The Trails of Santa Fe Coalition ended the year with a wonderful snowy walk around the County’s gorgeous Arroyo Hondo Open Space (AHOS) off of
After introductions and background information about the site provided by our County staff hosts, Beth and Scott, we were on our way through the snow and sun. Our hale and hearty volunteers joined us as well as some new folks with hiking interests, and we were all up for the snowy challenge. We worked our way up to the top of the trail where the scenic
Thanks to Bill, our trusted Trails Committee board member for suggesting our hike, to County staff for leading the way and educating us, and to our wonderful volunteers who have worked hard on the trails during the past year and joined us for a winter respite.
A special thank you to Steve for supplying the pictures!
This needs to be an annual event. What a perfect way to get rid of post-holiday blahs. I don't know if others have noticed, but walking/hiking in all sorts of different weather conditions wakes up the senses. Sunshine is great, but dramatic weather fluctuations can make hikes memorable, too. Margaret
ReplyDeleteRight on, Margaret! It looks like it was a beautiful day, wish I could have joined you guys.
ReplyDeleteLove your comment about the outdoors and the senses. Interestingly, I am in the middle of writing an article for the next Santa Fe Conservation Trust newsletter--about enjoying the outdoors with all the senses. Must be in the air!
How wonderful is this entire endeavor.
ReplyDeleteYea for the SFCT and what it is adding to this community
Woo! Yay for the blog and yay for the gorgeous day you guys had! I wish I could have made it. The next one, definitely.
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