As we were getting started this morning, it began snowing on us. We were early for the guided tour, so we took a short 3 mile hike into the Wilderness in snow flurries. We ran into 3 people (one was a teacher on Spring Break) who were backpacking into Bear Canyon and Jordan Hot Springs. There are lots of hikes that we'd love to do, but we don't want to spend too much time in this area now. We'll have to come back another time. We met our guide for the tour of the Cliff Dwellings, a volunteer from Ohio.   After our tour, Andrew has heard about a beautiful drive on a dirt road between the Gila Wilderness and Aldo Leopold Wilderness areas. We went through a small town to top off our gas tank and pick up a few onions at another store.  Getting fresh produce out here is a real challenge. The little local stores just don't get the demand to keep things fresh and there is no grocery store for 45 minutes to an hour away. We went up FS 150 and found lots of campsites. We picked one and called it home for the night. It was very cold and snowed on us while we were making dinner.  

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