Sunday, April 27, 2008

The Devil's Hiking Boots


After night 5 of waking up with our air mattress fully or partially deflated, despite patching every microscopic hole we could find, we decided to head back to Roswell for showers and a good night's sleep. But we couldn't resist stopping for one last hike in Guadalupe Mountains National Park before crossing back into New Mexico. David couldn't resist this fallen tree.

We hiked Devil's Hall, a natural staircase in a canyon. We have noticed that "Devil's -----" is a popular naming sequence for many locations out west. Devil's Tower, Devil's Den, Devil's Lake, Devil's Garden. David and I came up with a few suggestions for future labeling: Devil's Pantry, Devil's Teacup, Devil's Dishwasher, Devil's Crockpot, Devil's Fainting Couch, Devil's Changing Table (our list went on for a good part of the hike.)


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