Los Tanos Trail

Perhaps the Spanish speakers can help us out with the meaning of Los Tanos. The best we can come up with is the Gypsies. That's the name of the Primitive Area of the park where the trailhead was located.

Before we begin the hike, enjoy the sunset that we had last night. 

The trail took us parallel to the shoreline about 1-mile away. This windmill and a tank were just abandoned.

Bluffs and Santa Rosa Lake.

This is where we turned around, we called this hill "Weathertop (Amon Sul)". Maybe you can surmise that we have been watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy over the past 6 nights.

Looking to the northwest we could see the Sandia Mountains east of Albuquerque.

On the way back we noticed this abandoned "line" cabin. We hadn't seen it on the way out because the shrubs/trees had hidden it.

Scenery for today.

Today's hike:

Length - 8.43 miles

Duration - 3 hours, 7 minutes

Elevation gain - 160 feet (20 floors on the Fitbit)