Today this trail just kicked my butt! We hiked into the Gorge via La Junta, a beautiful and dangerous .8 mile trail down the gorge with a beautiful view of the Red River and Rio Grande confluence, shown in the photo here.
I've also included a photo taken about 1/3 of the way down the trail - the snow caps and top of the Red River section of the gorge.
It's .8 of a mile down to the bottom of the gorge, and then another hike to the river confluence. Deborah, Georgia and I crossed the Red River via the bridge shown in the photo. Georgia splashed in the rivers, while Deborah and I stayed warm and dry. Georgia belongs to Kim Goodyear, Deborah's neighbor, and is a perfect hiking dog. She made sure we were on the trail and safe.
I've included a photo of the "La Junta Twin Peaks" as well as a photo of Deborah and Georgia with the trailhead shown in the background, the top of that high point in the photo - that's where we started!
For Georgia's sake, we returned to our car via the Little Arsenic trail, a beautiful meandering trail along the Rio Grande river bank. Georgia is 14 years old - you do the dog math conversion - and know that she still had the energy upon our return to the car to hop into the back, with only a boost - which is more than I can say for me.
I hit the hot tub twice that night, trying to heat out the ache in my knees and hips. You go, Georgia!
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