Guides
Don't miss an opportunity to hike around and into a volcano, in beautiful Northeast New Mexico.
Capulin Volcano National Monument is the cinder cone of an extinct volcano. It is located New Mexico Highway 325, 3 miles north of Capulin, 33 miles East of interstate 25 at Raton. At the top of the cone are a parking lot, restrooms, and two trails. One trail circles the rim while the other descends into the crater. The rim trail offers spectacular...
Albuquerque is becoming noted for its extensive network of biking/hiking trails, and the Bosque is the king of them all.
Bicycles, balloons, & the Bosque. These are three of the unique and wonderful attractions in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Paseo del Bosque Bike Trail, known to locals as "the Bosque," (pronounced Boss - key) is one of the premier bicycle trails in the southwestern United States. It is even better in early October during the Albuquerque International...
Ride the Rail Runner Express to Santa Fe for a glorious day of art, nature, food, southwest culture, & beautiful trails.
Planes, trains, and automobiles ... and bikes (a New Mexico biking odyssey) Before we begin our trail exploration, let's take a look at a couple southwestern recipes. We'll start w/ a "Regular Trail Burrito." Grab a tortilla, slap on some refried beans and chicken. Add a little rice & lettuce and there you have it. Now let's spice it up New Mexico...
4.8 mile trail near Organ Mountain National Recreation Area, New Mexico
Aguirre springs trail-Las Cruces is about 4.8 miles long and located near Modoc (historical), New Mexico. The trail is great for hiking and normally takes a full day. Trail starts at 4400 feet elevation and climbs to about 6800 feet at the halfway point. The gates to the trailhead don't open til 8:00 AM each day.
A great, short ski tour that triples in summer as a hiking and mountain biking destination
Winter provides no excuse for not using the trails around Los Alamos (until it gets icy). The winter trip, on skis or snowshoes, to the Valle de los Posos overlook on the rim of the Valles Caldera is a favorite of many. There's easy parking at the far west end of the Pajarito Mountain Ski Area lot. The first section of the trip is on a groomed ski track,...
Trips
Hike to wreck of TWA plane that crashed into Sandias.
A short hike close to the city with great views of Albuquerque, the Sandias and Rio Grande Valley. A lot of off-trail.
This is one of the shorter loops to hit both Picacho and Atalaya. I combined this with a bike ride to the trailhead for a human-powered outing.
Short hike on the western edge of the Rio Puerco valley with some of the best views of the volcanic plugs in that area.
Tom Hickey takes me on one of his favorite hikes.
As a long day hike I make a loop of the high and low trails from Borrego Mesa campground to Truchas Peak. The aspen are just hitting their full fall color.
Leaving from a campsite in the Black Canyon forest service campground, three of us have a nice afternoon hike on this state park trail.
On a cold, clear day I take in the views from the Sandia Crest, snacking on pine nuts on the way down.
I spend the first day of November sweating amidst the mysterious ruins of a thousand-year-old culture.
A very scenic short hike to a waterfall. Lots of plants and wildlife in the spring, we surprised a bear cub on the trail.
Crest Trail (No. 25), White Mountain Wilderness, Lincoln County, New Mexico
Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States
Hiking | 23 miles
Hiking | 23 miles
This was a one-day, end-to-end hike on the Crest Trail in the White Mountain Wilderness near Ruidoso, NM.Highs: Many panoramic views from the crest.Lows: Rained for the last three hours!Most of the attached photos record the location of trail junctions, water sources, and good tent sites for future. overnight trips.
I try to make a loop hike to Caballo Peak. The descent route I choose has been ravaged by the 2000 Cerro Grande fire, and is very rough going. Otherwise, the hike tours through some very nice terrain, especially with the lingering Aspen colors.
We took this Memorial Day family hike to Williams Lake and added a scout of the route from Williams up to Wheeler Peak. We ended up having lunch above tree line with a beautiful view overlooking the lake, but it was too late in the day to venture farther. I went ahead and added a track to show the approximate route to finish the scramble up to the ridge trail to Wheeler...
Ann and I squeeze this hike in between storms on a day when floods and hail damage occurred in the valley below.
