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Tag Archives: Jay
Three Gun Springs Hike – 05/05/2013
Total Distance: 4.63 miles Elevation: 6,926 start, 8,218 maximum, 6,296 minimum Gross gain: 1,292 ft. Aggregate ups & downs: ascending 1,827 ft, descending: 1,821 ft Maximum slope: 43% ascending, 47% descending, 13% average Duration: 3:30 If you haven’t explored these hiking tracks with … Continue reading
No Name Hike – 02/10/2013
This canyon and its trail are not identified on any references we’ve been able to find. So, we named it “No Name”. Statistics Total Distance: 1.75 miles Elevation: 6,091 start, 6.556 maximum, 6,091 minimum Gross gain: 465 ft. Aggregate ascending … Continue reading
Strip Mine Hike – 12/02/2012
One of our first hikes, now a long time ago (post published in 2016). Statistics Total Distance: 2.98 miles Elevation: 5,653 start, 6,069 maximum, 5,653 minimum Gross gain: 426 ft. Aggregate ascending 635 ft, descending: 635 ft Maximum slope: 31% … Continue reading
Bernalillito Mesa Top Hike – 12/11/2016
Jay and I returned to the Ojito Wilderness; it is such an interesting place, not so far from home, and this is the best time of year to hike thereabouts. We chose the ASCHG hike, Bernalillito Mesa Loop Hike. We … Continue reading
Mesita de Ricardo Hike – 12/04/2016
Having hiked in in various places in the Ojito Wilderness, we came to expand our familiarity with this most interesting place. We drove out Cabezon Road to Pipeline Road, to explore this route into the Rio Puerco valley. It was … Continue reading
Armijo-Faulty-Cienega Hike – 11/27/2016
The weather forecast called for cold and windy conditions, with a likelihood of snow. ‘Tho we planned to head out into the Ojito Wilderness, these conditions would make for an unpleasant hike. So, we changed our plans and headed for … Continue reading
Tapia Canyon & Tower Ruins Hike – 11/19/2016
Returning, this time with Jay, to one of my favorite hiking sites. It is far off the beaten path, some 30 miles from US highway 550, much of that distance on dirt roads. Although the road is well graded, one … Continue reading
Red Mesa Hike – 11/13/2016
Jay & I have looked forward for many months to tackle this hike, having been put off on our first try by a rare rainy day, and since then waiting for cooler fall weather. The Hike From the parking lot, … Continue reading
Stable Canyon Hike – 10/16/2016
Seeking out trails that we haven’t yet visited, this weekend we returned to the Jemez Mountains, to Stable Canyon (thanks to ASCHG for description and track info). Although it is mid-October and the forest is showing it’s autumn colors, the … Continue reading
Dome Wilderness, Sanchez Waterfall Hike – 9/25/2016
Earlier this summer, I came across descriptions of hiking in the Dome Wilderness, a small designated wilderness area abutting the western boundary of Bandelier National Monument; it looked intriguing. With the cooler temperatures of autumn, and a willingness to go … Continue reading