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Category Archives: Sandias, West
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
Elena Gallegos, North Hike – 03/01/2013
A hike made long ago, before I started the Hiking BLOG. Statistics Total Distance: 3.54 miles Elevation: start 6,450 ft, maximum 6,687 ft, minimum 6,378 ft Gross gain: 319 ft. Aggregate ascending 594 ft, descending 578 ft Maximum slope: 24% … Continue reading
Juan Tabo Canyon North Hike – 04/30/2017
Snows from recent storms across northern New Mexico steered us away from the Jemez Mountains, so looking for a new trail nearby, we opted for the Juan Tabo Canyon trail. This is a well-used trail; we met a half dozen … Continue reading
Piedra Lisa South-Fletcher Hike – 11/01/2015
This was a great hike, one we’ve wanted to do for a while. It is one of 3 trails, spurs off of Piedra Lisa. The Drive In We approached it from the south on the Piedra Lisa trail, then … Continue reading
Eye of the Sandias Hike – 12/10/2015
Eye of the Sandias is a trail very close to Albuquerque, with the trailhead at the eastern end of Copper Road. ‘Tis an area of numerous trails, well used by neighbors and visitors to this part of Albuquerque’s Open Space. … Continue reading
Foothills-Copper Trailhead Hike- 03/31/2016
A retro-post. The Hike Statistics Total Distance: 2.06 miles Elevation: start 5,926 ft, maximum 6,202 ft, minimum 5,926 ft Gross gain: 76 ft. Aggregate ascending 439 ft, descending: 440 ft Maximum slope: 30% ascending, 37% descending, 7% average Duration: 0:47 … Continue reading
Foothills-Copper Trailhead Hike- 04/02/2016
An afternoon hike, just to get outdoors. ‘Tis wonderful to have such scenic surroundings with easy trails at the very outskirts of the city. The Hike Statistics Total Distance: 2.09 miles Elevation: start 5,924 ft, maximum 6,219 ft, minimum 5,924 … Continue reading
Pino Trail Hike – 08/12/2012
An early hike Pat & I made in Albuquerque’s Elena Gallegos Open Space. One of more than a dozen Open Space lands, Elena Gallegos has numerous hiking and biking trails within it’s boundaries, and trailheads for trails into the Sandia … Continue reading
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
Sandia Tram & North Crest Hike – 7/13/2016
For another activity during Thomas visit, we took an early morning ride on the Sandia Peak Tram and hiked from the upper terminal of the Tram to the Visitor’s Center, located at the top of the Sandia Crest Highway. … Continue reading