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Category Archives: Ojito
White Mesa Bike Trails East – 02/21/2022
With this hike we explore more of the White Mesa Bike Trails, also known as the Dragon’s Back area. The Drive In This trailhead is at the parking lot as one enters BLM’s Ojito Wilderness. From the Bernalillo exit off … Continue reading
Dragon’s Back Canyon Hike – 01/21/2022
This is our first venture in the new year, returning to the Ojito Wilderness, one of our favorite areas. At the top of our list has been to explore the canyon below Dragon’s Back ridge. Looking down into the canyon … Continue reading
Dinosaur Dig Trail Hike – 11/11/2020
For this week’s hike, Pat & I chose to return to the Ojito Wilderness. It is close to home (we enjoyed a very relaxed morning before heading out for the hike) and always offers a nice hike with beautiful views … Continue reading
Querencia Arroyo Driveabout & Walkabout – 04/01/2019
We went looking for new territory in the Ojito Wilderness. I’d planned to park on US 550 across from the north end of Dragon’s Back and explore the valley below the Back and the mesas and such to the east. … Continue reading
Los Posos Hike – 11/04/2018
‘Tis winter and time to return to “open spaces” (’tis too hot for hiking in the summer). So we headed for the Ojito Wilderness and chose a hike around what we’ve called Dinosaur Ridge (because a large dinosaur was found … Continue reading
La Jara Arroyo Hike – 04/29/2018
On this hike we explored the south side of Bernalillito Mesa in the Ojito Wilderness, an area that we hadn’t visited before. I’ve labeled this a Wander rather than Hike – there aren’t any defined trails; the topography lends itself … Continue reading
Windmill-Hoodoo Pines Hike – 03/18/2018
It was still winter, the best time to hike in the open territory of the Ojito Wilderness; the weather becomes quite hot in summertime. The Hike For this day we set out from the end of the two-track in Marquez … Continue reading
Mesa de Ricardo North Hike – 03/04/2018
Seeking new route in the Ojito Wilderness, I sketched a track on Google Earth around the north side of Mesa de Ricardo. (Note: I’ve been unable to find a map that identifies this mesa by name. But the very small … Continue reading
Los Posos Hike – 02/25/2018
On this hike we set out to simply explore sections of the Ojito Wilderness that we had not yet visited. Since the weather was to be cold and windy, I set out to plan a hike that stayed in canyons … Continue reading
Cañada de las Milpas Hike – 02/21/2018
Exploring with Pat – headed for White Mesa Bike Trails and the two-track going north in the Cañada de las Milpas on the west side of Dragon Back. We planned to hike west across the Cañada and up onto the … Continue reading