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    Pecos Wilderness

    I need to get out and play here in the next couple of weeks..
    was thinking of Gila wilderness... but it is too hot and still has fires and smoke in the area..

    clb had said to look at Pecos wilderness...


    so now I am looking at Winsor Ridge Trail 271
    It looks like a short but challenging hike.. and at 11k elevation I am sure it will be.

    the trail heads to an alpine lake... so having zero experience in this area my first thought was mosquito swarms

    anybody have any insight about this trail and what to expect this time of year
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    wow... this must be a first...
    nobody has anything to say.
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    mosquitos like shallow water and warmer temps..you will probably be okay, depending on local conditions.
    KM(who didn't want your thread to get all lonely..)

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    Thanks KM!
    now I just have to pick a date.... need to escape this Texas heat for a while
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    so I got my time off from work.
    going June 19th thru 25th if anybody is interested.
    I am thinking of hanging around the Cowles Campground for a day to get acclimated to the 11k elevation. then maybe heading to Stewart Lake for a day or 2.... then who knows...

    I called the forest service and they currently have stage 1 fire restrictions and she said starting Friday they will be going to stage 2... which is no fires anywhere...
    not real excited about that... but never know what can happen it 2 weeks
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