Category Archives: Years

The Volcanoes Trail Hike – 05/14/2019

Today we headed to the Volcanoes for a other “Urban” hike, places close to the city offering quite easy hiking conditions. From our upstairs window we look out at the Volcanoes each morning so they constantly beckon us. The Drive … Continue reading

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Bosque Trail Morning Walk – 05/28/2018

A late post of a “hike”, typical of our -walks- in the neighborhood, in the Bosque along the Rio Grande.  The Walk On this route, we go through Albuquerque’s Country Club (or Huning Castle) neighborhood, then along the Bosque Bicycle … Continue reading

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Oak Flats-Ponderosa Trails Hike – 05/09/2019

‘Twas a chilly day with rain all around, but we wanted to get out for a hike.  Chose the Ponderosa trail because it was easy (we’d hiked it back in 2016). Mother Nature had blessed the area with rain within … Continue reading

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Hyde Park Full Circle Trail Hike – 05/05/2019

Near Santa Fe today, up Hyde Park Road into the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, to a trail new to us – the Hyde Park Circle West and East trails. Another beautiful spring day in New Mexico – … Continue reading

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Piedra Lisa South Trail Hike – 05/02/2019

We haven’t hiked the Piedra Lisa trail in a long time; I last hiked it back in 2015. Pat & I thought it would be a good one today: close by, in the shade, not to long or strenuous.  Oops, … Continue reading

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Palomas Peak/Faulty Trail Hike – 04/28/2019

   Jay and I hiked Palomas Peak back in 2016, once in snow and three weeks later in nicer weather. This was a nice return to this trail (also identified by a couple of signs as Faulty Trail, but … Continue reading

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Embudo Canyon Trail Hike – 04/26/2019

After our hike on the Three Gun Springs trail, we set our sights on preparing to do a one-way hike, Embudo Canyon to Three Gun Springs or the reverse.  But first we wanted to “test ourselves” and to become familiar … Continue reading

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La Tierra-Calabasas Trail Hike – 04/06/2019

We sought a trail in the Santa Fe area, but not in the Sangre de Christos – still lots of snow even at middle elevations.  We decided on explore Santa Fe’s La Tierra Trails, a web of trails for hiking … Continue reading

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Pino Trail Hike – 04/02/2019

For this hike, Pat & I sought a trail a bit easier than last week’s hike on Three Gun Springs. We’ve hiked the Pino Trail more than once in the past – it was likely the first -real- hike we … Continue reading

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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

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