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Category Archives: Years
Beatty’s Trail Hike – 07/02/2020
In our previous visits to the Pecos Wilderness we found some areas were closed. We learned the week before that some have been reopened. Prepared with a list of trails as options, we returned to this beautiful area with its … Continue reading
North Crest Trail-North Sandia Peak Hike – 06/18/2020
After our hike to the summit of Mount Taylor (11,300 feet), having found we aren’t acclimated to the thinner air, we returned to a higher elevation than other trails – North Crest Trail on the Sandia Mountains(starts at 10,660 ft). … Continue reading
Gooseberry Springs Trail Hike – 06/10/2020
We returned to Mount Taylor where Pat & I made two hikes two years ago (a reconnoiter hike followed two weeks later by a hike to the summit). As then, we took our R-Pod camper for two nights giving us … Continue reading
Iron Gate Campground-Monte Vista Trail Hike – 05/21/2020
This hike is a continuation of the hike the week before – Iron Gate Road Hike. Having acquainted ourselves with the road out of the Canyon up onto Hamilton Mesa, this week Pat drove up the steep road (on a … Continue reading
Iron Gate Road Hike – 05/13/2020
Back to the Pecos River Valley in the Sangre de Cristo, to explore the road to Iron Gate Campground. From the topo map and our assessment when visiting there last week, we wanted to assess our comfort level with driving … Continue reading
Rio Mora Hike – 05/08/2020
The Pecos River area has beckoned to us for sometime. We made a foray last year, hiking on the Holy Ghost Trail. For this trip we hoped to make it to the Jacks Creek Campground and one of … Continue reading
Embudito Canyon-Three Gun Spring Trails – 05/01/2020
This week we chose the Embudito Trail, which Pat & I had not hiked before. The trailhead is in the Glenwood Hills neighborhood: on Montgomery Ave, go east past its intersection the Tramway Blvd, left on Glenwood Hills Dr, look … Continue reading
Embudo-Three Gun Springs Trails Hike – 04/21/2020
Having ‘tested our mettle’ on Three Gun Springs two weeks ago, we addressed Embudo Trail this day. We started out with just the idea that it was another in our preparations to go “over the top” in a future hike … Continue reading
Three Gun Springs Trail Hike – 04/17/2020
Today we returned to an old friend, Three Gun Springs trail. This trail was our 3rd hike after moving to New Mexico back in 2010. And we hiked it twice more in 2011, and more recently in 2017 and 2019 … Continue reading
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Tapia Canyon Hike – 04/06/2020
I’ve been looking forward to hiking Tapia Canyon with Pat. It’s time to go there before the higher temperatures of summer. The Drive In The drive in is straightforward: US 550 to CR 279/San Louis Road. Continue through San Louis, … Continue reading