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{{{#!text_markdown == Things to add to hike template ==
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McKittrick Canyon is known as the most beautiful place in Texas during the fall. Last year, we tried to do it but were met with a full parking lot with several hour wait. Blah blah.  * Points of interest
 * Recommended clothing (long pants, boots) & equipment
 * Road condition, recommendation for vehicles
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**DISTANCE** is ~15 mi round-trip, out and back or loop.  * [[http://www.americanhiking.org/resources/hiking-etiquette/|American Hiking Society Hiking Etiquette - American Hiking Society]]
 * [[http://thebark.com/content/proper-trail-etiquette-hiking-your-dog|Proper Trail Etiquette for Hiking with Your Dog | The Bark]]
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**ELEVATION GAIN** is ~5500 ft gained. May be more because of ups/downs. == Frequently Asked Questions ==
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**FEES**: None. Of course, if you carpool, please compensate your driver for gas! === Are children allowed on the hike? Is there an age cut off? ===
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**DURATION**: All day. All weekend. Finish by early afternoon. Yes, they are your responsibility.
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**PET FRIENDLY?** Yes. Bring a muzzle (you shouldn't be need to be told to bring a leash). We've had children as young as 3 climb 12k foot mountains.
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**SKILL LEVEL** is **NOT** beginner friendly. No whiners! == Weather ==
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**TERRAIN** includes inches-deep streams, rock wall climbing, climbing from high desert to alpine forest to exposed mountain tundra. Please bring appropriate gear. [[http://stackoverflow.com/questions/951839/api-to-get-weather-based-on-longitude-and-latitude-coordinates|web services - API to get weather based on longitude and latitude coordinates - Stack Overflow]]
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**WEATHER** may include thunderstorms. Will be cold & windy on ridgeline. Example URLs:
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**AFTERWARDS** we may stop by Pepper Pot (Hatch, NM). Cash only.  * Interactive/HTML: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-105.57805&lat=35.30033
 * XML: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-105.57805&lat=35.30033&FcstType=dwml
 * JSON: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-105.57805&lat=35.30033&FcstType=json
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**MEET** for carpool at: In the JSON output, location/zone contains the zone for fetching weather for a zone:
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 * Las Cruces: 6:40 am, east of NMSU's Pan Am Center. See map ([OpenStreetMap][osm-panam] or [Google Maps][gm-panam]).
* Las Cruces: 7:30 am, K-Mart parking lot on North Main/US 70 and Del Rey, near Shell. See map ([OpenStreetMap][osm-lc-kmart] or [Google Maps][gm-lc-kmart]).
* Las Cruces: 7:30 am, in/outside Milagro's Coffee at Pan Am Plaza. See map ([OpenStreetMap][osm-milagros] or [Google Maps][gm-milagros]).
 * El Paso: 7:00 am, I-10 and Transmountain Road Shell. Meet and park at the gravel parking lot to the west of the gas station. See map ([OpenStreetMap][osm-shell] or [Google Maps][gm-shell]). Note: your organizer is not meeting here, please self-organize!
 * El Paso: 6:45 pm, Walmart at Transmountain/US 54 at the west-most parking lot towards US 54. See map ([Google Maps][gm-elp-walmart]). Note: your organizer is not meeting here, please self-organize!
 * Cloudcroft: 9:00 am, Mountaintop Mercantile. See map ([OpenStreetMap][osm-cloudcroft] or [Google Maps][gm-cloudcroft]).
 * Sierra del Cristo Rey: 6:00 am, bottom of the mountain See map ([OpenStreetMap][osm-cristorey] or [Google][gm-cristorey]) or instructions below.
 * Ruidoso: 9:00 am, Ruidoso Downs Walmart parking lot, northwest corner, on US 70. See map ([OpenStreetMap][osm-ruidoso-walmart] or [Google Maps][gm-ruidoso-walmart]). Ruidoso Downs is a mile or two west of Ruidoso on US 70, and the Walmart turn-off has a traffic light—you can't miss it.		 http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=NMZ523
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  [osm-panam]: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=32.285463&mlon=-106.740997&zoom=18&layers=M
  [gm-panam]: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=32.285463,-106.740997&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=57.772232,39.726562&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16

  [osm-lc-kmart]: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=32.35083&mlon=-106.76538&zoom=17&layers=M
  [gm-lc-kmart]: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=32.35083,-106.76538&aq=&sll=32.2563,-106.7&sspn=0.015497,0.018582&ie=UTF8&ll=32.351135,-106.768591&spn=0.00774,0.01502&t=h&z=17

  [osm-milagros]: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?node=630424392
  [gm-milagros]: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=32.287422,-106.745166&aq=&sll=32.304328,-106.770802&sspn=0.057166,0.086174&ie=UTF8&ll=32.28755,-106.745288&spn=0.014929,0.021544&t=h&z=16

  [osm-shell]: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=31.907703&mlon=-106.581483&zoom=18&layers=M
  [gm-shell]: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=31.907703,-106.581483&aq=&sll=31.907128,-106.581379&sspn=0.001874,0.001261&ie=UTF8&ll=31.9077,-106.581931&spn=0.001874,0.002693&t=h&z=19

  [gm-elp-walmart]: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=31.897292,+-106.439618&aq=&sll=31.897353,-106.435947&sspn=0.001806,0.001269&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16

  [osm-cloudcroft]: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=32.95731&mlon=-105.743871&zoom=18&layers=M
  [gm-cloudcroft]: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=32.95731,-105.743871&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=58.206849,76.113281&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=17

  [osm-cristorey]: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=31.792082&mlon=-106.541955&zoom=17&layers=M
  [gm-cristorey]: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=31.792082,-106.541955&aq=&sll=31.792082,-106.541955&sspn=0.003702,0.004833&ie=UTF8&ll=31.790509,-106.544466&spn=0.01481,0.019333&t=h&z=16

  [osm-ruidoso-walmart]: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=33.32543&mlon=-105.61552&zoom=16&layers=M
  [gm-ruidoso-walmart]: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=33.32543,-105.61552&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=57.945758,76.113281&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=17

**MORE** information:

* Resource one
* Resource two

}}}		 XML output:

Things to add to hike template

Frequently Asked Questions

Are children allowed on the hike? Is there an age cut off?

Yes, they are your responsibility.

We've had children as young as 3 climb 12k foot mountains.

Weather

web services - API to get weather based on longitude and latitude coordinates - Stack Overflow

Example URLs:

In the JSON output, location/zone contains the zone for fetching weather for a zone:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=NMZ523

XML output:

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