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Category Archives: Sangre de Cristo
Upper Winsor Trail Hike – 08/06/2020
Seeking cooler temperatures, respite from the near 100s in Albuquerque, we headed for the higher elevations of Sangre de Cristo mountains. (And, on the way through Santa Fe we could stop by Sage Bakehouse for one of their delicious specialties.) … Continue reading
Middle Fork Lake Trail Hike – 8/23/2019
This is our second hike during grandson Thomas’ visit and while camping at the Columbine Campground on the Red River (near the town of Red River NM). The Drive In To get to the trailhead, drive through Red River on … Continue reading
Columbine Trail Hike – 08/22/2019
Grandson Thomas came for a weeks-long visit. Our original plan was to take the R-Pod to the Coal Mine Campground on Mount Taylor, visit El Malpais Lava Tubes and climb to the peak of Mount Taylor. After the advance visit … Continue reading
Juan-Saddleback Hike – 11/11/2018
Having recently hiked Little Tesuque Creek (the Little Tesuque Trail) and going left onto the La Piedra Trail towards the Dale Ball Trails, for this hike our plan was to continue on the Juan Trail to the junction with the … Continue reading
Little Tesuque Creek Hike – 10/28/2018
‘Twas a beautiful autumn day in New Mexico, ideal temperature, no wind, amazingly colorful cottonwoods down in the canyon, and snow on Mount Baldy. We set out on this hike to explore one of the many trails off of Hyde … Continue reading
Chamisa-Saddleback Hike – 09/16/2018
Meeting in Santa Fe these days, we’re exploring trails in the southwestern Sangre de Cristos. For this our first hike, we headed up Hyde Park Road, passing a couple of areas with cars parked alongside the road (but no trailhead … Continue reading
Borrego-Winsor-Bear Wallow Hike – 7/29/2018
Another venture to higher elevation for cooler temperatures, this time driving up Hyde Park Road from Santa Fe to the Borrego trailhead. We started early enough to enjoy the cool air, tho’ it warmed up by the time we finished, … Continue reading
Aspen Vista Hike – 07/22/2018
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 feet. Air temperature was much cooler … Continue reading
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
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