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Category Archives: Sangre de Cristo
Norski Trails Hike – 06/30/2026
‘Tis hot at lower elevations, so we head up into the Sangre de Cristo’s higher elevation and a cooler temperatures. The Drive In Quite straightforward: drive up SR 475, also known as Hyde Park Road. The Norski Trails are 6.7 … Continue reading
Aspen Vista Trail Hike – 08/10/2026
From our previous hike, still apropos: “Seeking cooler temperatures, we headed for higher elevation – the Sangre de Christo mountains and the Aspen Vista trail. We began at nearly 10,000 feet; ’tis a steady climb up 3.4 miles to 11,300 … Continue reading
Little Tesuque-Carol-Winser-Burn-Juan Trails Loop Hike – 07/28/2027
I’m getting into a weekly hike with Jay, these days out of Santa Fe – I can take the train from Albuquerque and meet him at 0900. Then it is not far up Hyde Park Road to some great trails … Continue reading
Juan, Carol, Little Tesuque Trails Hike 09/01/2025
Exploring trails up Hyde Park Road from Santa Fe. The Drive In We hiked from this nondescript trailhead for Little Tesuque Creek back in 2018 and 2019 – 1 mile beyond the entrance to Ten Thousand Waves park alongside the … Continue reading
Borrego Trail Hike – 06/30/2025
Introduction This is one of the first forays back to hiking on forest trails. After a year-long layoff for medical reasons and a month walking mostly on the Bosque Trails along the Rio Grande, the body is coming back. And … Continue reading
Dockweiler Trail #259 Hike – 08/24/2021
After traveling to Idaho, then around Taos, we were closer to home. The Pecos River has some great trails into the southern end of the Sangre de Cristo mountains. Having checked out a few of them (see Related Posts below), … Continue reading
Tesuque Creek and Aspen Vista Loop – 08/28/2021
I joined Jay in Santa Fe for a hike on a nearby trail. We hiked Aspen Vista back in 2018, but for this hike we chose to start where Tesuque Creek crosses SR 475. The Drive In Quite straightforward: drive … Continue reading
Hermit Peak Trail #233 Hike – 05/21/2021
This was our first venture into the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. ‘Tis not as popular as the west side, located away from centers of population. In addition to exploring hiking trails, we were curious about the … Continue reading
Middle Fork Lake Trail Hike – 08/21/2020
This is our 2nd hike on a camping trip to Red River (see Middle Fork Lake Trail Hike – 08/19/2020). Our first choice was to return to Taos Ski Basin, to hike to Williams Lake (Williams Lake Hike – 10/14/2016). … Continue reading
Middle Fork Lake Trail Hike – 08/19/2020
This month we returned to Red River for a week of camping in our R-Pod (see the post of our previous hike). We had reserved a campsite at the Elephant Rock Campground and planned to make returns to the Middle … Continue reading