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Cerro Grande Trail Hike – 09/21/2020

Posted on September 26, 2020 by George Young

This is our first hike on a 5-day camping trip to the Jemez Mountains with friends Jay and Nancy. We set up camp in the Jemez Falls Campground, a very nice Forest Service campground in the middle of the Jemez … Continue reading →

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Middle Fork Lake Trail Hike – 08/21/2020

Posted on August 28, 2020 by George Young

This is our 2nd hike on a camping trip to Red River (see Middle Fork Lake Trail Hike – 08/19/2020). Our first choice was to return to Taos Ski Basin, to hike to Williams Lake (Williams Lake Hike – 10/14/2016). … Continue reading →

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Middle Fork Lake Trail Hike – 08/19/2020

Posted on August 25, 2020 by George Young

This month we returned to Red River for a week of camping in our R-Pod (see the post of our previous hike). We had reserved a campsite at the Elephant Rock Campground and planned to make returns to the Middle … Continue reading →

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Banco Bonito Hike – 07/22/2020

Posted on July 29, 2020 by George Young

This is our 2nd hike on this camping trip into the Jemez Mountains, camping in the Redondo Campground (see notes from the hike the day before). We ventured again into the southwestern corner of Valles Caldera, with a plan to … Continue reading →

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Redondo Meadow Hike – 07/21/2020

Posted on July 27, 2020 by George Young

This is our first hike during four days of camping in the Redondo Campground near the Valles Caldera. There aren’t any published trails in this area (that I can find), so this hike is based on planning using topo maps … Continue reading →

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Gooseberry Springs Trail Hike – 06/10/2020

Posted on June 13, 2020 by George Young

We returned to Mount Taylor where Pat & I made two hikes two years ago (a reconnoiter hike followed two weeks later by a hike to the summit). As then, we took our R-Pod camper for two nights giving us … Continue reading →

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Mesa Prieta Expedition – 03/17/2020

Posted on March 28, 2020 by George Young

‘Tis an ‘expedition’, planning to drive on roads not yet explored (DriveAbout), with intentions of hiking somewhere along the way. The Drive In From Albuquerque I-25 to Bernalillo, west on US 550 (20 miles) turn left Cabezon Road, continue through … Continue reading →

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Cerro Cuate Expedition – 03/03/2020

Posted on March 21, 2020 by George Young

This time of year is the best for exploring the Rio Puerco valley. Winter brings snow which make the roads really nasty, and summer is hot (and the monsoon season in late summer often makes roads impassable). So this is … Continue reading →

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Piedra Tenate Driveabout & Hike – 01/21/2020

Posted on February 24, 2020 by George Young

This was our second hike on a two day adventure in San Miguel del Valle in the Tlacolula Valley in Oaxaca. We spent the night in an Ecotourism cabin in the pueblo, then met our guide Memo for another trip … Continue reading →

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Cueva de Bandidos Driveabout and Hike – 01/20/2020

Posted on February 19, 2020 by George Young

For this post, in addition to describing a Hike in the territory of the village of San Miguel del Valle in the Sierra Norte, this entry in my journal is also about the Story leading up to this adventure and … Continue reading →

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