Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Still Exploring Pajarito Mountain

I worked on learning some of the side jeep roads today.  The side roads often turn into trails when they cross the ski runs.  I still have lots more side roads to walk.  I found a particularly good one that starts off Zero Road East (the third side road to the right from the Lodge, counting as the first the one that traverses across the Beginner Ski Run) and then meets it again further up, well below the antennas.  It wasn't as rocky as some of the side roads.

Lots of death camas blooming on the ski runs.  I'm not sure how death camas and wild onion are confused.  Of course, I'm viewing a mature plant - what do the leaves look like when the plant is just coming up in the Spring?  I like how the bottom third of the six white petals are kissed by green - pretty!

I saw toadstools popping but didn't yet notice any mushrooms that looked edible.

The bike trails that are all over the mountain are scarily steep.  I like my knees too much to ruin them by walking down the bike trails but part of my explorations may one day include going up them.  The side roads are lots more knee-friendly!