Author Archives: George Young

Agua Sarca Hike – 06/15/2014

Posting this in 2019, catching up with whatever information I have. One of our early hikes, checking out trails out of Placitas, on the north end of the Sandia Mountains. The Hike Statistics Total Distance:  4.66 miles Elevation: start  6,387 … Continue reading

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El Malpais-Lava Falls Hike – 02/14/2014

Exploring the El Malpais National Monument, near Grants, a large area of volcanic rock with some interesting features, including tubes. Drive In From Albuquerque, head west on I-40 towards Grands, but turn south on NM 117.  For some 28 miles … Continue reading

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Cerro la Jara Showshoe Hike (& Driveabout)- 02/12/2019

My son James came to visit, and to show him some of New Mexico’s mountainous region we headed up NM 4, through San Antonio Canyon and on around to Valles Caldera.  Before reaching La Cueva, we encountered snow which became … Continue reading

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Capulálpam de Mendéz, Pueblo Mágico Hike – 01/19/2019

During our visit to Oaxaca, we stayed 3 nights in Capulálpam de Méndez, a small village in the Sierra Madre dele Norte, some 25 miles northeast of Oaxaca City.  Capulálpam is one of the Pueblo Mágico villages, noted particularly for … Continue reading

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Monte Albán Walkabout – 01/10/2019

During our visit to Oaxaca this year, we returned to Monte Albán with our friend Addie.  Again were impressed with the size of the site and of the buildings. So we walked only 1.7 miles..but we faced some elevation gain … Continue reading

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El Picacho Peak Hike – 01/23/2019

During our visit to Oaxaca, we stayed for 4 nights in Teotitlán del Valle, a village at the foot of the Sierra Madre del Norte mountains.  Teotitlán is notable in that most everyone in the village is a weaver, producing … Continue reading

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Paliza Canyon Hike – 8/24/2014

This really was our first foray on our own into the Jemez Mountains (though we did hike Cebolla Canyon earlier in 2014, but Jay had hiked there some years before). The Drive In Having done virtually no advance planning, we … Continue reading

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La Luz Hike – 08/31/2014

I’m publishing this in 2018, so I don’t have fresh memory of the  hike itself.  But here is the usual technical data, some references, and photo galleries. The Hike Statistics Total Distance:  5.35 miles Elevation: start  7,010 ft, maximum  8,219 … Continue reading

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Cerro de Guadalupe Expedition – 02/03/2014

This was maybe my first visit to the Rio Puerco valley and its amazing views – the numerous volcanic necks, Cabezon being the most prominent and well known; the vista views across the valley to Mesa Chivato and Mount Taylor … Continue reading

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San Lorenzo Canyon Hike – 12/04/2018

Tis winter, and again for this hike we choose territory without lots of trees, reserving such shaded areas for summertime hiking.  I visited San Lorenzo Canyon back in 2014 with Vince, and thought there must be more to explore, so … Continue reading

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