"This cirque route ran the ridge up and down about a half dozen 12-13k peaks over the entire traverse. Wheeler Peak, Mount Walter, Simpson Peak, Rich Peak, Lake Fork Peak and Kachina Peak to name some of them. My legs are absolutely smoked. Driving south to Texas to bag the highest peak there tomorrow. Guadalupe Peak in Guadalupe Mountains National Park." — wiweasel • Sep 29, 2023

"In 1992 I went on a 32-mile, 5-day backpacking trip with my 12-year-old son Garret and my 10-year-old son Brandon. I overdid it with my youngest son and he did not ever want to hike again. For years I pondered what I should have done and what I would do if I ever did it again with my children. This trip was thought out for years, looking for a beautiful area, but with a short introduction to backpacking and peakbagging. This is a great first-time hike for beginning backpackers, though NOT for beginning Peakbaggers. Day 1 On Saturday morning September 20, 2008 we packed up our Toyota Land Cruiser and I started the first backpacking adventure with my 4 daughters; Lauren, Natalie, Christina and Jennifer. The night before I weighed each of the girls’ backpacks and had to thin things down a bit so that they were not carrying too much. It was also the first backpacking adventure, and most likely the last, with my wife Linda. It is not in her blood. We also took along our dog Daisy. We backpacked 2.3 miles, from near the Taos ski area, hiking by a pretty little stream, to a beautiful camping area below a waterfall just past Williams Lake. (I drove them up a third of a mile to help mak..." — Phil-Robinson • Sep 21, 2008