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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
Ceja Pelon Hike – 05/07/2024
Our 3rd visit to the Cuba Badlands in the San Juan Basin, this to the Ceja Pelon the 4th badlands going west from Mesa de Cuba. Like the other recent hikes, this is the time of year to visit these … Continue reading
Mesa de Cuba Southwest Walkabout – 05/02/2024
Weather continued to be perfect for visiting the openness of the San Juan Basin and the Badlands near Cuba, NM. The San Juan Basin covers the northwest quarter of New Mexico and a portion of Colorado along the NM-CO border. … Continue reading
Mesa Penistaja West Walkabout – 04/18/2024
This is the time of year to get out into the open plains, when the temperatures are moderate. After a driveabout the week before into the San Juan Badlands south and west of Cuba, we returned this week with sufficient … Continue reading
Placitas Open Spaces South Trailhead Hike – 11/21/2023
Seeking a place to hike halfway between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, we chose to explore the Open Spaces just north of Placitas. The Drive In At the Bernalillo interchange on I-25, go east on NM 165 .3 miles then turn … Continue reading
Jemez Pueblo Red Rock Trail Hike – 04/05/2024
With winter’s weather passing, ’tis time for us to get back on the trails. In the past couple of years, we’ve passed the Red Rocks Canyons in Jemez Pueblo. The Pueblo recently opened a trail into one of the canyons … Continue reading
San Andres Chicahuaxtla Walkabout & Trail Hike – 01/22-23/2024
This is a post of our visit to Chicahuaxtla during our 5 week visit to Oaxaca. In company with José who we engaged as our guide into this Mixtec and Trique territory of northern Oaxaca. We started at this village … Continue reading
Tlaxiaco Trail Hike – 01/21/2024
This is a post of one of many hikes or walkabouts that Pat and I enjoyed during our visit to Oaxaca in January of 2024. This one was with friends of our guide José during our first visit to the … Continue reading
Santiago Apoala – Peña Gemelas Trail Hike – 01/10/2024
Our second hike during our visit to Oaxaca in January 2024. We visited the very small village of Santiago Apoala, 3 hours or so north of Oaxaca de Juarez (“Oaxaca City”), deep in the mountains of the Sierra Norte. The … Continue reading
Santiago Apoala – La Cascada Trail Hike – 01/09/2024
This is a post for one of many hikes or walkabouts that Pat and I enjoyed during our visit to Oaxaca in January of 2024. The Drive In Our trip to Oaxaca began in Oaxaca de Juarez, the largest city … Continue reading