Cibola national Forest and the top of Sandia Mountain. We drove to the top, 10, 600 ft and hiked about 3 ½ miles along the crest. There was a little icy snow and it was in the 40s. Pretty though with views to as far as Santa Fe and Los Alamos (60 miles) and the snow capped mountains we were at just a week or so ago. It was a bright beautiful day and great to be outdoors.
I finally saw the elusive Albert’s squirrel. I have been reading about it and how common it is ever since we got into the Rockies and high altitude pine forests. I was beginning to think it was a myth. But today, we finally saw one. A little bizarre looking, black with big tufted ears and a bushy white tail that makes him look much like a skunk rather than a squirrel. He just sat high in the pine a munched on a pine cone with little concern for us down below.