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Santiago Apoala – Peña Gemelas Trail Hike – 01/10/2024
Our second hike during our visit to Oaxaca in January 2024. We visited the very small village of Santiago Apoala, 3 hours or so north of Oaxaca de Juarez (“Oaxaca City”), deep in the mountains of the Sierra Norte. The … Continue reading
Santiago Apoala – La Cascada Trail Hike – 01/09/2024
This is a post for one of many hikes or walkabouts that Pat and I enjoyed during our visit to Oaxaca in January of 2024. The Drive In Our trip to Oaxaca began in Oaxaca de Juarez, the largest city … Continue reading
San Andrés Chicahuaxtla Trail Hike – 01/22/2024
This is a preliminary post of one of many hikes or walkabouts that Pat and I enjoyed during our visit to Oaxaca in January of 2024. I will publish a full reports when I return home in early February. The … Continue reading
Water Canyon Loop Trail Hike – 11/02/2023
We set out for the Jemez Mountains without a firm plan, except to have breakfast at the Highway 4 Cafe in Jemez Springs. But .. alas it was closed – for the day. Two week prior, on a Monday, we … Continue reading
La Bajada Roads Loop Hike – 10/19/2023
A friend at Java Joe’s recently told us about his recent visit to La Bajada, a small village at the base of La Bajada, the escarpment (thank you, Chris). This village is at the base of the road up the … Continue reading
FR 144-San Antonio Hot Springs Hike – 10/13/2023
‘Tis the time of year when autumn colors fill the bosques (the cottonwood trees) and the mountainsides (aspen). Hoping to catch the time right, we headed for the Jemez Mountains for, a drive on a forest road we haven’t seen … Continue reading
Atalaya Trail Hike – 10/10/2023
Atalaya Mountain Trail has been on the list for both of us; it is a good hike this time of year (hot in summer, icy and snowy in winter). The Drive In The Atalaya – Upper Trailhead is uphill from … Continue reading
Middle Fork Lake Trail Hike – 08/08/2023
To escape the really hot summer temperatures in Albuquerque (and Santa Fe) we headed to higher elevations, to Red River and camping in the Elephant Rock Campground. The plan – hike up the Middle Fork of the Red River to … Continue reading
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Carlito Springs-Travertine Falls-South Crest Trails Hike – 06/30/2023
Carlito Springs was opened just this spring after having been closed for many years. Our friend Chris, who we meet most mornings at Java Joes, recently visited there and told us of a trail leading from the parking lot to … Continue reading
Manzano Campground Trails Walk – 04/20/2023
Our first camping trip with our new R-Pod 171, to the Manzano Mountains State Park campground. The RP-171 is like our old RP-171, but has no slideout. So this was our first opportunity to face the challenge of figuring out … Continue reading