Category Archives: Features

Places visited with special features.

Tapia Canyon Hike – 05/10/2015

Posted on March 11, 2017 by George Young

Vince set us on this site for a hike, expecting to see petroglyphs, an arch, and maybe ruins. He had been stymied on past trips by the road – it crosses the Rio Puerco and tributaries 2 or 3 times. … Continue reading →

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Paliza Canyon & Goblin Colony Hike – 7/19/2015

Posted on February 3, 2017 by George Young

One of our early trips into the Jemez.   The Hike This hike is an easy one, leaving the parking area on a two-track, past some strip mines and what looks like the ruins of a one-room Pueblo structure.  We … Continue reading →

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Boletsakwa Ruins Hike – 07/11/2015

Posted on February 3, 2017 by George Young

Hike with the Leppas to Boletsakwa Ruins, 07/11/2015.This is such a great hike for visitors – this time the family from Virginia.   The Drive In The drive from Bernalillo up US 50 to San Ysidro, then up NM 4 … Continue reading →

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Tapia Canyon & Tower Ruins Hike – 11/19/2016

Posted on November 29, 2016 by George Young

Returning, this time with Jay, to one of my favorite hiking sites.  It is far off the beaten path, some 30 miles from US highway 550, much of that distance on dirt roads.  Although the road is well graded, one … Continue reading →

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Tsankawi Ruins Hike – 10/12/2016

Posted on October 16, 2016 by George Young

Taking a break from busy times, Pat & I headed to Taos for a couple of nights.  To get in some hiking, we took a short side-trip towards Bandelier National Monument to visit an outlying site, the Tsankawi section of the … Continue reading →

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Paliza Canyon, Ruins, Goblin Colony Hike – 9/11/2016

Posted on September 27, 2016 by George Young

I’d found a hike at ASCHG that visited some Pueblo Ruins above Paliza Canyon and included a visit to Goblin Colony.  Jay and I had visited the Colony in July a year ago, and Pat and I had recently hiked … Continue reading →

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Boletsakwa Ruins – Ponderosa Mes Hike- 8/7/2016

Posted on August 8, 2016 by George Young

I was quite pleased to introduce Jay to one of my favorite hiking spots, Boletsakwa Ruins.  It is one of the most accessible “remote” Pueblo ruins that I’ve found.  Parking off of Forest Road 10, the ruins are found about … Continue reading →

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