Category Archives: 3.Activities

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Jemez Falls Hike – 08/15/2018

Having spent the first night in the Vista Linda campground south of Jemez Springs, and its warm temperatures, and after a hike to Boletsakwa Ruins, we moved the R-Pod to the Jemez Falls campground.  After setting up the camper, we … Continue reading

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Fenton Lake Hike – 08/14/2018

This is the first hiking on a 3-day trip with grandson Thomas.  Our original destination was one of the campgrounds further into the Jemez Mountains (and higher elevations), but with the threats of rain/thunderstorms, we holed up in the Vista … Continue reading

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Mitla & Matatlán Tour (Oaxaca) – 01/15/2018

This is another retro-post (June 2018), about one of the excursions during our visit to Oaxaca in Jan 2018. We engaged Eduardo, a great guide, for a visit to the villages of Mitla and Matatlán.  The Tour Mitla, in the … Continue reading

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Mesa Chijuilla Expedition – 02/20/2015

Vince and I went ‘wandering’ beyond Mesa de Cuba in the San Juan Badlands.  This “expedition” (multiple hikes) began with exploration of the east side of Mesa Chijuilla.  We then checked out another area with interesting features some 3 miles … Continue reading

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Gooseberry Springs Trail Hike #2- 06/13/2018

Two weeks ago we hiked up the Gooseberry Springs Trail on Mount Taylor near Grants.  That was such a great hike, we decided to return soon with the goal of going all the way to the top.  So that we … Continue reading

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Gooseberry Springs Trail Hike – 06/01/2018

Our second day on a camping trip to the Grants area instead of heading to the Jemez (see the post for the Bluewater Lake Hike).  We had considered the Coal Mine Campground for the previous night, but because this was … Continue reading

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Bluewater Lake Hike – 05/31/2018

We made plans to take our R-Pod camper to the Jemez Mountains for a ‘shakedown’ trip, not having used it in a year or so.  Then, the day before our planned departure, we learned that the Forest Service was to … Continue reading

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NW New Mexico RoadTrip – 04/25/2018

To extend our travels in New Mexico, we set out for a two-day road trip to the northwest part of the state.  Our goal was to explore back country, spending a night in Farmington.  A bit of research in advance … Continue reading

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Plaza Blanca Expedition – 03/28/2018

This was a road trip combined with a hike in Northern New Mexico.  The road trip component was to drive around the perimeter of the Jemez Mountains – San Ysidro, Cuba, Regina, Abiquiú , Española , Santa Fe, and return … Continue reading

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Rio Puerco East Expedition – 03/14/2018

We’ve been intrigued by the stories told by Nasario Garcia, of his childhood in the Rio Puerco.  This day, we embarked on an expedition (and hike) to explore the area where we thought his stories took place.  I began by … Continue reading

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