Tag Archives: New Mexico
CDT: Alburquerque and much needed Zeros
9/30 – 10/1 With rooms booked in Albuquerque within miles of the REI, we headed to McDonalds to wait for the bus, and to eat(again)…of course. Three buses later, a train ride that cost us $6 and another bus, we … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Continental Divide Trail, New Mexico, thru-hiking, Uncategorized
Tagged Albuquerque, CDT, Continental Divide Trail, New Mexico, REI
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CDT: Don Pedro Parks Wilderness…and a Reunion!
9/29: 18.6 mi (2315.8 – 2334.4) Did you say there was a climb today? Why of course there is! 3,500 feet to be exact up to 10,500 ft of elevation. New Mexico you are a tricky state. You placate us … Continue reading
Ghost Ranch Alternate
9/27: 17.9 mi (24.8 – 6.9) The weather that threatened us the day previous finally caught up to us. We awoke to damp ground and a wet rain fly. Turkeys strutted by us, and elk bugled in the distance as … Continue reading
CDT: Chama to Ghost Ranch Alternate
9/23: 16.3 mi (Hwy 17 2195.3 – 2211.8) Before heading back onto the trail, we made sure that we got up early enough to have yet another GIANT and supremely tasty cinnamon roll at Fiona’s, that we paired with bottomless … Continue reading
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Tagged Continental Divide Trail, New Mexico
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Chama, NM
9/21-9/22 While Chama is a CDT “gateway community”, and it’s “historic district” is quaint, it still appears to be a town on “life support”. In all, it is a 2.6 square mile Village. We walked most of its entirety. From … Continue reading
Ikoni-ic 2021 (Part 2)
From Steamboat, it’s a relatively short drive to any number of ski areas. Because our friend Kenny was going to be in Breckenridge, we decided that Copper Mountain was calling our names. Copper Mountain congers fond memories for me as … Continue reading
Posted in Ikon Pass, Mini Adventures, Ski adventure, Uncategorized
Tagged Copper Mountain, Ikon Base Pass, New Mexico, Taos Ski Valley
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Chaco Canyon – Pueblo Alto Complex
Up early to clear blue skies. Today’s exploration will be the 5.4 mile Pueblo Alto Complex Loop Trail that takes you past a crazy Chacoan staircase up the side of a cliff. The trail starts aback of Kin Kletso. It … Continue reading
Chaco Canyon – Penasco Blanco
From the Supernova pictograph we follow a “lightly” traveled and sparsely marked circuetous trail to Penasco Blanco, which by far, for us was one of our favorites of Chaco Canyon. We could have spent the entire day here. Constantly we … Continue reading
Chaco Canyon
Simply amazing, and worth the time and wear and tear on your vehicle. In the morning we are treated to a spectacular sunrise, followed by slight overcast, which is a pleasant surprise and will prove to be beneficial for the … Continue reading
Bandelier National Monument
Seeing it was still rather warm when we went to bed, we had left all the windows in the camper, to include the overhead sky-window, wide open. We awoke to an unusually brisk morning, with the outdoor thermometer reading 43°. … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestral Pueblo People, Ancient Architecture, Bandelier National Monument, cliff dwellings, Mini Adventures, puebloan ancestors, Uncategorized
Tagged Alcove House, Ancestral Pueblo peoples, Bandelier National Monument, CCC, Civillian Conservation Corps, cliff dwellings, Frey Trail, Frijoles Canyon, Kiva, National Parks, Native Americans, New Mexico
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