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Posted by Bill S on December 30, 2007 at 6:32:14 pm EST
In reply to 3-season tent use posted by MTB416 on September 29, 2007 at 12:54:13 pm EDT

calamity,

I said -

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the Land of Enchantment (your neighbor state), but when you get into the Sangres,

"Sangres" is the shortened way of referring to the "Sangre de Cristo" range (not "Christo") in northern New Mexico, the "Land of Enchantment", where Taos is located (and Wheeler Peak, NM version), a destination resort for northern Tejanos (the original, and some would claim, "correct" designation for Texas - not that any current Texans would agree, but it's a way of ribbing the residents of the Second Largest State, at least those with a sense of humor). The OP said

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I want to do some nights in NM and Texas, where snow is a possibility.

So just trying to help him out a bit on his plans for a neighboring state, that is a destination for him and his neighbors. My geography is correct - I have spent many months in the area. Taos, which is located in the Sangres, does have some of the finest champagne powder in the world, but it (being part of the Sangres, and the jumpoff point for Wheeler Peak) can get heavy blizzards, as I stated. I have experienced a couple of those blizzards (one in late September one year that cut short a hike up Wheeler - thankfully I had my AWD so I could get out of the upper parking lot, which is normally closed with the first snowfall of the season)

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