On July 21, 2008 Los Amigos de Valles Caldera held a Hike and Oldtimers' BBQ at the Valles Caldera National Preserve. The hike was around the Cerro Seco Trail. You can see that this sign has been chewed by a bear. (Caldera Staff have seen him munching on the sign.)

This is the second year of our Oldtimers' BBQ and Hike. This year Tracy Hephner (Trust Board member) added the option to do a little work. We lucked out with a near perfect day and not a drop of rain, yet cloud cover made things very pleasant.

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> On July 21, 2008 Los Amigos de Valles Caldera held a Hike and Oldtimers' BBQ at the Valles Caldera National Preserve. The hike was around the Cerro Seco Trail. You can see that this sign has been chewed by a bear. (Caldera Staff have seen him munching on the sign.)

> The hiking group on the trail up the mountain. (Greg Kendall, Los Amigos Vice Chair, led the group. He is behind the camera.)

> Dorothy Hoard, tries to enjoy her sandwich on the trail.

> There was an abundance of beautiful butterflies, like this one, surrounding us during the hike.

> We stopped for a moment to take a group photo.

> This hike doesn't provide the continuous views of the Cerro Abrigo hike, but there were a few long views such as this one looking down into the Valle San Antonio. It's more of a forest hike, and a very peaceful and pleasant one.

> Stephen Henry, a VCNP Trust Board member and his new friend (look closely).

> There is a burned area along the trail. None in our group knew when this fire on Cerro Seco happened nor how it started.

> Cathy Stanhope & her nephew Travis in the burned area with Redondito behind them.

> Greg called this plant "Horse Meat." Dorothy Hoard had to keep correcting Greg by telling him it's called "Horse Mint." In either case, it's a spicy version of Mint that has a nice after-kick. Greg recommends it as being quite tasty. (The leaves that is.)

> Before the afternoon BBQ, Ana Stephan, Cultural Resources Coordinator for the VCNP, gives a talk about protecting cultural resources and historic building restoration procedures. The BBQ was held at the "Bunk" house, a fully furnished place that can sleep a large number of people and it can be rented!

> Molly Padgett, a biology student intern, gives a talk on the grass monitoring program at the Caldera. Doug Fraser, Los Amigos Chairman, assists.

> Gary Morton has the contract to run cattle at the Valles Caldera this season. He lives with his family in the Bond Cabin. Besides being a top notch Cowboy, Gary is also a well known artist. He has a large painting hanging directly outside the Governor's office in Santa Fe. Gary offered to create and donate a painting of the Bond cabin. Los Amigos will sell prints of it as a fundraiser for the restoration of the Bond Cabin. Isn't that fantastic! (Details in a few weeks.)

> Kirk Thompson mans the BBQ while his fiance Laura Fraser prepares the next set of burgers.

On July 21, 2008 Los Amigos de Valles Caldera held a Hike and Oldtimers' BBQ at the Valles Caldera National Preserve. The hike was around the Cerro Seco Trail. You can see that this sign has been chewed by a bear. (Caldera Staff have seen him munching on the sign.)

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