"On the morning of Saturday October 3, 2009, I left the house at 4:45 AM with my 29-year-old son Garret to hike peaks in the Latir Wilderness area in northern New Mexico. We had plan A and plan B. We attempted to go into private land, the Rio Costilla Coop Livestock Association, and camp and hike for a fee, yet we were too late in the year. This opportunity is only available in the summer. We went for plan B which was to camp at Cabresto Lake NE of Questa, New Mexico. The final road into the lake is a 3 or 4-mile, 4-wheel drive road. We usually backpack, but this time we decided to do drive-in-camping. We brought a big tent and lots of big equipment. It felt funny after ultralight backpacking. We set up camp and hiked around the beautiful lake. Garret forgot his fishing equipment so he improvised with some string and hooks he found. He fished, got some bites, but did not catch anything. We had a little chipmunk visitor around camp. For dinner Garret cooked a roast and veggies, in a Dutch oven, over the coals, then a cherry cobbler dessert in the same Dutch Oven. Wow, it was excellent! The morning of the October 4th we set out, thinking we would hike 4, at most, maybe 6 peaks. I h..." — Phil-Robinson • Oct 4, 2009