Sergeant Major Mom

that we’ve gotten our money out of the zoo membership.  So glad we got it.  We’ve been there umpteen times.

I know you guys are getting sick of zoo pictures.  I just can’t help myself.  It’s close by and free, so it’s my go-to place when we need to get out of the house.

Do you know what I love about this zoo the most?  It’s never busy – at least not when we’ve been there.  I always feel like we have it to ourselves.

We took a hike at Dripping Springs, just outside of Las Cruces, NM yesterday with some friends.
The views were gorgeous. It was really cloudy over the Organ Mountains and I was a bit afraid that we were going to be wet, but it didn’t rain while we were there.

I wasn’t expecting snow on the upper parts of the trail, but it was there – and slippery. No major falls – other than Nick who seemed to dive into the ground every once in a while. I’m starting to worry about that boy.

Here is the view as we were driving towards the hiking trails.  Those are the Organ Mountains.
This was at the old stagecoach stop.A friendly service dog we met along the trail.Cactus.  Nick was actually pulling the stickers out of these.  Not sure why.  Oh yeah – because he’s a boy.Thankfully we made it out okay!!This is at the ruins of Van Patten’s Mountain Camp/Dripping Springs Resort.As you can see, there was snow on the trail!!But none on the lower parts of the trail.Love these rock formations.Nick looks so incredibly small in this picture, doesn’t he?I think that this is one of the hikes that we’re going to want to do again – when the snow melts.