Big Bonito Trail #36 • Hike • New Mexico • All Triplogs • HikeArizona.COM

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Jul 10 2018

markthurman53

Guides 187
Routes 989
Photos 12,068
Triplogs 864

72 male

Joined Jun 27 2015
Tucson, Arizona

Big Bonito Trail, NM

Hiking		Jul 10 2018
		markthurman53 • Triplogs 864

Hiking	3.00 Miles	400 AEG

Hiking	3.00 Miles	2 Hrs		1.50 mph
	400 ft AEG		10 LBS Pack

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Big Bonito Trail #36

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On day two of the Ruidoso trip we headed to Bonito Canyon to do the lower portion of the Big Bonito Trail. This hike was only the lower portion of the trail to the junction with the Aspen Trail. The scenery on this trail just doesn't quit, it is in the portion of Bonito Canyon that was not affected by fires in the last 20 years. There are a lot of loop trails that can be made from this trail connecting up the Aspen Trail, Crest Trail and Argentina Trail. All in areas unaffected by past fires. This is another definite on a return trip to this area.
Bonito Lake was "dry", drained for maintenance but we stopped along the stream about a half mile below the lake. Beautiful area along the stream with lots of wild flowers. Again I did not post our route because it was only a portion but the link above has the complete route. I thought this was the most promising area of the Lincoln National Forest, White Mountain Wilderness.

Flora

Flora [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] MacDougal Verbena New Mexico Thistle Princely Daisy

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Jun 30 2013

cindyl

Routes 17
Photos 2,773
Triplogs 249

53 female

Joined May 15 2009
Phoenix and Tucs

Argentina - Bonito Loop, NM

Hiking		Jun 30 2013
		cindyl • Triplogs 249

Hiking	8.40 Miles	1,865 AEG

Hiking	8.40 Miles
	1,865 ft AEG

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Argentina Canyon Trail #39

Crest Trail #25 - Lincoln NF

Argentina Peak

Phantom Trail #29

Little Bonito Trail #37

Big Bonito Trail #36

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southpawaz

to start our week of new mexico fun, we decided on argentina canyon. there were two springs near our planned route, as well as a peak, a cabin, and a geocache for bobby. and oh, the flowers! :budrose:

i was in serious tibber mode with all those flowers. the flowers were not only in the canyons, but on the ridge as well. so pretty!

we started up along argentina canyon trail #39 to artentina spring, where we didn't see a spring, but a pretty fenced off area. then we made our way on the crest trail. bobby wasn't counting on going up to argentina peak, but it was right there! i had to have somewhere for my peak beer. there isn't an actual trail up to the peak, but it wasn't a hard bushwhack, either. we came back down and continued on the crest trail to another junction, where we headed toward spring cabin spring. after that we bushwhacked for a while to get back up to the crest trail. we followed that to the junction with little bonito spring trail, then big bonito trail, and back to the trailhead.

great day! :FG:

Flora

Flora [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Heal-All, Self-Heal Lewis Flax MacDougal Verbena Narrowleaf Penstemon Richardsons Geranium Silverstem Lupine Towering lousewort Tufted Four O'Clock Western Yarrow Yellow Coneflower

Fauna

Fauna [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Ants Aphrodite Fritillary Checkerspot Butterfly Elk Fly Ladybug beetle Wasp

Culture

Culture [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Cag Shot Fraley Pose Spring Box Wooden Dwelling

Named place

Named place [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Argentina Spring Nogal Peak Spring Cabin Spring

Wildflowers Observation Substantial

	Spring Cabin Spring	Dry	Dry
	bone dry.

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There are just two switchbacks left. And another half-mile to the destination...

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