My old friend Charles and I hiked 68 miles in September across the San Luis Valley, known for high-altitude potatoes, the Great Sand Dunes, Costilla County’s vacant tracts, and old Hispanic towns. We hiked southeast from Monte Vista through Alamosa to San Luis.
Charles and India begin their trek of 68 miles
Alamosa movie theatre marquee
Mt. Blanca from the valley
Turkey vultures
India got zapped closing this electric fence
The Farmstand SLV, Haydn’s hydroponic vegetable farm
Charles with Mt. Blanca behind him
Charles crossing a cattle guard
This part of Costilla county was subdivided in 1970s with no water or electrical service
Jesus, Stations of the Cross, Monte Vista