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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Mesa Penistaja Hike – 04/22/2018
Headed back to Mesa Penistaja with Pat to take in more of the amazing scenery, geology, and of course the superabundance of petrified wood. The Drive In Chose to take a two-track off of the northbound road (Penistaja Road?) that … Continue reading
Cedro Hike – 04/15/2018
Pat & I sought a hike not too far from home; decided to try another of the trails in the Manzanita Mountains south out of Tijeras. The trails all along NM 377 are open to mountain bikes and ATVs of … Continue reading
Holy Ghost Trail Hike – 4/11/2018
Pat & I headed for the Pecos River Canyon, to get our first exposure to one of the favorite hiking, camping, and fishing spots around Santa Fe. The Drive In Getting there: I-25 to Glorieta, then NM 50 to Pecos, … Continue reading
Mesa Penistaja Hike – 04/07/2018
We returned to Mesa Penistaja, having visited back in 2014. This is truly an amazing place – badlands (mesas and arroyos), large variety of landforms, and petrified wood everywhere. And the hoodoos, small and large, create in some places a … Continue reading
Plaza Blanca Expedition – 03/28/2018
This was a road trip combined with a hike in Northern New Mexico. The road trip component was to drive around the perimeter of the Jemez Mountains – San Ysidro, Cuba, Regina, Abiquiú , Española , Santa Fe, and return … Continue reading
Mesa de Cuba West Hike – 03/25/2018
Back to the Cuba area, to explore a small mesa between Mesa de Cuba and Mesa Chijuilla. As I’ve done for other hikes recently, in the absence of a track someone has published, I began by exploring the area on … Continue reading
Penistaja Mesa Hike – 11/30/2014
I’m writing this in 2018, preparing to head out to Penistaja Mesa tomorrow. We hiked here back in 2014. We were introduced to this area around Mesa de Cuba by an article in New Mexico Magazine, Badlands Walkabout. We visited … Continue reading
Windmill-Hoodoo Pines Hike – 03/18/2018
It was still winter, the best time to hike in the open territory of the Ojito Wilderness; the weather becomes quite hot in summertime. The Hike For this day we set out from the end of the two-track in Marquez … Continue reading
Rio Puerco East Expedition – 03/14/2018
We’ve been intrigued by the stories told by Nasario Garcia, of his childhood in the Rio Puerco. This day, we embarked on an expedition (and hike) to explore the area where we thought his stories took place. I began by … Continue reading