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Category Archives: CDT
NM-96 CDT North Hike – 10/06/2025
Heading home from a long weekend in Chama, we took a more interesting route than the usual ‘get there soon” via US 284 and I 25. Rather, take NM 96 from Abiquiu around to Cuba and US 555 to Bernalillo … Continue reading
Cumbres Pass CDT South Walkabout – 10/05/2025
Returning to Cumbres Pass to enjoy the wildflowers and … the bright golden colors of autumn with aspen if their full glory. And we always relish another visit, albeit a short distance, to the CDT. The Drive In We spent … Continue reading
Cumbres Pass CDT South Hike – 08/02/2025
Escaping the very hot weather in Albuquerque, we returned to a favorite high-altitude region – Chama, NM and trails up on Cumbers Pass. The Drive In We spent the weekend in Chama, lodging at the Little Rock House on Maple, … Continue reading
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
Old Monarch Pass Loop Trail-CDT North Hike – 08/29/2023
This hike was near the end of a road trip through Kansas to visit my home town and cousins in eastern Kansas. After 8 days of driving and visiting, it was really good to get out on a trail. And … Continue reading
Cumbres Pass CDT South Hike – 07/12/2023
This post is for a 2nd hike that we made with Jay, Nancy, and Bo during a camping trip to Cumbres Pass and the Trujillo Meadows campground (10,000 feet elevation and above). Check out the 1st hike, Red Lake Trail … Continue reading
Gooseberry Springs Trail #77 – 05/26/2023
We returned to Mount Taylor again this year. This Gooseberry Springs Trail presents a challenging hike with great views going up, coming down, and from the peak – together they make it one of our favorite hikes. We plan to … Continue reading
Las Vacas Trail Hike – 08/03/2022
Our 2nd hike during a 3-day camping trip to San Pedro Parks, with Jay and Nancy and their new dog, Bo. ‘Tis a trail that we’ve hiked before, a very pleasant hike through open forest, past San Gregorio Reservoir and … Continue reading
Cumbres Pass CDT North Hike – 07/07/2022
Our first hike on a 3-night camping trip into northern New Mexico (actually just across the state line into Colorado). We set up the R-Pod in the USFS Trujillo Meadows campground. Reservations are not offered, but there are 41 campsites … Continue reading
CDT North Trailhead Trail Hike – 04/21/2022
Our destination for this trip was to check out Quemado Lake with the idea it would make a good destination for camping. After visiting the Lake, we went looking for a place for a hike. Checking maps closely we identified … Continue reading