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Category Archives: 2019
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
El Malpais-Lava Tubes Trail Hike – 08/15/2019
With a grandson coming to visit, we thought we might explore the Lava Tubes in the El Malpais National Monument. To check it out in advance, we made it a day-trip. The Drive In First stop was the Visitors Center … Continue reading
Las Conchas Trail Hike – 07/26/2019
This hike isn’t technically in the Valles Caldera National Preserve, but it is so close – we’re associating them. And this Las Conchas Trail on the East Fork of the Jemez River has intrigued us for some time, but we … Continue reading
VC09 Valle San Antonio Hike – 07/25/2019
We’ve been looking forward to visiting the northern part of Valles Caldera; we visited it a few days before – Valles Caldera Driveabout – which piqued our interest. Because I was dealing with a sore foot, we chose an easy … Continue reading
Valles Caldera DriveAbout – 07/14/2019
My brother, Garth, came to visit us for a week. After a few days of working together on the cabin (the usual excuse for him to come to New Mexico), on Sunday with Pat we headed to the Jemez Mountains … Continue reading
VC05 Obsidian Valley Hike – 07/23/2019
Pat and I returned to the Jemez Mountains for a 4-night stay at the Jemez Falls Campground in our R-Pod, planning to explore further in and around Valles Caldera. For our first hike, we visited Obsidian Valley in the Valles … Continue reading
FR 289 St Peter’s Dome Driveabout – 06/26/2019
A DriveAbout on back-roads in the Jemez Mountains, from NM 4 south into the Dome Wilderness, ending at St. Peter’s Dome. Continue reading
Cerro Grande Trail Hike – 06/25/2019
A hike to the summit of Cerro Grande, the tallest mountain in Valles Caldera National Preserve. Continue reading
Jaramillo Creek Hike – 06/24/2019
Our 2nd day of a 4 day visit to Valles Caldera. We brought our bikes to learn if we’re ready for biking on back country roads. A friend’s description of the roads in the Valle encouraged us to give it … Continue reading
Little Tesuque-Carol’s-Juan Trails Hike – 06/16/2019
Another hike near Santa Fe (thus, having a new tag: Urban for hikes easily accessible for folks living in the city). This makes a quite nice loop, with easy trail surfaces and moderate elevation changes and slopes. It begins … Continue reading