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VC09 Valle San Antonio Hike – 07/25/2019

Posted on August 2, 2019 by George Young

We’ve been looking forward to visiting the  northern part of Valles Caldera; we visited it a few days before – Valles Caldera Driveabout – which piqued our interest. Because I was dealing with a sore foot, we chose an easy … Continue reading →

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Valles Caldera DriveAbout – 07/14/2019

Posted on July 27, 2019 by George Young

My brother, Garth, came to visit us for a week.  After a few days of working together on the cabin (the usual excuse for him to come to New Mexico), on Sunday with Pat we headed to the Jemez Mountains … Continue reading →

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VC05 Obsidian Valley Hike – 07/23/2019

Posted on July 27, 2019 by George Young

Pat and I returned to the Jemez Mountains for a 4-night stay at the Jemez Falls Campground in our R-Pod, planning to explore further in and around Valles Caldera. For our first hike, we visited Obsidian Valley in the Valles … Continue reading →

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FR 289 St Peter’s Dome Driveabout – 06/26/2019

Posted on July 5, 2019 by George Young

A DriveAbout on back-roads in the Jemez Mountains, from NM 4 south into the Dome Wilderness, ending at St. Peter’s Dome. Continue reading →

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Cerro Grande Trail Hike – 06/25/2019

Posted on July 4, 2019 by George Young

A hike to the summit of Cerro Grande, the tallest mountain in Valles Caldera National Preserve. Continue reading →

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Jaramillo Creek Hike – 06/24/2019

Posted on June 30, 2019 by George Young

Our 2nd day of a 4 day visit to Valles Caldera. We brought our bikes to learn if we’re ready for biking on back country roads. A friend’s description of the roads in the Valle encouraged us to give it … Continue reading →

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Little Tesuque-Carol’s-Juan Trails Hike – 06/16/2019

Posted on June 28, 2019 by George Young

 Another hike near Santa Fe (thus, having a new tag: Urban for hikes easily accessible for folks living in the city). This makes a quite nice loop, with easy trail surfaces and moderate elevation changes and slopes. It begins … Continue reading →

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Upper Frijoles Canyon Overlook Trail Hike – 06/23/2019

Posted on June 27, 2019 by George Young

This hike is the first during 4 days of camping at Jemez Falls Campground. Its about a 2.5 hour drive from Albuquerque, towing our R-Pod up US 550, then NM 4 past La Cueva to this very nice National Forest … Continue reading →

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Bear Wallow-Winsor-Borrega Trails Hike – 06/02/2019

Posted on June 16, 2019 by George Young

Ok, so we’ve hiked this before. Not much has changed, except this time we went around the loop in the clockwise direction and we didn’t extend the hike as far up Tesuque Creek. The Hike Bear Wallow-Winsor-Borrega Hike.Jay.2019-06-02   Statistics … Continue reading →

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Cerro Grande Trail Hike – 05/29/2019

Posted on June 8, 2019 by George Young

Our third day camping/hiking in the Jemez Mountains, in and around Valles Caldera. Having worn ourselves thin on the Alamo Spring hike the day before, we intended to limit hiking this day. So, to start the day we headed south … Continue reading →

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