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Cumbres Pass CDT South Walkabout – 10/05/2025

Returning to Cumbres Pass to enjoy the wildflowers and … the bright golden colors of autumn with aspen if their full glory. And we always relish another visit, albeit a short distance, to the CDT. The Drive In We spent … Continue reading

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Cumbres Pass CDT South Hike – 08/02/2025

Escaping the very hot weather in Albuquerque, we returned to a favorite high-altitude region – Chama, NM and trails up on Cumbers Pass.  The Drive In We spent the weekend in Chama, lodging at the Little Rock House on Maple, … Continue reading

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Cumbres Pass CDT North Hike – 06/18/2024

Cumbres Pass and the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) are a favorite destination and hike. You will find other posts of our visits there, one solo, another with Pat, and still another with Jay and Nancy. For this trip, we reserved … Continue reading

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Cumbres Pass CDT South Hike – 07/12/2023

This post is for a 2nd hike that we made with Jay, Nancy, and Bo during a camping trip to Cumbres Pass and the Trujillo Meadows campground (10,000 feet elevation and above). Check out the 1st hike, Red Lake Trail … Continue reading

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Cumbres Pass CDT North Hike – 07/07/2022

Our first hike on a 3-night camping trip into northern New Mexico (actually just across the state line into Colorado). We set up the R-Pod in the USFS Trujillo Meadows campground. Reservations are not offered, but there are 41 campsites … Continue reading

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Cumbres Pass CDT South Hike – 08/13/2021

This was the 2nd hike was during a 5 day camping trip to Northern New Mexico. We set up the R-Pod at Heron Lake for 4 nights. While Pat attended a 3 day workshop in Chama on dyeing wool, I … Continue reading

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Cumbres Pass CDT North Hike – 08/12/2021

This hike was during a 5 day camping trip to Northern New Mexico. We set up the R-Pod at Heron Lake for 4 nights. While Pat attended a 3 day workshop in Chama on dyeing wool, I drove up to … Continue reading

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Paliza Canyon-Goblin Colony-Ruins Hike – 10/29/2025

Returning to hikes we enjoyed in years past, this day to Paliza Canyon and the Goblin Colony in the Jemez Mountains The Drive In Driving towards the Jemez Mountains is always pleasant. The scenery heading west on US 550 gets … Continue reading

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Elk Creek Trail Hike – 08/03/2025

A second day escaping the very hot weather in Albuquerque, we returned to a favorite high-altitude region – Chama, NM and trails in the area (Cumbres Pass yesterday, this day beyond the Pass to Elk Creek. The Drive In We … Continue reading

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Red Lake Trail Hike – 07/11/2023

It has been -hot- in Albuquerque (and in Santa Fe). Even hotter than we anticipated when a few months ago we planned this camping and hiking trip to Cumbres Pass and the Trujillo Meadows campground (10,000 feet elevation and above). … Continue reading

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