A day in the mountains...

 Kris, Tim and Torben spent the other morning hiking in Elena Gallegos Open Space. A quick place to get up into the feet of the mountains, just outside of Albuquerque. Hikers and bikers were out in a plenty, and we saw the evidence of horses. Torben enjoyed the continuing search for the treasure box:

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Torben also enjoyed using the "noculars" to view the distant city (as well as his feet). It was a rather cold and cloudy morning, and luckily, the monkey ran out of steam after some time. We got off the mountain just in time as a rain storm rolled into town and created a deluge on the mountain slopes. This was Torben's second hike in the mountains this week, previously he and several of his friends scaled the initial appraoaches of the La Luz trail. A much more inclined hike at the northern extent of Albuquerque, the finish which takes 7 miles of switch backs over rock falls to the Sandia Crest. Needless to say we didn't get that far, maybe next time.

Imagine that, Torben managed to find the highest rock around and immediately scaled it.