Author Archives: George Young

Chamissa Trail Hike – 09/08/2025

Posted on October 14, 2025 by George Young

Returning to trails in the Sangre de Cristo, trailheads on Hyde Park Road. The Drive In Drive up Hyde Park Road from the intersection with Gonzales Road for 4.2 miles. Parking is alongside the road, both sides. Trailhead is on … Continue reading →

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Cienega Canyon PG Connector-Faulty- Cienega Trails Hike – 09/05/2025

Posted on September 11, 2025 by George Young

Returning to the Cienega Canyon area, that we “discovered” recently. ‘Tis close to home but has nice trails and with a a bit of elevation for cooler temperatures. The Drive In Proceed as though you are going to Sandia Crest … Continue reading →

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Juan, Carol, Little Tesuque Trails Hike 09/01/2025

Posted on September 11, 2025 by George Young

Exploring trails up Hyde Park Road from Santa Fe. The Drive In We hiked from this nondescript trailhead for Little Tesuque Creek back in 2018 and 2019 – 1 mile beyond the entrance to Ten Thousand Waves park alongside the … Continue reading →

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Del Agua-Piedra Lisa Trails Hike – 08/11/2025

Posted on August 16, 2025 by George Young

Jay and I continue to work up to hiking regularly, and doing so on trails that we hiked years ago – trails around Placitas. For today’s hike, feeling like we can increase our length and elevation gain, I suggested returning … Continue reading →

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Cienega Canyon Trails Hike – 08/08/2025

Posted on August 11, 2025 by George Young

In all the years that we’ve been hiking, we never checked out trails from the Doc Long and Cienega Canyon picnic areas near the base of the road to Sandia Crest. We’ve discovered them, and will be returning – to … Continue reading →

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Dale Ball Trails Loop South Hike – 08/06/2025

Posted on August 10, 2025 by George Young

A morning hike ‘in the neighborhood’, Dale Ball trails near Jay’s place. The Drive In Drive up Hyde Park Road (NM 475) from Santa Fe to the Sierra del Norte Trailhead; there is a parking lot on the left of … Continue reading →

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Elk Creek Trail Hike – 08/03/2025

Posted on August 10, 2025 by George Young

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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Cumbres Pass CDT South Hike – 08/02/2025

Posted on August 10, 2025 by George Young

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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Sandy Bottom Hike – 07/28/2025

Posted on August 9, 2025 by George Young

Jay and I are working up to our regular schedule of hiking, hiking regularly, and doing so where we started – trails around Placitas. We chose to return to a hike from 8 years ago (Sandy Bottom Hike – 12/10/2017). … Continue reading →

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Dark Canyon Hike – 07/25/2025

Posted on July 29, 2025 by George Young

Introduction ‘Tis Friday, and we’re off to another trail, today to the Magdalena Mountains. We were seeking a trail with moderate elevation gain for 1.5 to 2.0 miles for an out-and-back hike; we’re back hiking regularly after nearly a year … Continue reading →

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