Richard, incredible is a great description of the Chiricahua mountains. I grew up just 20 miles from the west end of the mountain range. I grew up camping and archey hunting Coues whitetail deer through out the range.

While attending community college to get my Airframe and Powerplant licensed. I worked weekends for the lady that ran the Portal store and a doctor ( Dr Findley Russell) whom had a research lab and home at the mouth of the canyon. Every Saturday I would take a few hours before it got dark looking for artifacts. This area is so rich in history, just one visit and you understand why the local Apaches made this their home.

Is that the same little lab that is now a USFWS facility?

Richard I think the one you may remember is up the canyon further called the Southwestern Research Station. That lab has been there since the 50's a pretty neat place. They rent out rooms and serve meals when space is available. Fair price in a wonderful location. Dr Findlay Ewing Russell's place was lower in the canyon and was a private lab when he would keep the spiders, venomous snakes, and scorpions. It was not until I read his obituary a few years ago that I realized the contributions he made to science and to the service of our country. I knew that he had some old wounds and still carried sharapnel that pained him at times, but at the time I was not aware he had been a medic in WWll and had received two Bronze stars.

Richard was up in the Chiricahua mountains yesterday archery deer hunting. Look familiar.
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