Actually, Hunter Peak is 8368 ft. in elevation - and is in Texas but right
on the New Mexico border.  The nearest town - Carlsbad, NM - is itself at
3300 ft.  Lots of good hiking - and caving - in that area.

Maggie
'85 Subaru Westy "Anne Bonney"

>Date:    Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:42:58 -0800
>From:    John Howze <jsh999_8@HOTMAIL.COM>
>Subject: Re: whales of weekend

>I guess I have an observation too.
>Going into Southeastern New Mexico
>are the Guadalupe Mountains....
>Not difficult to get too, plenty of highway
>to get there.....
>=20
>But one of those RV's is inevitably in
>the parking lot.  Where if you wish
>you can watch the Superbowl....
>=20
>But, if you want to get away from
>that?  It is also a great hike....
>About four hours to the top.
>of Hunter Peak... pardon my=20
>lack of knowledge but I believe
>about 4500 ft elevation.What if the world suddenly revolved backwards. And
=
>we all started growing younger. How would we feel about the passage of
time=
?=