Sunday, August 9, 2015

Taos, New Mexico: August 6, 2015

Grabbed a cup of coffee on our way to Taos Ski Valley to check out the Wheeler Peak summit trailhead for next day's hike.  Papa Tom really did have a mocha latte.  For some reason, he's holding a water bottle.  The cafĂ© had interesting projects going on, such as collaborative paintings done by eight artists, with sale proceeds going toward more art supplies.

Took a ride on one of the Taos Ski Valley chairlifts, to see what we could see.  Wheeler Peak wasn't visible from the chairlift, but we found the trailhead to Williams Lake.  You hike about 2 miles toward the lake before veering onto another trail that leads to the Wheeler Peak summit.

I'm pretty sure the chairlift operator said this is the Cabin Chute ski trail.  It looked very, very steep!

The blue sign above the red "Be Safety Conscious!" sign says "No unloading here.  Survivors will be prosecuted."  We saw people riding without the safety bar down.  Ours was down, securely in place.  I'm  a chicken due to having a great respect for what gravity and rocks can do to a falling object's head.

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