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Category Archives: Placitas
NoName Bushwhack to Piedra Lisa – 03/09/2014
Posted in March 2019. One of our early hikes, checking out trails out of Placitas on the north end of the Sandia Mountains. Looking for a “new adventure”, I came up with the idea of hiking up NoName, then heading … Continue reading
North Crest- Ojo del Orno Hike – 03/23/2014
Posting this in March 2019. This hike begins at the Tunnel Springs Trailhead, then up the North Crest Trail (#130) and down the Ojo del Orno Trail (#130B). The Hike I remember this as a challenging hike, with elevation gain, … Continue reading
Agua Sarca Hike – 06/15/2014
Posting this in 2019, catching up with whatever information I have. One of our early hikes, checking out trails out of Placitas, on the north end of the Sandia Mountains. The Hike Statistics Total Distance: 4.66 miles Elevation: start 6,387 … 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
Piedra Lisa North Hike – 01/18/2015
Statistics Total Distance: 4.13 miles Elevation: start 6,021 ft, maximum 7,161 ft, minimum 6,021 ft Gross gain: 1,140 ft. Aggregate ascending 1,559 ft, descending 1,566 ft Maximum slope: 48% ascending, 50% descending, 12% average Duration: 3:59 GPS Track Files for … Continue reading
Del Agua Hike – 03/22/2015
Feb 2018: This is another ‘looking back’ entry in our Hiking Journal. The Hike Statistics Total Distance: 5.13 miles Elevation: start 5,948 ft, maximum 7,168 ft, minimum 5,948 ft Gross gain: 1,222 ft. Aggregate ascending 1,855 ft, descending 1,855 ft … Continue reading
Sandy Bottom Canyon Hike – 12/10/2017
Wishing to have a short day, we chose to stay close to home. Looking for territory on the north end of the Sandia Mountains that we haven’t already hiked (near Placitas), I used Google Earth to identify a canyon that … Continue reading
Noname Hike – 09/17/2017
Returned to Noname Canyon (a name that we have given it, since we can’t find a name on any maps) for a short day. The trail goes up a narrow canyon with numerous stretches that are quite rocky. It does … Continue reading
Piedra Lisa North Hike – 02/14/2016
The snow had gone, but there was still ice down in the shady sections of the canyon. ‘Twas a good hike, nice cool temperature. The Hike Statistics Total Distance: 1.50 miles Elevation: start 6,017 ft, maximum 6,509 ft, minimum 6,017 … Continue reading
Strip Mine Hike – 01/19/2014
One of our earliest hikes, before I started the BLOG. This one was among many on the trails near Placitas. Statistics Total Distance: 4.01 miles Elevation: 5,848 start, 6,065 maximum, 5,653 minimum Gross gain: 214 ft. Aggregate ascending 835 ft, … Continue reading