Lion Cave Trail in Bandelier National Park, Los Alamos, NM

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Tic, James, Tyler and Noah decided they would take a hike.
They took the dog, Maggie, with them.  Jessica and I stayed home and did girl stuff.  Below are pictures from the 3 hour hike.

There's James, the boys and Maggie starting on the hike.

Got to get Tic's dead tree picture in.  Isn't the sky an amazing blue?!

Look, they saw wildlife, a young tarantula.

Look at these rocks they climbed over!!

Closer to the top, the shapes are intriguing. 

Don't you love it.  James is carrying Maggie over these rocks.  They said that later Maggie got braver and started jumping over and across the rocks herself.

I love the colors in this cliff.  They did not climb this cliff.

This is Noah, the younger son, out ahead of everyone else.

They went on up through this canyon.

Looks more rugged than I would have liked.  I'm glad I didn't go.

Tyler decided it was time for a rest.  It was a hot afternoon.  If I remember correctly, it was around 85 that afternoon.

Along the way they came upon this huge shoe print in the rock.  Tic said it was embedded into the rock, not on the rock.  Tic put his walking stick there to show perspective as to the size of the shoe print.  HUGE.

More large rocks and Maggie is crossing them herself.  See her on the left side of the picture? 

However, on the way back to the car, Maggie gave out.  She is not used to hiking like that.  James had to carry her.  

Everyone was hot and tired by the time they got home.  Maggie kept licking her paws so we inspected them.  Turns out she had cut the pads on her back two paws.  Jessica cut off the loose skin, put Neosporin on, and wrapped her back paws with wrap she had for her horse.  I didn't think to get a picture of Maggie with her paws wrapped.