Thursday, September 24, 2009

October 10 Hike

Bob Merkel writes:

This past Saturday, Debby and I hiked up to a wonderful and bizarre area beyond Johnson Hill northeast of Escondida. Part of it is covered with a layer of gypsum rock on which only some very specialized plants will grow. I'm attaching a photo of our "Chimney" destination, some pronghorns we saw, and two of the plants.

This place is so interesting I want to take folks there next month. Let's meet at 9 am Saturday, October 10th at the Socorro Consolidated Schools parking lot on Franklin Street. Water, snacks, sun protection, etc. are recommended. I also plan to show you a VERY funky abandoned house on the way back.

Bob

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