Stewart Lake is an 11.5 mile loop hike to an alpine lake in the Pecos Wilderness, about an hour and twenty minutes from Santa Fe. Silas and I have hiked this several times since moving here. It’s a beautiful hike and we wanted to get one last trip to the Pecos in before the snow flew, so we headed out to catch the last of the autumn aspens.
Minus the month and change of a broken toe and limited mobililty, we’ve tried to hit the trails at least one day a week. The mostly Saturdays spent in the woods, far from cell reception, without emails, and usually with few other people, have been a balm this year.
Our dog Maisie loves looking at the lake but dislikes getting her paws wet.
Silas really likes tall grasses
all photographs by me, Becca Grady