Where It Began - Eagle Nest, New Mexico

Today is our Jeep's 2nd birthday. To celebrate, we took it back to its first 4x4 adventure, Green (Tower) Mountain. Green Mountain overlooks the town of Eagle Nest and Eagle Nest Lake, and tops out at 11,075'. The road was in fairly good shape and we made it to the top without any problem. However, a high-clearance vehicle is recommended. On the way down we parked the Jeep and took a 3/4 of a mile (roundtrip) hike to locate a geocache. The hike wasn't too bad, other than having to climb over a couple of large, downed trees.

View of the lake. A similar picture adorns the header of our blog.

View of the town of Eagle Nest.

View of Ute Park (looking east) from the top of Green Mountain.

Local inhabitants collecting nectar from the local flora.

What's with the attitude?