Another Soaking Compliments Of Hurricane Willa's Remnant Moisture.
October 21st, 2018. 12,003' Sierra Blanca Peak West Of Ruidoso, NM. Once again back to the Sacramento Mountains of south-central New Mexico with my best friend and wife (Diane) this past Sunday. There is a lot going on in the photo above of Sierra Blanca Peak just west of Ruidoso, New Mexico. Cumulus clouds with bases around 8,000' above the valley below were just topping the very tip of the peak. Its fall and the aspens have turned in the high country. Sadly however the Little Bear Forest Fire in June of 2012 ( more blogs about this fire in the archive section on the right hand side of my web page ) took its toll on these beautiful trees. Many of them are simply gone...not to return in my life, and perhaps even in my grandchildren's lifetime. High winds have downed some of them on the mountain making me wonder if some of these were taken out by microbursts? Note too the play of the shadows and light on the peak as the sun peaked in and out of the cl...
