Another day of hiking to get the exercise we need and to test my new boots. We chose Capulin Trail #494 because the description we had said it was only a 880 foot elevation over 6.3 miles. Well, guess again! I think the forest service needs to get a new GPS or new altimeter as our devices said it was over 1400 feet of elevation change! It might have been a 6.3 mile hike if we hadn’t missed a turn off and searched the area for our trail. We eventually back-tracked to find our turn off so we logged 8.2 miles! Thank goodness it was not an extreme trail and there was plenty of shade and breeze to keep us cool.
We then drove to the bridge over the Rio Grande Gorge just west of Taos. At one time it was the only bridge to cross the river. A local cowboy and folk hero, John Dunn, built the bridge in 1965. It is over 1200 feet long and hangs 650 feet over the Rio Grande Gorge. We had no idea that there was such a beautiful geologic feature in New Mexico as this Rio Grande Canyon and gorge. We are discovering many new areas of this lovely state.
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