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Sawyer Mesa Trail Hike – 09/12/2019

Our second hike during a 3-night stay at Jemez Falls Campground. We put this trail on our to-do list on recent hikes such as Cerro Grande and Upper Frijoles Cañon Overlook.  The Hike The initial third of a mile or … Continue reading

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Valle de San Antonio Hike – 09/11/2019

Another 3 night camping trip to the Jemez, setting up the R-Pod in the Jemez Falls Campground. This is truly a great time of year to go camping and hiking in the Jemez Mountains.  We’re fortunate that we can go … Continue reading

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Middle Fork Lake Trail Hike – 8/23/2019

This is our second hike during grandson Thomas’ visit and while camping at the Columbine Campground on the Red River (near the town of Red River NM). The Drive In To get to the trailhead, drive through Red River on … Continue reading

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Columbine Trail Hike – 08/22/2019

Grandson Thomas came for a weeks-long visit. Our original plan was to take the R-Pod to the Coal Mine Campground on Mount Taylor, visit El Malpais Lava Tubes and climb to the peak of Mount Taylor. After the advance visit … Continue reading

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El Malpais-Lava Tubes Trail Hike – 08/15/2019

With a grandson coming to visit, we thought we might explore the Lava Tubes in the El Malpais National Monument. To check it out in advance, we made it a day-trip. The Drive In First stop was the Visitors Center … Continue reading

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Las Conchas Trail Hike – 07/26/2019

This hike isn’t technically in the Valles Caldera National Preserve, but it is so close – we’re associating them. And this Las Conchas Trail on the East Fork of the Jemez River has intrigued us for some  time, but we … Continue reading

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VC09 Valle San Antonio Hike – 07/25/2019

We’ve been looking forward to visiting the  northern part of Valles Caldera; we visited it a few days before – Valles Caldera Driveabout – which piqued our interest. Because I was dealing with a sore foot, we chose an easy … Continue reading

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Valles Caldera DriveAbout – 07/14/2019

My brother, Garth, came to visit us for a week.  After a few days of working together on the cabin (the usual excuse for him to come to New Mexico), on Sunday with Pat we headed to the Jemez Mountains … Continue reading

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VC05 Obsidian Valley Hike – 07/23/2019

Pat and I returned to the Jemez Mountains for a 4-night stay at the Jemez Falls Campground in our R-Pod, planning to explore further in and around Valles Caldera. For our first hike, we visited Obsidian Valley in the Valles … Continue reading

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FR 289 St Peter’s Dome Driveabout – 06/26/2019

A DriveAbout on back-roads in the Jemez Mountains, from NM 4 south into the Dome Wilderness, ending at St. Peter’s Dome. Continue reading

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