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As of today, December 16, all permittees should have received their annual billing from the Forest Service National billing office by either email or regular mail. Fees are normally due by Jan. 1, but due to the government shutdown and invoices not going out in November, payment is not due this year until Feb. 1. If you have not received your bill for next year's fee you should contact the national billing office.

This is our first test post using the new "groups" format so anxious to see how it works and thank you to Annelle King for working with WIX to get our platform caught up to the new WIX format.

Welcome to our group HGCCA Group! A space for us to connect and share with each other. This "Group" page is in replace of the "Forum" page. The Group page will function the same (WIX did an upgrade thing hehehe) as the old Forum page. Please reach out if there is any trouble.

We lost a Canyon lover this past week and one of our own.  Jim Montman co-owner of cabin #26 passed away after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer (I was told). He is survived by his lovely wife, Carolyn. Canyon resident and Santa Fe author, Ellen Bradbury Reid is Jim’s sister-in-law.

Jim served in the military, was an avid horseman, and helped us with the rewrite of our HGCCA bylaws last year. You may not have known Jim well because his Canyon stays were usually short due to his horse duties back in Santa Fe, but I’ll bet you passed Jim and Carolyn and their friends on their deck on many summer evenings. There were always lots of smiles, “hellos” and laughs coming from that deck throughout the summer. RIP Jim.

Sad to report that Larry and Loretta Levy's cabin was broken in to recently. Fortunately nothing of value was taken. Just a reminder that we should all watch over each other's cabins and to make sure that we all do what we can to avoid this kind of thing.

Enjoyed our hike to Lake Katherine with Aimee, Matthew, and his cousin Evan.

With a bear frequenting our canyon every year, it is important for all of us to make an effort to keep the bear safe (from being euthanized by authorities), us and our cabins safe from damage. See the link below on how we can all coexist safely. I know we all know the basics but can always look through this website. Getting bear spray to have around your cabin might be a good idea just to have on hand for your walks in the canyon and in case the bear decides to visit you!

https://www.bearsmart.com

The Santa Fe New Mexican published a nice article on the geology of our area today, mostly focused on the Cave Creek Trail:

www.santafenewmexican.com

New Mexico geologist and author Magdalena Sandoval Donahue discusses the interesting geology of the Santa Fe National Forest hike.

One of these days I might do my own geological study of our canyon...

I don't know what the source is for this, but it appears legitimate.

https://wilderness.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=821970f0212d46d7aa854718aac42310

If this is accurate, the entire forest around our cabin tract except for a narrow strip is basically "for sale."