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Category Archives: 1.Locales
San Gregorio Lake Hike – 08/20/2017
Before the weather turns colder, and snow comes to the Jemez, and having hiked in all of the canyons off of the Rio Cebolla, we headed to the San Pedro Parks Wilderness. This is a most beautiful area, with higher … Continue reading
Priest Canyon Explore – 09/18/2017
Pat & I have occasionally taken some time away from our cabin to explore the Manzano Mountains. For this trip, we drove the length of Forest Road 422, which goes the length of the Canyon. The Drive In Sadly, I … Continue reading
Bandelier, Alcove House Hike – 08/08/2017
Bandelier National Monument is a great place to introduce visitors to New Mexico to Ancient Pueblo history. The Hike Thus, it was time to go there with grandson Peyton. Statistics Total Distance: 2.85 miles Elevation: start 6,066 ft, maximum 6,400 … Continue reading
East Fork Jemez Box Hike – 08/09/2017
Pat and I explored this trail earlier; on this day we returned to it with grandson Peyton. The Hike This is an easy hike, and to exploring the Box was entertaining. And this time we came prepared to wade in … Continue reading
Bear Canyon Hike – 08/06/2017
Introduction Continuing to explore the wonderful canyons in the Jemez Mountains north of La Cueva, on this day we tackled Bear Canyon and a smaller canyon just south of Bear (I’ll call it “Little Bear”). Unable to find a GPS … Continue reading
East Fork Jemez Box Hike – 08/02/2017
It is still summer here in New Mexico, so we continue to seek trails at higher elevations and in the shade of woods, and where there is some feature of interest. This hike, in the Jemez Mountains, above 7,000 feet … Continue reading
La Vista Verde Hike – 7/24/2017
Returning from a 7-day trip across a portion of the Mountain West with my daughter’s family from Virginia, Pat & I spent two nights at an AirBnB in Arroyo Seco, NM. On our way home we stopped at the Wild … Continue reading
Holiday Mesa Hike – 07/26/2015
This was a memorable hike. The goal was to visit the Kwastiyukwa (Great Footprint) Ruins on Holiday Mesa. We made a valiant try, but with the elevation gain, distance, and summer heat we gave out in the face of another … Continue reading
10K – 08/30/2015
Feb 2018: This is another ‘looking back’ entry in our Hiking Journal. The Hike Statistics Total Distance: 4.0 miles Elevation: start 9,975 ft, maximum 10,042 ft, minimum 9,837 ft Gross gain: 67 ft. Aggregate ascending 1,042 ft, descending 1,036 ft … Continue reading
Piño Hike – 10/12/2015
Feb 2018: This is another ‘looking back’ entry in our Hiking Journal. The Hike Statistics Total Distance: 6.51 miles Elevation: start 6,423 ft, maximum 8,084 ft, minimum 6,423 ft Gross gain: 1,662 ft. Aggregate ascending 1,972 ft, descending 1,981 ft … Continue reading