We'd been giving Leonard/Dad/D2 a hard time because he hadn't come to visit us in Albuquerque, so he finally got sick of listening to us and came to see us! We went on a new hike while he was here that is about 2 hours south of town called the Fourth of July Trail. There's also a campground there, so maybe we'll have to plan to visit overnight sometime!
The hike goes up into the Manzano Mountains about 3.5 miles over 1300 feet elevation change.
There was a really cool meadow at the top that I somehow forgot to take a picture of but would be a really great overnight spot. Apparently some people have also seen wild cows grazing there according to our hiking book! We had 4 dogs with us, so we must have scared them all off.
A little past the meadow we made it to the top and the views were breathtaking!
Addie was pretty exhausted from the hike up, so she found a good spot for a snooze while we ate our lunch.
It was a great new hike and we will definitely be returning!
Of course we also took Leonard to all of our favorite eating and drinking spots, including the famed Bloody Mary bar and some deliciously spicy New Mexican food. He was also here to help Josh and I celebrate our 4 year wedding anniversary!
We spent the day skiing in Santa Fe and it was a perfect way to enjoy and reminisce.
We had a great time showing him why we are loving New Mexico! Thanks for visiting D2 :)
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