Important Notices
10/28/2024: Hiking in New Mexico now has a new URL: ==NMHiking.com==
Category Archives: Locales
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
Ceja Pelon Hike – 05/07/2024
Our 3rd visit to the Cuba Badlands in the San Juan Basin, this to the Ceja Pelon the 4th badlands going west from Mesa de Cuba. Like the other recent hikes, this is the time of year to visit these … Continue reading
Mesa de Cuba Southwest Walkabout – 05/02/2024
Weather continued to be perfect for visiting the openness of the San Juan Basin and the Badlands near Cuba, NM. The San Juan Basin covers the northwest quarter of New Mexico and a portion of Colorado along the NM-CO border. … Continue reading
Mesa Penistaja West Walkabout – 04/18/2024
This is the time of year to get out into the open plains, when the temperatures are moderate. After a driveabout the week before into the San Juan Badlands south and west of Cuba, we returned this week with sufficient … Continue reading
Placitas Open Spaces South Trailhead Hike – 11/21/2023
Seeking a place to hike halfway between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, we chose to explore the Open Spaces just north of Placitas. The Drive In At the Bernalillo interchange on I-25, go east on NM 165 .3 miles then turn … Continue reading
Jemez Pueblo Red Rock Trail Hike – 04/05/2024
With winter’s weather passing, ’tis time for us to get back on the trails. In the past couple of years, we’ve passed the Red Rocks Canyons in Jemez Pueblo. The Pueblo recently opened a trail into one of the canyons … Continue reading
Indian Creek Trail Hike – 11/09/2023
We have been curious about the San Mateo Mountains, so we decided to do a bit of exploring. The Drive In We chose to start with the southeast part of the San Mateos Mountains. From Albuquerque, we drove south on … Continue reading
Water Canyon Loop Trail Hike – 11/02/2023
We set out for the Jemez Mountains without a firm plan, except to have breakfast at the Highway 4 Cafe in Jemez Springs. But .. alas it was closed – for the day. Two week prior, on a Monday, we … Continue reading
La Bajada Roads Loop Hike – 10/19/2023
A friend at Java Joe’s recently told us about his recent visit to La Bajada, a small village at the base of La Bajada, the escarpment (thank you, Chris). This village is at the base of the road up the … Continue reading
FR 144-San Antonio Hot Springs Hike – 10/13/2023
‘Tis the time of year when autumn colors fill the bosques (the cottonwood trees) and the mountainsides (aspen). Hoping to catch the time right, we headed for the Jemez Mountains for, a drive on a forest road we haven’t seen … Continue reading