"Because of fire restrictions throughout New Mexico this year I was not able to hike any peaks in July so I decided to do two hikes in one day. I left the house at 5:20 AM and preceded to the William’s Lake parking area a little past the Taos Ski Valley. I took my dog Daisy. We started hiking at 8:40 on a clear cool morning. The starting elevation was 10,240 feet. My plan was to hike up the Kachina bowl on the south side of the Taos ski area, but rather than going straight up as I did two years ago hiking Kachina peak, I decided to switchback it a little bit and use the service roads. It was a beautiful flower filled hike and I snacked on wild strawberries as I climbed. As I hiked I saw a couple of marmots and at the top saw about a dozen rams with their majestic curling horns. I took lots of pictures of them and then enjoyed the views from the top. This peak was recently added to Peakbaggers as a minor peak, the elevation is 12,012. I got there at 10:20 after hiking 2.4 miles, an hour and 40 minutes to make it to the top. When I hike, I like to get ever knoll and peak that I see in the area, just in case it is added some time. I hiked across the top of the Kachina bowl to some smal..." — Phil-Robinson • Aug 8, 2011