"Last year I started hiking 11K New Mexico peaks because I have hiked all the 13K peaks and was running out of 12K peaks. I have 15 to go. The season for the 12K and above peaks is from mid-June until the first part of October because of snow. My son was stopped, because of snow, over Labor Day hiking the Pecos Peaks a couple of years ago. The 11K peaks extend the season and this is the first time I have hiked peaks in May. My daughter Christina has a real joy for peakbagging. My other 3 daughter do not. We left the house Saturday morning at 5:45, May 19, 2012 and headed north to the Pecos Wilderness. Our plan was to hike 2 peaks. I took a 12 pound pack just to keep in shape and we took along our dog Daisy. Daisy has probably hiked more mountain peaks than any dog in New Mexico. We took NM highway 63 north of Pecos for about 15 miles then turned to the east on highway 646 (The maps say 645) It took us about 2 hours to get to this point from the Albuquerque area. The dirt road to the east definitely needs a 4WD vehicle. This road is about 14 miles long and took us an hour and 15 minutes to drive to our parking place. The total drive was 3 hours and 15 minutes from home. You can dri..." — Phil-Robinson • May 19, 2012