"Day 1 We started backpacking south of the Taos Ski Resort in New Mexico, Saturday August 23, 2008. From the ski area the dirt road is a little rough for the several mile trip to the parking area, and in most cases a passenger car should work, but a high clearance vehicle is recommended. We hiked on a nice trail, Williams Lake Trail 62, following a pretty little stream into the Wheeler Peak Wilderness. My son Garret Robinson and I Phil, hiked to Williams Lake. We set up base camp southwest of the lake below a beautiful waterfall in a blue spruce forest. We hiked 2.6 miles for the day. Garret brought along a very nice new Sierra Design 3-person tent. He set it up in a gorgeous setting, in a little meadow surrounded by boulders, with the highest peak of New Mexico as a back drop. We set up a rainfly just in case we had a big rain. I brought a hammock along and it was sure luxurious relaxing in it. There were marmots in the area, and has happens many times we were watched by curious Grey Jays. Garret took a little nap, then we started a campfire letting it burn down to coals which we then cooked T-bone steaks over the embers. I brought my Dragon Fly liquid stove and we cooked Rice-a-R..." — Phil-Robinson • Aug 24, 2008