"We waited until June 11th to do this hike because of hearing of snow trouble other people had trying to hike the Pecos Baldy peaks too early. My adult son Garret and several of his friends were not able to make this hike on Memorial Day last year because of snow. Garret and I, Phil Robinson, left the house Friday morning, June 10, 2010, at about 5:30 AM and headed to the Pecos in New Mexico. We followed the Pecos River to Jacks Creek parking area and started to hike at about 8:00 AM. The elevation of the parking area was 8835 feet. The sky was clear and the air was cool and crisp as we started the hike. We hiked through the woods for a couple of miles then the trail opened up to a beautiful meadow area. We later crossed a beautiful stream and ate lunch where Garret and his friends camped the year before. We arrived at Pecos Baldy Lake at about 2:00 PM and found a great camping area. The hike was about 7 miles from Jacks Creek parking and it took us about 6 hours. The elevation of our camp was about 11,475 feet. Our packs were around 30 pounds. My pack was 19.6 pounds not counting food and water. I took about 2 pounds of water and 34 ounces of T-bone steaks that I later cooked on a ..." — Phil-Robinson • Jun 12, 2010