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Category Archives: Sandias, East
Crest Trail Hike – 8/22/2016
Drove up the Crest Highway to Sandia Crest for a hike with Pat and Peyton. The Hike From Albuquerque, the Crest was shrouded in clouds. And the clouds were still hanging around when we arrived at the Crest House. None … Continue reading
Armijo-Faulty-Cienega Hike – 11/27/2016
The weather forecast called for cold and windy conditions, with a likelihood of snow. ‘Tho we planned to head out into the Ojito Wilderness, these conditions would make for an unpleasant hike. So, we changed our plans and headed for … Continue reading
North Mystery Hike – 7/31/2016
The Hike The trail starts with a decent grade along a wide canyon and then works its way across a series of canyons interspersed with fairly long stretches of level ground. There are some hikers who heed the thoughts of … Continue reading
10K-South Crest-10K Trails Hike – 7/24/2016
Introduction Another hot day in Albuquerque and all lower elevations, so Jay and I headed towards the top of the Sandia Mountains. The Hike Following initially the section of the 10K trail that Pat & I hiked earlier in … Continue reading
10K Hike – 7/21/2016
The Hike Statistics Total Distance: 3.93 miles Elevation: start 9,967 ft, maximum 10,041 ft, minimum 9,839 ft Gross gain: 182 ft. Aggregate ascending 989 ft, descending 1,000 ft Maximum slope: 29% ascending, 36% descending, 8.5% average Duration:3:32 GPS Track Files … Continue reading
Survey Hike – 7/3/2016
Introduction ‘Twas to be a hot day at 5000 feet elevation in Albuquerque. So we went “to the mountain”, high up on the east side of the Sandia Mountains. The Survey Trail, used in the winter for cross country skiing, … Continue reading
Mud Spring-Faulty Hike – 05/15/2016
This trail came to our attention just this year, in the latest edition of “60 Hikes within 60 Miles” (Ausherman). In past years, we looked into Barts and Canoncito Trails but found that they weren’t accessible; one must cross private land … Continue reading