Up On the Mesa

Once again it was a road walk out of town.  Bye Grants.  After stopping at the ranger station on the outskirts of town for water, it was only another couple miles to the trailhead.  A sign said "Continental Divide Trailhead", a first.  The trail climbed up onto a mesa where it was sometimes open, sometimes spackled with short stubby trees, and always a plethora of cow patties.  But slowly the trees morphed into pine and thickened and we were walking through a forest.  The trail was soft from all of the pine needles.  Sometime in the afternoon we got a great view of Mt Taylor, tomorrow's challenge.  

There was a sign next to the trail giving the elevation.  

The Mumm's stocked another water cache off of a forest service road.  I really appreciate what they do as it's so so needed.  Pounce and I set up our tents tonight for a change.  We usually cowboy camp but my tent missed me.