards in, we encountered three Big Horn Sheep. Just 30-40 feet away.
Amazing!
We made it to the bench in about 45 minutes.
Awesome.
We didn't linger because it was now nearing 4pm and the sun had drifted behind a mountain. Power-hiking on the return (my imagination ran away with me and I saw us spending the night on the trail, rationing our water, so cold the sheep came to snuggle). We shaved 15 minutes off the return. Whew!
Driving back to Taos we were treated by a typical New Mexico sunset.
The reward for the effort.
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