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Will This Be the Last Snow Fall of the Year for El Paso?

Published on March 2, 2010 in Southwest America. 0 Comments Tags: America, El Paso, Franklin Mountains, Texas.

Here are some pictures from the most recent snow fall we had in El Paso, Texas. The first picture is of North Franklin Mountain, the high peak in the Franklins Mountains with a maximum altitude of 7,192 feet:

This next snow covered mountain is South Franklin Mountain with an altitude of 6,791 feet:

This picture is looking towards Ranger Peak and the Wyler Aerial Tramway:

It has been quite a winter with snow falling on El Paso a total of six times from October 2009 through February 2010. It has been an extremely cold winter in El Paso this year and I wonder if this will be the last snow fall of the year becaue I am ready for spring time, which if the nice weather today is any indication should be right around the corner.

On Walkabout On: Anthony’s Nose In the Franklin Mountains

Published on February 16, 2010 in Southwest America. 4 Comments Tags: Anthony's Nose, El Paso, Franklin Mountains, Texas.

This past fall I attempted to climb the last major peak I haven’t summitted yet in the Franklin Mountains just outside of El Paso, Texas. The mountain is called Anthony’s Nose and is the second highest peak in the mountain range at 6,927 feet:

Here is an image of the east side of Anthony’s Nose after a recent dusting of snow this winter:

Readers may remember my prior hikes in the Franklin’s up it other two prominent peaks:

Back in the fall I didn’t have any snow to worry about, but rather the heat to contend with. Because of the heat that is why I began my hike to the summit of the peak early in the morning. The trail to the peak begins at the Tom Mays picnic area that is part of the Franklin Mountains State Park fee area on the west side of the mountain range:

Just a short walk from the parking lot is this park bench for those that don’t want to wander to far into the desert wilderness:

From the bench it is possible to see a wide variety of Chihuahuan Desert plant life that encompasses the Franklin Mountains State Park such as this large yucca tree:

This plant known as a ocotillo or Jacob’s Staff looks like cactus but it is actually an entirely different plant species:

During the wet seasons in the Chihuahuan Desert the thorns on this plant actually sprout green leaves:

During the spring the ocotillos will actually sprout red flowers on them. The ocotillos may not be cactus, but there is still plenty of real cactus to see:

Anyway I continued north up the trail that runs parallel to the base of the Franklin Mountains towards the distant Anthony’s Nose that can be seen in the distance below:

Along the way there was a number of dry river beds known as arroyos in the southwest that I had to cross:

From there I continued hiking to the north towards the distant Anthony’s Nose:

I took a quick break to drink some water and admire the desert scenery that I had crossed looking towards the south:

Looking to the west I could see the green scar across the desert that is the Rio Grande River Valley out in the distance:

Looking far to the north I could also make out the spectacular peaks of the Organ Mountains:

I continued on with my hike along the base of the mountains and eventually came upon a fence line:

I have no idea what this fence line represents but I think it may just be an old fence that remains from a now discontinued cattle ranch:

As I continued down the trail

After about two hours of walking I finally came the trail that leads to the base of Anthony’s Nose:

This trail leads into a valley with steep rocky walls:

The trail eventually turns into an arroyo that becomes increasingly difficult to climb up due to the large boulders and thick brush:

Due to the difficulty of hiking up the arroyo I decided to try and go cross country up the steep rocky sides of the mountain:

As I ascended up the mountain the summit of Anthony’s Nose was a constant presence in front of me:

The more I ascended up the mountain the better and better the views towards the west became:

My ascent up the mountain even cross country was increasingly difficult because of the thick brush I had to work my way through:

Due to the heat and difficulty of the hike I went through all the water I had brought with me and I wasn’t yet to the top of the mountain. I had to turn around knowing that I had about a two hour hike to get back to the picnic area where I was parked. I would have to bring much more water with me the next time I try to climb this peak as well as hike during a cooler time period than the early fall. So I turned around and headed back down the mountain. On the way down I noticed what look a old mine of some kind:

It looks like a coal seam that was being mined at one time from this location:

Going down the mountain was much quicker than going up and soon enough Anthony’s Nose was well behind me:

It front of me lied the long walk back to the Tom Mays picnic area and I had run out of water:

I wasn’t worried though because I have walked much further than this without water and about a little over an hour later I was back at my truck and on my way home. The summitting of Anthony’s Nose will have to wait to probably spring time when the weather is cooler and I will definitely bring more water for this difficult hike.

On Walkabout At: The Wyler Aerial Tramway

Published on February 2, 2010 in Southwest America. 0 Comments Tags: El Paso, Franklin Mountains, Texas, Wyler Aerial Tramway.

A really great way to spend an afternoon if visiting El Paso is by taking a ride up the Wyler Aerial Tramway that takes visitors to the summit of Ranger Peak that provides sweeping views of the area:

The tramway is located at the top of McKinley Street which zig-zags up to the side Ranger peak where the terminal for the tramway is located:

Of course there is a big Texas flag flying with the Stars & Stripes at the tramway station:

The tramway was first built in 1959 by KTSM radio to assist in the construction of a transmitter tower on the summit of Ranger Peak. The project was managed by a man by the name of Karl O. Wyler. The tramway first opened to the public as the El Paso Aerial Tramway and provided rides to the public from 1960 to 1986. In 1986 high liability insurance costs forced the tramway to shut down public operations. Before his death Wyler donated the tramway for public use and the Texas Parks and Wildlife accepted the donation in 1997 and renovated and re-opened the tramway to the public in 2001.

From the parking lot of the terminal there are some great views of Eastern El Paso:

This was just a preview of the even greater views to come at the top of the 5,632 foot Ranger Peak where the Swiss made gondolas drop passengers off at:

The journey to the summit takes visitor on a 2,600 foot journey that takes roughly about 4 minutes to complete:

Along the way to the top of the mountain there are some dramatic views of the steep, rocky walls of the Franklin Mountains:

At the top of Ranger Peak the Texas State Park Service has an observation platform setup that provides sweeping views of Texas, New Mexico, and Old Mexico:

The platform also offers even more great views of the Franklin Mountains:

The international border that separates the cities of El Paso and Juarez is easily recognizable due to the Rio Grande River that separates the two countries, as well as by this huge Mexican flag that dominates the Mexican-American border:

From the top of Ranger Peak this large Mexican mountain can be seen rising over Juarez in the far south as well:

To the southeast the sprawling city of El Paso can be seen with the extremely busy I-10 running east into the interior of West Texas:

The busiest highway artery in El Paso known as the Spaghetti Bowl where I-10 and US-54 meet is easily visible from the peak:

At the base of the Spaghetti Bowl the Concordia Cemetery where over 60,000 people including gunfighter John Wesley Hardin, Buffalo Soldiers, Texas Rangers, Civil War Veterans, early Mormon pioneers, Florida (Lady Flo) Wolf, and Lawman John Selman are buried. The cemetery was also formerly the first burial site for Mexican Revolution President Victoriano Huerta and numerous other civic leaders, pioneers, and war veterans.

Directly to the east US-54 that runs north to south through El Paso can be seen :

Also to the east the El Paso International Airport is visible:

For an airport that supports a city of about 750,000 it is actually one of the better airports I have ever flown through. To the east the massive Ft. Bliss military base can also be seen:

Here is the northeast of El Paso where I live and if you look closely you can see the Sacramento Mountains in the distance to the north:

At the base of the mountain one of the most prominent buildings in all of El Paso, the William Beaumont Army Medical Center can be seen:

Right across the street from the hospital is the gigantic Jobe gravel quarry:

On the backside of the observation platform views of the west side of El Paso are also available:

The most prominent natural feature of the west side is Mount Cristo Del Rey which is considered one of the most dangerous hikes in America:

The most prominent man made feature on the west side is the ASARCO copper smelting plant:

What is unusual about this mine is that it is literally right next to downtown El Paso and in the very middle of the city. The plant closed in 1999, but there has been recent talks about the plant reopening, but public and governmental opposition to the pollution the plant would make in the very middle of the city will make its reopening unlikely. Another major man-made landmark on the west side is the Sun Bowl on the campus of the University of Texas-El Paso (UTEP):

Of course views of downtown El Paso are also available:

The observation platform actually doesn’t provide the best views of downtown El Paso. The best views of central El Paso can be found at the lookout on Scenic Drive.

All in all a visit to the Wyler Aerial Tramway makes for a nice afternoon out and a great place to take friends and family visiting the city for the first time to get them oriented to the city. I have rode the tramway up to the top of the mountain three times over the past year and always enjoyed it. Definitely worth checking out if visiting El Paso.

Exploring the Franklin Mountains B-36 Crash Site

Published on January 25, 2010 in Southwest America. 0 Comments Tags: air crash, B-36, El Paso, Franklin Mountains, Texas.

A few months ago I became aware of a crash of a B-36 bomber in El Paso’s Franklin Mountains when doing some research on local air crashes for a class I was taking for my Masters Degree in Aeronautical Science. In the 1950’s the B-36 was the key strategic long range bomber for the US Air Force. During its time in service the B-36 was the largest piston engine aircraft in the world and the bomber is still recognized for having the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft ever built. So this is obviously quite a big plane that went down in the Franklins.

The crash in the Franklin Mountains happened on December 11, 1953 when the B-36 was flying from Carswell Air Force Base outside of Fort Worth, Texas to Biggs Air Force Base (Now Biggs Army Airfield) outside of El Paso, Texas. Due to poor weather conditions the B-36 was kept in a holding pattern over Salt Flat, Texas near the Guadalupe Mountains before finally be given permission to proceed towards Biggs. It was during the landing attempt towards Biggs that the aircraft crashed due to a combination of winter weather and poor radio commands from the air traffic controllers on the ground.

Last known picture of the plane taken from an observer on the ground shortly before the crash.

Here are the names of the nine crew members who died in the crash, there was no survivors:

Lt. Col. Hermen Gerick            Aircraft Commander
Major George C. Morford       Pilot
Major Douglas A. Miner          Navigator
1st Lt. Gary B. Fent                  Flight Engineer
M Sgt Royal Freeman               Radio Operator
A/1c Edwin D. Howe               Gunner
A/2c Frank Silvestri                  Gunner
1st Lt James M. Harvey            492nd Bomb Squadron Staff Flight Engineer
1st Sgt Dewey Taliaferro         Passenger

For those interested you can read the complete military report on this accident here.

Using Google Earth and searching the Internet I was able to pin point where the crash occurred in the Franklins. This location is little known and there is no trail to the crash site. However, armed with my print outs from Google Earth I decided to go ahead and find this crash site on a recent weekend when the weather was cooperative. Though there is no trail to reach the crash site there is at least a trail that accesses the lower slopes of the mountains before having to scale up the side of the mountain. This trail begins at the very end of Stanton Street that begins in downtown El Paso and travels northeast and ends at this trailhead:

The trail is easy to spot because you can’t miss seeing this water tower:

In this picture I am standing next to the water tower and looking towards the parking area where I could see my Ford parked below:

Here is the trail that leads to the base of the mountains with the antennas from the Wyler Aerial Tramway visible:

As I followed the trail I could see that it turned towards the south and followed the base of the mountain in that direction:

I stopped at this point on the trail where this pointed rock is located:

Here is the view from the trail looking south with the pointed rock on the left:

Here is the view from the trail up the steep side of the mountains where the crash site is located:

However, this is the type of terrain I had to climb through in order to reach the crash site since there was no trail from this point on:

The best way to reach the crash site is by climbing up the ravine pictured above. As I climbed up the side of the mountain I took a look behind me and could see UTEP’s Sun Bowl Stadium back dropped by the slums of Juarez, Mexico:

As I got to the higher reaches of the mountain I began to escape from the thick desert foliage that flourished in the ravine, but there was still plenty of cactus and yucca plants to be careful of:

Something I wasn’t expecting to see on this hike though was wildlife:

If you look closely at the center of the picture of above you can see the mule deer that I saw running up the side of the mountain. The deer moved very fast and was soon out of sight before I could snap another picture. Anyway I continued to climb up the mountain and towards the rock pillar pictured below:

That is when I began to see the first signs of debris from the B-36 crash:

Eventually I came upon a very large piece of debris which may have been part of one of the landing gears:

This debris can be found by walking parallel to the large rock wall pictured below:

If you look closely at the photograph above you actually can see the large piece of crash debris. Here was the view from the upper reaches of the mountain looking once again towards Juarez:

Here is a closer look of the Sun Bowl from this viewpoint:

From this viewpoint I then began to walk parallel across the mountain to look for more debris:

I was just above a prominent rock pillar on the side of the mountain when I noticed something peculiar on the rock:

It looked like some kind of memorial on the rock:

So I walked down to the rock pillar and took a closer look at the torch memorial:

From the base of the rock I noticed a whole lot more of debris from the crash:

Then I could make out even larger debris right below the rock:

This had to be the epicenter of the crash because I could see areas where the fire from the crash was so hot that it melted and burned the rocks:

Here was the B-36’s landing gear:

Here is the view towards western El Paso from the crash site:

Here is a zoomed in view from the crash site towards the trail head about 1,000 feet below:

As I headed further down the mountain I came upon this propeller:

The B-36 had six rear mounted propellers and this propeller was the only one I found. Some prior visitor to the crash site was nice enough to leave this American flag patch on the propeller:

One of the jet turbines that powered these propellers was lying near by:

There was plenty more debris that I continued to stumble upon as I proceeded down the mountain

This debris may have been part of the frame of the fuselage:

As I continued further down the mountain I was surprised to find yet even more debris:

I even came upon another set of landing gear:

As soon as I came upon this rock slab that was the point where I found no more debris and then proceeded to walk back down to the trail below:

From this rock slab here is the view back up the side of the mountain where the debris field from the B-36 crash is located:

By searching around the two rock outcroppings that is the easiest way to find the majority of the wreckage on the mountain:

From the rock slab it was actually a pretty easy hike back down the trail through the ravine I accessed the crash site from initially:

At the end of the ravine I came upon the trail again that would take me back to my truck. Before getting back to my truck I just took one look at back at the side of the mountain where 9 Air Force veterans lost their lives in the terrible crash:

In the picture above it is easy to spot the large rock pillar where the torch memorial is located. Something I was surprised about is that neither the Air Force or the Army at nearby Ft. Bliss have done anything to erect a memorial in memory of the nine crew members who died at this site. It would be classy of the military to at least construct something here to remember these Air Force veterans with after the passage of all these years. The military may have forgotten about these veterans, but you don’t have to; if you want to visit the site it only takes about 1.5 hours to reach the site from the trail head. Make sure that if you are visiting that you have a moderate level of fitness and bring water with you because like I said before there is no trail up the side of the mountain, which makes hiking difficult. Budget about 3 hours for a round trip and be respectful at the crash site because nine people did die at this location and please do not take souvenirs. May the nine personnel who died in this tragic accident rest in peace.

Picture of the Day: The Snow Capped Anthony’s Nose

Published on January 12, 2010 in Southwest America. 0 Comments Tags: El Paso, Franklin Mountains, Texas.

Anthony’s Nose is the mountain that towers over northeast El Paso and overlooks my house.

Picture of the Day: The Snow Capped North Franklin Mountain

Published on January 11, 2010 in Southwest America. 0 Comments Tags: El Paso, Franklin Mountains, Texas.

This is pretty much how the tallest peak in Texas’ North Franklin Mountain has looked all winter here in El Paso.

Pictures of the Snow Covered Franklin Mountains

Published on December 8, 2009 in Southwest America. 0 Comments Tags: El Paso, Franklin Mountains, snow, Texas, weather.

My daughter was born during the worst snow storm I have personally seen while living in El Paso, Texas. Two days after the snow storm most of the snow on the desert valley floor where El Paso sits was clear of snow, but the peaks of the Franklin Mountains that bisect the city were still covered with snow:

There was still plenty of snow to be seen on the ground in McKelligon Canyon that is literally right across the street from the hospital my wife was staying at:

To give an idea of how close the canyon is to the hospital, here is a view towards the canyon from my wife’s hospital room during the snow storm:

My house is along the northern end of the mountains so when I was driving home I stopped and took the below picture of the northern peaks of the Franklin Mountains with the highest peak called Anthony’s Nose capped with clouds:

Here is the view looking back towards the south with the peak on the far left being the same peak you could see from my wife’s hospital window pictured above:

Before driving home I decided to take a drive up and over Trans-Mountain Road that crosses the entire range. The road’s maximum altitude is a mile high which means there was a lot more snow piled up here than on the desert valley floor:

It isn’t very often you see yucca plants buried in almost a fit of snow that fell in the Franklins:

I stopped at the picnic area near the summit of Transmountain Road and a lot of people brought their kids up here to play in the snow:

Here is what the view from the picnic area looking towards downtown El Paso looked like:

From the picnic area I was also able to see the snow capped summit of North Franklin Peak, which I have climbed beforehttp://on-walkabout.com/2009/07/on-walkabout-on-north-franklin-mountain-texas-part-1/:

I sure wouldn’t climb this peak on a cold day like this though. Here is a view of the Franklin Mountains from the west side of Transmountain Road:

The mountains highest peak, North Franklin Mountain provided a stunning back drop over Transmountain Road:

Here is a picture once again of the northern portion of the range, but this time from the west side where you can see Anthony’s Nose is still capped with clouds:

Here is a view of South Franklin Mountain from the west side as well:

A week after the snow storm there is still snow that can be seen on the mountains peaks, which really adds some needed color to a rather bleak desert landscape here in El Paso. So I am enjoying it while it lasts.

On Walkabout Video: From the Summit North Franklin Mountain

Published on August 12, 2009 in Southwest America. 0 Comments Tags: El Paso, Franklin Mountains, North Franklin Mountain, Texas.

Here is a video I took that gives everyone a 360 degree look from the summit of North Franklin Mountain out in far west Texas:

If you are wondering, yes it was as windy on top of that mountain as it sounded. I actually would have liked to have spent some more time on the summit but I was just getting smashed by that wind. Anyway I hope everyone enjoyed the video.

On Walkabout On: North Franklin Mountain, Texas – Part 2

Published on July 24, 2009 in Southwest America. 2 Comments Tags: El Paso, Franklin Mountains, North Franklin Mountain, Texas.

Prior Posting: North Franklin Mountain – Part 1
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The fork on Texas’ North Franklin Mountain hit a fork where I either had the option of going left to a old tin mine or going to the right which would take me to the summit of the mountain. I headed right because my goal was to hike to the top of the mountain today, but I did take a look down the mountain where the tin mine was and decided that on a future hike that I would hike down there and take a look at the mine some day:

The trail was soon ascending up the mountain which gave me even better views of the surrounding Franklin Mountains:

The trail continued up the mountain in a series of it seemed endless switchbacks:

There was some parts of the trail that were actually pretty primitive due to rain washing out the trail:

This trail at one time was navigable with a four wheel drive vehicle, but those days are long behind it considering the condition of the trail in some areas as picture above, but it apparently has stopped some people from trying to drive a vehicle up the road as evident by this four wheel drive vehicle that rolled down the side of the mountain:

The views as I ascended up the mountain got better and better and even the Organ Mountains in New Mexico off in the distance began to come into view:

Something else that came into view was this prominent peak along the trail that was capped by some kind of shrine:

I will have to hike over to this peak as well some day in order to see what this is that on top of the peak:

As I walked up the steep switchbacks there really wasn’t much to see besides cactus:

Hiking in the desert of Texas is no where near as scenic as hiking through the Australian Outback, but it is still scenic in its own way. Finally after about an hour of walking up the switchbacks I came to the top ridgeline of the mountain:

From this ridgeline I had only a short walk to reach the summit of the 7,192 feet (2,192 meters) North Franklin Mountain:

The first thing that a hiker to the top of North Franklin Mountain sees is the weather station that sits on the summit:

Besides the weather station the only other thing on the summit of the mountain is cactus:

So with nothing else to look at on the summit that is why it is best just to sit back and take in the views. Here is the incredible view of northeast El Paso:

Here is the view looking to the south towards the 6,791 feet (2,069 meter) South Franklin Mountain:

Also towards the south I had a view Mt. Cristo Del Rey, which is quite possibly one of the most dangerous hikes in America:

Here is a view of the west side of El Paso:

If you look closely in the above picture you can see the swathe of green trees in the desert. This is in fact the mighty Rio Grande River that flows through El Paso and eventually becomes the international border between the US and Mexico. In this picture you can better see the Rio Grande River:

From the summit I could also look far into Mexico and noticed this large peak in the distance that looked pretty impressive:

It looked like a mountain I would love to hike up, but since it is in Mexico and in particular near Juarez, it would probably be a suicide hike if I tried. Some of the other things I could see from the summit of the mountain was the Ft. Bliss Army base in El Paso:

Toi the northeast out in the distance I could just make out the Sacramento Mountains on this day since it was a bit overcast, but a good portion of the Tularosa Basin I could make out:

I also had an even better view of the nearby Organ Mountains outside of Las Cruces, New Mexico:

I could also see from the summit the near entirety of Trans-Mountain Road that connects east and west El Paso. Here is the road as it crosses in between North & South Franklin Mountains and heads to the west:

Here is Trans-Mountain Road as it heads to the east and traverses the Ft. Bliss military reservation land out in the desert:

It took me about two hours and thirty minutes to get to the top of North Franklin Mountain and I ultimately spent about an hour on the summit before heading back down the mountain. It took me about an hour to walk down the mountain thus making my hike about a four and a half hour outing. This hike was longer than hiking up South Franklin Mountain, but even though the North peak is higher the views are about the same from each mountain. Either hike though is a great day out so if you are thinking about hiking in the Franklin Mountains make sure to enjoy hiking up both mountains.

On Walkabout On: North Franklin Mountain, Texas – Part 1

Published on July 23, 2009 in Southwest America. 2 Comments Tags: El Paso, Franklin Mountains, North Franklin Mountain, Texas.

The Franklin Mountains run through the center of El Paso, Texas and is the largest urban park in the entire United States. Since the mountains run right through the city of El Paso and stops only for the mighty Rio Grande River, it causes the city to be shaped like a horseshoe around this mountain range:

The highest peak in the entire range is North Franklin Mountain, which rises slightly above the other peaks in the range at an altitude of 7,192 feet (2,192 meters):

To put this into perspective for readers from Down Under, this mountain is roughly the same height as the highest mountain in all of Australia Mt. Kosciuscko, which is 7,310 feet (2,228 meters). As you can see from this picture North Franklin Mountain is nowhere near as green and beautiful as Mt. Kosciuscko, but it is scenic in its own way:

I planned to hike to the summit of the mountain on this day and judging from the absolutely clear weather, it was the perfect day for a walk. So from the parking lot at the trailhead I proceeded up the trail and walked by what is know as the Red Bluff where I could see the remains of a long sealed off mine:

I think copper was mined from this area, but I am not sure. Anyway as I continued up the trail the reason this rock outcropping is called the Red Bluff became quite clear:

There are plenty of rocks and dirt to look at in the Franklin Mountains, but the plants of the native Chihuahuan Desert adds a little color to the browness of the desert:

As I continued to ascend up the zigzagging trail I admired the large rock formations above me:

Look back down the trail I could see the trail I had just came up through the gap of the Red Bluff:

As can be seen the trail leading up North Franklin Mountain is actually an old four wheel drive road which makes for some easy hiking:

Here is a view looking back down the mountain towards the parking lot where my truck was parked:

Here is a close up of my Ford parked over in the parking lot:

From a far you can’t really tell how many red rocks the Franklin Mountains has until you get up close and hike up these mountains:

By now I had worked up a pretty good sweat due to the steady ascent up the mountain and up ahead of me I could see that I had a long way to go before I could reach the summit:

The trail eventually goes right by the base of the mountain’s summit but the trail then continues to the north away from the peak:

The trail eventually ascends up to a gap in the mountain range called Mundy’s Gap:

Here there are park benches to sit on and this is the area that many people stop and take in the views before walking back to the parking lot:

However, I was going to continue all the way to the summit of the mountain. I did take a minute to sit down, drink some water, and enjoy the views of the east side of El Paso before continuing on down the trail:

As I headed towards the peak I could see I had a long way to go as the trail zig zagged up the side of the mountain:

As I continued down the trail I looked back towards Mundy’s Gap that sits below this prominent rocky peak:

Not far from Mundy’s Gap I came to sign where the trail forks with one way going to a tin mine down on the east side of the mountain and the other trail heading up to the summit of North Franklin Mountain, which was where I was going:

Next Posting: North Franklin Mountain, Texas – Part 2

Tag Archive for 'Franklin Mountains'

Will This Be the Last Snow Fall of the Year for El Paso?

On Walkabout On: Anthony’s Nose In the Franklin Mountains

On Walkabout At: The Wyler Aerial Tramway

Exploring the Franklin Mountains B-36 Crash Site

Picture of the Day: The Snow Capped Anthony’s Nose

Picture of the Day: The Snow Capped North Franklin Mountain

Pictures of the Snow Covered Franklin Mountains

On Walkabout Video: From the Summit North Franklin Mountain

On Walkabout On: North Franklin Mountain, Texas – Part 2

On Walkabout On: North Franklin Mountain, Texas – Part 1

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