Sunday, December 13, 2009

Hiking In The Eastern Organ Mountains of New Mexico





Here are several photos of the Eastern Organ Mountains, north of Mesquite, NM.
It's my belief that these mountains were frequented by the Mescalero Apache.
The distance from where we hiked to the current Mescalero Reservation must be 150 miles, even on a straight line route.
The distance from where we hiked to El Paso, TX, is most likely 30 miles. As we hiked, and climbed, I took photos to the east. Several appear to be the ranges of Ft. Bliss, U.S. Army base, near El Paso. I also got several long distance photos of very tall observation towers that overlook the base ranges. I would guess this is part of the very TOP SECRET security features that surround the complex of White Sands Missile Range and Ft. Bliss, Texas. There is also, apparently, a Doña Ana Army National Guard reservation or range to the east of these mountains. My guess is that thrown together with several other large tracts of either New Mexico or Texas territory, which are connected in some way with the military, and there must be an area, in total land mass of several millions acres.

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