Page 59 - Vol. 1 Walks In The Black Range - 2nd Edition
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Ipomopis longiflora, Trumpet Gilia, at the gate on NM-152, at the start of the walk. May 2.
A
The Walk
This is a modest walk of .7 miles (from NM-152 to the mine) and an elevation gain of about 225 feet. The route follows an old mining road which is rocky in the upper reaches. This is snake country so exercise prudent “snake watching” as you place your feet carefully.
We have combined this walk with a .3 mile walk to the east (see next page), across a saddle and down a couple of hundred feet into Ready Pay Gulch. We then headed back to the gate on NM-152, making for a 2 miles round-trip.
The letter tags on photographs correspond to locations on the two maps in this entry.
B
Gomphrena caespitosa, Ball Cover, is common in this general area in early May.
