Category Archives: 2015

Osha Spring Trail Hike – 02/22/2015

This was our first hike on the Osha Spring Trail.  We checked out the trail in anticipation of making it to the Landsend Mine.  We’ll return one day; this is a trail that is better for warmer weather – it … Continue reading

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Tapia Canyon Hike – 05/10/2015

Vince set us on this site for a hike, expecting to see petroglyphs, an arch, and maybe ruins. He had been stymied on past trips by the road – it crosses the Rio Puerco and tributaries 2 or 3 times. … Continue reading

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Osha Spring Trail Hike – 12/20/2015

This was our second hike on the Osha Spring Trail.  As on the earlier outing (Osha Spring Trail Hike), we’re anticipating a future hike to the Land’s End Mine.  The day was chilly with snow flurries, and a muddy trail … Continue reading

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Paliza Canyon & Goblin Colony Hike – 7/19/2015

One of our early trips into the Jemez.   The Hike This hike is an easy one, leaving the parking area on a two-track, past some strip mines and what looks like the ruins of a one-room Pueblo structure.  We … Continue reading

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Boletsakwa Ruins Hike – 07/11/2015

Hike with the Leppas to Boletsakwa Ruins, 07/11/2015.This is such a great hike for visitors – this time the family from Virginia.   The Drive In The drive from Bernalillo up US 50 to San Ysidro, then up NM 4 … Continue reading

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Paliza Canyon & Goblin Colony Hike – 09/09/2015

This is an easy hike up a Forest Road that follows Paliza Canyon from the Paliza Campground north into the Jemez Mountains.  It passes 2 or 3 old mining sites on the way to a Y – take the one … Continue reading

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