Category Archives: Locales

Road Canyon Hike – 11/19/2017

After such a great hike in Valles Caldera at the upper end of San Antonio Canyon (FR144, San Antonio Canyon, North), I sketched out another track to explore further north on this western edge of the Caldera.  The Drive In … Continue reading

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San Antonio Canyon North Hike – 11/12/2017

On this day, we set out to explore FR 144 beyond our previous furthest hike, Pony Canyon. Specifically, we chose a route down into San Antonio Canyon, following a two-track depicted on the Topo maps. We didn’t know what to … Continue reading

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Fourth of July Hike – 11/17/2017

Introduction ‘Tis our plan on our visits to the cabin at El Cerrito to take out a day during our stay and hike in the Manzanos.  On this trip we headed to the Fourth of July Campground and chose the … Continue reading

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McCauley Warm Springs Hike – 11/10/2017

Introduction This seems to be a popular destination, although most people get to the falls on the East Fork Jemez Trail from the Battleship Rock trailhead on NM 4.  The Drive In We chose instead to start at the Jemez … Continue reading

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Paliza Canyon Hike – 11/09/2017

For our hike on the second day of our stay in the Jemez Mountains, after breakfast at the Hwy4 Cafe in Jemez Springs we returned to Paliza Canyon, to hike up the Canyon as far as was reasonable.  We’ve hiked … Continue reading

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Jemez Falls Hike – 11/08/2017

Introduction This hike is on our first day of a 3-day trip to do some hiking in the Jemez Mountains.  Having just a half a day, after driving from Albuquerque and getting the R-Pod set up at the Vista Linda … Continue reading

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Peralta Ridge Hike – 10/29/2017

Introduction Pat and I went looking for new places.  We have visited Paliza Canyon many times, visiting Goblin Colony and Boletsakwa & Kiatsukwa Ruins.  We have been curious about a  forest road, FR 266, that heads east off of FR … Continue reading

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Bales Seep Expedition – 05/18/2015

Introduction Catching up on some old hikes/expditions: this an expedition to Bales Seep with Lanny and Linda.  We went looking for fossils on a shallow hillside above a nice meadow fed by a spring “seep”.  We easily found numerous brachiopods … Continue reading

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Cebolla Canyon Hike – 10/23/2017

Introduction Cebolla Canyon, the site of my first foray into the Jemez Mountains, with Jay in 2014. And subsequently on the Oat-Hay Canyons hike.  It is a beautiful canyon with the Rio Cebolla stream running through it.  ‘Tis a perfect … Continue reading

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Tapia Canyon Hike – 11/02/2015

I’m posting this report -long- after we made the hike. But I have good memories, so here goes. The Drive In Tapia Canyon is way out in the middle of the Rio Puerco valley. From Albuquerque, US 550 to NM … Continue reading

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