New Mexico is a veritable collage of interesting geography. It does not share the water resources that Idaho possesses, but it certainly has mountains in abundance. It is certainly is different hiking, however, as there are all kinds of prickly things to watch out for as well as cougar, javelina, Mexican wolves, bears and other toothy creatures.

The local area from the hill behind the house. Alma, NM, is more or less in the center of this picture.	The Mogollon Mountains.
The Mogollon Mountains.	Cholla cactus.
Hot spring along the San Francisco river. This is just south of Glenwood, NM.	Well, here's a bit of local color up the Mineral Creek road near Alma, NM. Buried in this hollowed-out rock are a couple of miners that were dispatched by the Apache indians around 1880. A more detailed explanation is available at: http://bombaci.rootsweb.com/Catron/cooney.html
The cross on top of Cooney's tomb.	Various graves on the site. More explanation at: http://bombaci.rootsweb.com/Catron/cooney.html
	One of the many "hole-in-the-rock" formations found in various places in New Mexico.