Well, the wife and I tend to travel for our birthdays every year. My wife and mother-in-law have a day and a few years separating theirs, so they always spend them together. This year would be no different, and with them living in Kansas City we chose Red River, NM as a good meeting point as it was about a 12 hour drive for both of us (though they made it in 9.5 driving the twin turbo Stealth).
When we first got into town we met some locals. There were 4 deer that were just cruising around town with out a care in the world.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130516_164031_651_zpsacc3068f.jpg)
My father-in-law and I played a little golf, I was all proud that I was beating him till I realized I had our scores backwards... Oh well, still only lost by 5 strokes after stringing together a back nine full of bogies and pars; even tossed a birdie in there.![Smilie](https://myjeeprocks.com/forums/core/images/smilies//smile.gif)
Holes like this one always kick my butt, but I love to play em.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_125900_104_zps578f48cb.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_142047_860_zps22d35ef4.jpg)
On the way back from the golf course we decided to do some exploring. Bobcat Canyon Trail was our selection as it offered a through route back into Red River, coming from Angel Fire. We ran into a few more locals.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_181432_998_zps6540689d.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_171404_915_zps7696684e.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_171354_830_zpsbd9168cb.jpg)
The scenery here was amazing, the photos speak from themselves. I had to take a few poser shots though.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_164258_541_zps13b6c4c7.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_164252_122_zpsd330d686.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_164248_740_zpsad9caf93.jpg)
This one may just become my avatar soon...
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_164330_017_zps64e8fb49.jpg)
I was itching to play a little, this was all that could be found.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_165625_944_zps517395ec.jpg)
We finished up the trail and ran back to the cabin, snatched up the wives and went back for another run of the trail, a bbq, and campfire. Kalah was taking some photos now, and she is much better at it than I am.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_171841_525_zps2f676bb7.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_171910_255_zps977507f0.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_171454_333_zps3576affc.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_172807_421_zpse16df997.jpg)
Guess she was checking me out... No idea she took this one.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_172816_163_zps962419ad.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_172053_650_zps2962c0fa.jpg)
The sunset was gorgeous, sadly my camera phone couldn't capture it.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_195911_459_zps096264c9.jpg)
The wind was whipping around pretty good and kept blowing out the camp grill, this was our solution.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_185926_902_zps8bc6d78d.jpg)
The way back was going to be a cold one with no top on the Jeep and temps dropping to the low 40s. The girls had planned ahead and cocooned up in the back seat.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_204358_230_zpsb4893ead.jpg)
The next day we set out to catch some dinner. I caught two small guys that needed to grow up a bit before they hit the dinner plate. Kalah grabbed a pole while I was switching over to fly fish and snatched a VERY small keeper. I would have liked to toss him back but he'd swallowed the hook so deep that he was a goner; thus he hit the dinner plate.
Kalah gets the award for best dressed fisherman.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130518_161546_967_zpsb5451e9f.jpg)
More fishing shots.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130518_140128_901_zps550f4a4d.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130518_135931_417_zps3698f631.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130518_140711_429_zps93451c87.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130518_140437_132_zps1600f9aa.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130518_141435_621_zpscd31953b.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130518_141405_573_zps6a2a4aff.jpg)
One of my small guys.
When we first got into town we met some locals. There were 4 deer that were just cruising around town with out a care in the world.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130516_164031_651_zpsacc3068f.jpg)
My father-in-law and I played a little golf, I was all proud that I was beating him till I realized I had our scores backwards... Oh well, still only lost by 5 strokes after stringing together a back nine full of bogies and pars; even tossed a birdie in there.
![Smilie](https://myjeeprocks.com/forums/core/images/smilies//smile.gif)
Holes like this one always kick my butt, but I love to play em.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_125900_104_zps578f48cb.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_142047_860_zps22d35ef4.jpg)
On the way back from the golf course we decided to do some exploring. Bobcat Canyon Trail was our selection as it offered a through route back into Red River, coming from Angel Fire. We ran into a few more locals.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_181432_998_zps6540689d.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_171404_915_zps7696684e.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_171354_830_zpsbd9168cb.jpg)
The scenery here was amazing, the photos speak from themselves. I had to take a few poser shots though.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_164258_541_zps13b6c4c7.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_164252_122_zpsd330d686.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_164248_740_zpsad9caf93.jpg)
This one may just become my avatar soon...
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_164330_017_zps64e8fb49.jpg)
I was itching to play a little, this was all that could be found.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_165625_944_zps517395ec.jpg)
We finished up the trail and ran back to the cabin, snatched up the wives and went back for another run of the trail, a bbq, and campfire. Kalah was taking some photos now, and she is much better at it than I am.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_171841_525_zps2f676bb7.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_171910_255_zps977507f0.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_171454_333_zps3576affc.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_172807_421_zpse16df997.jpg)
Guess she was checking me out... No idea she took this one.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_172816_163_zps962419ad.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_172053_650_zps2962c0fa.jpg)
The sunset was gorgeous, sadly my camera phone couldn't capture it.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_195911_459_zps096264c9.jpg)
The wind was whipping around pretty good and kept blowing out the camp grill, this was our solution.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_185926_902_zps8bc6d78d.jpg)
The way back was going to be a cold one with no top on the Jeep and temps dropping to the low 40s. The girls had planned ahead and cocooned up in the back seat.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130517_204358_230_zpsb4893ead.jpg)
The next day we set out to catch some dinner. I caught two small guys that needed to grow up a bit before they hit the dinner plate. Kalah grabbed a pole while I was switching over to fly fish and snatched a VERY small keeper. I would have liked to toss him back but he'd swallowed the hook so deep that he was a goner; thus he hit the dinner plate.
Kalah gets the award for best dressed fisherman.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130518_161546_967_zpsb5451e9f.jpg)
More fishing shots.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130518_140128_901_zps550f4a4d.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130518_135931_417_zps3698f631.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130518_140711_429_zps93451c87.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130518_140437_132_zps1600f9aa.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130518_141435_621_zpscd31953b.jpg)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130518_141405_573_zps6a2a4aff.jpg)
One of my small guys.
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/TipsEZ/IMG_20130518_142334_719_zps0d921446.jpg)
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