Wheeler Peak - New Mexico Highpoint

 In August 2003,  Ed Waley joined Sara and I to climb Wheeler Peak - the highpoint of New Mexico.  We spent the night at the Taos Ski lodge  and early the next morning we walked right out of the lodge and headed up the mountain by way of Williams Lake. It was 3.1  miles to the summit with elevation change of 3250 feet.  We saw marmots and chipmunks.

Roswell, New Mexico - UFO museum

A pilgrimage to Roswell has to be on any UFO enthusiast's bucket list

Sara was a little skeptical of the alien displays

Roswell street lamps

From Taos Ski Lodge...headed to Williams Lake

Awesome Blue Flower?

 

Chipmunk

 

Fireweed

 

Sara on trail above Williams Lake

 

 

 

Williams Lake

 

From Williams Lake  it was steep all the way to the ridge near the top

 

 

Williams Lake is where we started climbing

Ed and Sara - almost to the ridgeline

 

At Ridgeline- looking back toward Taos Ski area

Ridgeline

 

Marmot

Marmots

 

Highest Point in New Mexico - Sara and her proud Dad

Ed and I and Sara at Summit

Awesome view from the top

View from the top of Wheeler Peak