Ellis/10K/Survey trails loop, Sandia Mountains, M< 10/9/19

NM Mountain Club Wednesday hike, 5-mile loop hike., 9 participants.

 Fall colors in full display.

This tree stump caught my attention:
Note the small branches on the outside of the tree and the corresponding large "spikes" on the inside of the stump. 

Pow wow around a medallion tree.

This Douglas Fir started growing in 1455!