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Little Tesuque Creek Hike – 10/28/2018
‘Twas a beautiful autumn day in New Mexico, ideal temperature, no wind, amazingly colorful cottonwoods down in the canyon, and snow on Mount Baldy. We set out on this hike to explore one of the many trails off of Hyde … Continue reading
Cerro del Medio Hike – 10/26/2018
‘Twas a beautiful autumn day in New Mexico, a time when cottonwoods along streams and aspen in the mountains are in their full glory. Recent rains deterred us from heading into the back country where roads may be too much … Continue reading
NoName-Quartz Outcrop Hike – 09/23/2018
We must like NoName, this is the 7th time we’ve hiked this canyon. (Note: I’ve written before, that “NoName” is -our- name for this canyon, since we haven’t found any other moniker to use.) The Hike This time we had … Continue reading
Chamisa-Saddleback Hike – 09/16/2018
Meeting in Santa Fe these days, we’re exploring trails in the southwestern Sangre de Cristos. For this our first hike, we headed up Hyde Park Road, passing a couple of areas with cars parked alongside the road (but no trailhead … Continue reading
North Fork Water Canyon Hike – 09/13/2018
This is our second hike in the Magdalena Mountains during a 3-night stay in the campground in our R-Pod camper. The first day we did the Mesa Trai l#15 hike. We planned to stay only two nights, taking a “short … Continue reading
Mesa Trail #15 Hike – 09/12/2018
Returning from Tucson by way of Glenwood, driving along US 60 some 20 miles west of Socorro, a sign to Water Canyon Campground caught our attention – we thought that there might be camping and hiking in those Magdalena Mountains. … Continue reading
Cottonwood Canyon Hike – 09/04/2018
Leaving D and D’s Organic Haven headed for home, again we looked for an opportunity for a hike along the way. Heading north on US 180 from Glenwood, we “spontaneously” stopped at a small campground, and it looked promising. The … Continue reading
Cliff Ruins Expedition – 08/20/2018
Lanny and I had seen a video by Jeff Gilkey flying over Pueblo ruins atop a small mesa, specifically Mesa Pueblo. We located them using GoogleEarth, and headed that way. The Drive In As you can see from the red … Continue reading
Lower Winsor Trail Hike – 08/19/2018
This late summer we’re exploring trails close to Santa Fe. For starters, we chose this start of the Winsor Trail as it runs up the canyon of the Tesuque River. Parking is very limited, alongside a narrow residential road off … Continue reading
Bandelier Hike – 08/16/2018
For our final outing of the trip, we took Thomas to Bandelier National Monument. After the ride from White Rock on the shuttle, we started in the shade of the cottonwoods along the river where it was cooler. The Walkabout … Continue reading