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Hyde Park Full Circle Trail Hike – 05/05/2019

Near Santa Fe today, up Hyde Park Road into the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, to a trail new to us – the Hyde Park Circle West and East trails. Another beautiful spring day in New Mexico – … Continue reading

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Piedra Lisa South Trail Hike – 05/02/2019

We haven’t hiked the Piedra Lisa trail in a long time; I last hiked it back in 2015. Pat & I thought it would be a good one today: close by, in the shade, not to long or strenuous.  Oops, … Continue reading

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Palomas Peak/Faulty Trail Hike – 04/28/2019

   Jay and I hiked Palomas Peak back in 2016, once in snow and three weeks later in nicer weather. This was a nice return to this trail (also identified by a couple of signs as Faulty Trail, but … Continue reading

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Embudo Canyon Trail Hike – 04/26/2019

After our hike on the Three Gun Springs trail, we set our sights on preparing to do a one-way hike, Embudo Canyon to Three Gun Springs or the reverse.  But first we wanted to “test ourselves” and to become familiar … Continue reading

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La Tierra-Calabasas Trail Hike – 04/06/2019

We sought a trail in the Santa Fe area, but not in the Sangre de Christos – still lots of snow even at middle elevations.  We decided on explore Santa Fe’s La Tierra Trails, a web of trails for hiking … Continue reading

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Pino Trail Hike – 04/02/2019

For this hike, Pat & I sought a trail a bit easier than last week’s hike on Three Gun Springs. We’ve hiked the Pino Trail more than once in the past – it was likely the first -real- hike we … Continue reading

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Querencia Arroyo Driveabout & Walkabout – 04/01/2019

We went looking for new territory in the Ojito Wilderness. I’d planned to park on US 550 across from the north end of Dragon’s Back and explore the valley below the Back and the mesas and such to the east.  … Continue reading

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Three Gun Spring Trail Hike – 03/29/2019

It has been a long time since Pat and I have hiked in the Sandias; last time was in 2017, coincidentally on  Mar 30 we hiked the Three Gun Spring Trail.  We had also hiked there on three outings back … Continue reading

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Three Gun Springs Trail Hike – 01/15/2010

I’ve lost the GPS track for this hike, but I found among my gazillion Hiking files this screen shot that confirms – we -really did- hike Three Gun Springs in 2010.  The placemarks show the turnaround point on each hike.

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Three Gun Springs Hike – 01/15/2011

I’ve lost the GPS track for this hike, but I found among my gazillion Hiking files this screen shot that confirms – we -really- did hike Three Gun Springs in 2011.  The placemarks show the turnaround point on each hike.

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