Bobbler's Knob is the 2,958th highest peak in Colorado, and is located on the New Mexico - Colorado border. The surrounding area is the Lake Dorothy Wildlife Area (Colorado) and the Sugarite Canyon State Park (New Mexico).
We turned back before even reaching the saddle on account of an approaching thunderstorm. We didn't have a good view to the west, but the thunder was booming and getting closer.
We had hiked up from the Lake Dorothy parking lot using a bulldozed path creating during a devastating wildfire a couple of years ago. That path was rather exposed though, following a ridgeline, so we decided the best route back would be to head down a valley into Lake Maloya.
On the way back I also insisted that Little Bob not talk so we might see some animals. Try that with a seven-year-old next time you're hiking in the forest. He wasn't perfectly silent the entire time, but it worked out OK. Not photographed, a great blue heron.
We snuck up on this guy who was grazing in a field of flowers and berries. He ran across the trail, into the forest, and turned around watching us to see if he had to run farther. If there's one thing that black bears hate, it's wasting energy.
Arriving at the Lake Maloya shoreline, it seems we made the correct decision to turn back when we did.
It seemed to be the peak of the summer wildflower season.
We turned back before even reaching the saddle on account of an approaching thunderstorm. We didn't have a good view to the west, but the thunder was booming and getting closer.
We had hiked up from the Lake Dorothy parking lot using a bulldozed path creating during a devastating wildfire a couple of years ago. That path was rather exposed though, following a ridgeline, so we decided the best route back would be to head down a valley into Lake Maloya.
On the way back I also insisted that Little Bob not talk so we might see some animals. Try that with a seven-year-old next time you're hiking in the forest. He wasn't perfectly silent the entire time, but it worked out OK. Not photographed, a great blue heron.
We snuck up on this guy who was grazing in a field of flowers and berries. He ran across the trail, into the forest, and turned around watching us to see if he had to run farther. If there's one thing that black bears hate, it's wasting energy.
Arriving at the Lake Maloya shoreline, it seems we made the correct decision to turn back when we did.
It seemed to be the peak of the summer wildflower season.
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