Category Archives: Locales

Tapia Canyon & Tower Ruins Hike – 11/19/2016

Returning, this time with Jay, to one of my favorite hiking sites.  It is far off the beaten path, some 30 miles from US highway 550, much of that distance on dirt roads.  Although the road is well graded, one … Continue reading

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Red Mesa Hike – 11/13/2016

Jay & I have looked forward for many months to tackle this hike, having been put off on our first try by a rare rainy day, and since then waiting for cooler fall weather. The Hike From the parking lot, … Continue reading

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Stable Canyon Hike – 10/16/2016

Seeking out trails that we haven’t yet visited, this weekend we returned to the Jemez Mountains, to Stable Canyon (thanks to ASCHG for description and track info). Although it is mid-October and the forest is showing it’s autumn colors, the … Continue reading

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Williams Lake Hike – 10/14/2016

On our 3rd day in Taos, Pat & I drove up to Taos Ski Valley to see the scenery and check out the ski resort.  On the way we stopped in Arroyo Seco, where the Taos Cow serves what is … Continue reading

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Enchanted Circle Driveabout – 10/13/2016

Day two of our visit to Taos – Pat & I drove the Enchanted Circle from Taos to Questa, through the Red River Canyon to Eagle Nest, then south and west back to Taos, having driven fully around Mount Wheeler, … Continue reading

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Tsankawi Ruins Hike – 10/12/2016

Taking a break from busy times, Pat & I headed to Taos for a couple of nights.  To get in some hiking, we took a short side-trip towards Bandelier National Monument to visit an outlying site, the Tsankawi section of the … Continue reading

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Dome Wilderness, Sanchez Waterfall Hike – 9/25/2016

Earlier this summer, I came across descriptions of hiking in the Dome Wilderness, a small designated wilderness area abutting the western boundary of Bandelier National Monument; it looked intriguing. With the cooler temperatures of autumn, and a willingness to go … Continue reading

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Paliza Canyon, Ruins, Goblin Colony Hike – 9/11/2016

I’d found a hike at ASCHG that visited some Pueblo Ruins above Paliza Canyon and included a visit to Goblin Colony.  Jay and I had visited the Colony in July a year ago, and Pat and I had recently hiked … Continue reading

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Agua Sarca Hike – 9/18/2016

Having only limited time on this Sunday, we chose a trail close to Placitas and not too great in length.  We had hike Agua Sarca back in 2014, remembering it as relatively easy but little more.   The Hike It … Continue reading

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Piedra Lisa South-Waterfall Hike- 9/4/2016

Embarked today to find the Waterfall Trail, a spur off of Piedra Lisa.  I tried it once before with Marlin, but our track up a ridge on the south side of Waterfall Canyon was very steep – we ultimately gave … Continue reading

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