Mt Taylor

Summiting Mt Taylor was definately the highlight of the day.  It was a steady climb, not to steep.  On the way up we had to go through a gate.  On the other side it was like we entered a different world.  The forest opened up giving us glimpses of the surrounding mountains and there was a grove of white aspen trees.  Pounce said it was "bright and cheery".  The view from the top was a vista of desert, mesas, canyons, and mountains.  

So awesome!  We did it! It was cold and windy at the top and on the way down we encountered patches of snow.  

I love being up high but soon we were down in the middle of what we'd been looking at from the summit.  We saw a wild horse and later cows with their calves.  This herd was friendly and mooed at us as we walked by.

 Hopefully they won't disturb our campsite.  We are stealth camping among some trees in cow land.  Here's my first panorama picture taken: