"My original plan was to hike Redondo Peak, elevation 11,254, and Redondito Peak, elevation 10,898 on Wednesday morning. I was traveling under clear skies that morning but could see a massive thunderstorm in the distance with flashes of lightning every few seconds right where I was going to hike. The whole range had a massive thunderstorm! I decided to return home to do the peaks another day. I have not seen such a massive storm so early in the morning while peakbagging. It was a beautiful and awesome sight! Two days later, Friday June 19, 2015, I left the house at 4:00 AM and drove to the New Mexico Jemez mountains to hike the peaks. I had optional plans of where I was going to park. After leaving Jemez Springs on highway 4, just past the intersection of highway 126, the road makes a big horseshoe going from north to south. I pulled onto a dirt road heading ESE. I could see a closed gate in the distance so I returned to highway 4 and went a little further south to park at Redondo Campground. I camped there several times as a kid with my parents. I found a space and paid the $10.00 fee to park for the day. It was an absolutely perfect morning, clear skies and neither too hot nor too..." — Phil-Robinson • Jun 19, 2015