Tag Archives: Jay

Chamisa-Saddleback Hike – 09/16/2018

Meeting in Santa Fe these days, we’re exploring trails in the southwestern Sangre de Cristos.  For this our first hike, we headed up Hyde Park Road, passing a couple of areas with cars parked alongside the road (but no trailhead … Continue reading

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Lower Winsor Trail Hike – 08/19/2018

This late summer we’re exploring trails close to Santa Fe.  For starters, we chose this start of the Winsor Trail as it runs up the canyon of the Tesuque River. Parking is very limited, alongside a narrow residential road off … Continue reading

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Borrego-Winsor-Bear Wallow Hike – 7/29/2018

Another venture to higher elevation for cooler temperatures, this time driving up Hyde Park Road from Santa Fe to the Borrego trailhead.  We started early enough to enjoy the cool air, tho’ it warmed up by the time we finished, … Continue reading

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Piedra Lisa North Hike – 01/18/2015

Statistics Total Distance:  4.13 miles Elevation: start  6,021 ft, maximum  7,161 ft,  minimum  6,021 ft Gross gain:  1,140 ft.  Aggregate ascending  1,559 ft, descending  1,566 ft Maximum slope: 48% ascending, 50% descending, 12% average Duration: 3:59 GPS Track Files for … Continue reading

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Aspen Vista Hike – 07/22/2018

Seeking cooler temperatures, we headed for higher elevation – the Sangre de Christo mountains and the Aspen Vista trail. We began at nearly 10,000 feet; ’tis a steady climb up 3.4 miles to 11,300 feet.  Air temperature was much cooler … Continue reading

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Mitla & Matatlán Tour (Oaxaca) – 01/15/2018

This is another retro-post (June 2018), about one of the excursions during our visit to Oaxaca in Jan 2018. We engaged Eduardo, a great guide, for a visit to the villages of Mitla and Matatlán.  The Tour Mitla, in the … Continue reading

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Three Gun Springs Hike – 02/15/2015

Another retro-post (June 2018), a hike with Jay in the Sandias back in 2015. Statistics Total Distance:  4.89 miles Elevation: start  6,325 ft, maximum  7,924 ft,  minimum  6,325 ft Gross gain:  1,599ft.  Aggregate ascending  1,659 ft, descending  1,720 ft Maximum … Continue reading

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Tree Springs-Fossil Garden Hike – 06/10/2018

Seeking cooler territory without driving too far today, we headed for the East side of the Sandias and a shaded trail we’ve hiked back in 2014 and 2015 – Tree Springs – extended this time to visit the Fossil Garden … Continue reading

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Tree Springs Hike – 05/04/2014

A Retro-post, a hike from 2014, a trail that Jay had hiked a couple of times before. One of our early hikes, checking out trails on the east side of the Sandia Mountains. The Hike Statistics Total Distance:  3.95 milesElevation: … Continue reading

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La Luz Trail Hike – 05/06/2018

Revisiting the ‘famous’ La Luz trail. We hiked it 4 years ago but went a bit further this time.  The Hike Highlights this day were: Of course the views .. across the Rio Grande Valley and the city, and -up- … Continue reading

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