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Category Archives: Ruins
Ponderosa Mesa Hike – 08/29/2017
Pat & I set out to do some reconnoitering, looking at places with easy access for folks visiting from ‘sea level’. We’ve visited Boletsakwa Ruins with family, but explorations on other visits in the vicinity suggested more interesting sites might … Continue reading
Bandelier, Alcove House Hike – 08/08/2017
Bandelier National Monument is a great place to introduce visitors to New Mexico to Ancient Pueblo history. The Hike Thus, it was time to go there with grandson Peyton. Statistics Total Distance: 2.85 miles Elevation: start 6,066 ft, maximum 6,400 … Continue reading
Holiday Mesa Hike – 07/26/2015
This was a memorable hike. The goal was to visit the Kwastiyukwa (Great Footprint) Ruins on Holiday Mesa. We made a valiant try, but with the elevation gain, distance, and summer heat we gave out in the face of another … Continue reading
Puye Tour – 01/25/2016
This was a day trip out of Albuquerque, with lunch in Santa Fe on the way to Puye. After checking in with the Welcome Center on NM 30, we were directed up to the Visitor’s Center below ruins site. Since … Continue reading
Las Milpas Hike – 03/19/2017
In reviewing tracks I’d collected from others, I stumbled on this hike for ASCHG. Since weather continues to be cool enough to explore further the Ojito Wilderness, we set Las Milpas as our hike for the day. Of particular interest … Continue reading
Tapia Canyon Hike – 05/10/2015
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
Paliza Canyon & Goblin Colony Hike – 7/19/2015
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
Boletsakwa Ruins Hike – 07/11/2015
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
Tapia Canyon & Tower Ruins Hike – 11/19/2016
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
Tsankawi Ruins Hike – 10/12/2016
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