As a final adieu to New Mexico we decided to celebrate 4th of July weekend by backpacking to one of the elusive lakes in the Sangre de Cristo mountains just outside Santa Fe. We’ve been to Nambe Lake many times and nearly every time we ran into fellow hikers raving about the natural beauty of […]
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Atalaya Mountain
With a fall chill in the air we were on the hunt for a lower elevation hike in the Santa Fe area. I ran across Atalaya Mountain on several different blogs and thought it would fit the bill with some stellar views topping out at just over 9000 feet and it starts on the outskirts […]
Raven’s Ridge
After spending the last week looking at Nambe Lake from eye level we decided to take a different approach and get a commanding view over the lake from Raven’s Ridge. This hike starts at Ski Santa Fe parking lot using the Winsor trailhead. It starts with a series of moderate switchbacks quickly gaining elevation. At […]
Nambe Lake
During the long hot New Mexico summer we were beginning to feel the need to see a sizeable body of water. New Mexico has the least amount of water area (0.7%) of all US States, your random fact of the day. We had heard great things about Nambe Lake a lush alpine lake in the […]
La Luz Trail
Every month or so since moving to Albuquerque, we’ve heard mentions of “the hike” to do in Albuquerque, with that hike being the La Luz Trail. We’ve wanted to hike it every weekend since we moved here but somehow life got in the way. Finally, with some planning in advance, that day came and we […]
Challenge, 10k, and Bike Trails
We had grand aspirations to hike La Luz but we were thwarted by Memorial Day as there was no daycare options for the pup. Our pup can’t ride the tram and we were not interested (nor is he capable) of hiking 14 miles and 4000 feet of elevation. So we reset our goals to something […]
Three Gun Spring (Tres Pistoles)
It seems fitting in New Mexico that a trail would be called Tres Pistolas or Three Gun Spring. After a long bout of frightfully wet and dreary May, by New Mexico standards, the sun finally decided to say hello. We decided to honor the sun by going out and enjoying this lovely cool spring day. […]
Ellis Trail Snowshoeing
We were yearning to put our new snowshoes to work over the weekend, so we joined in on a group hike in the Sandia Mountains in Albuquerque. With about a foot of fresh powder and the sun shining, it was a beautiful day to be outdoors, despite the cold. We started at the Ellis Trail […]
Williams Lake – Taos
While spending a long weekend in Taos, we decided to get in a hike to take in some of the scenery around Taos Ski Valley. We opted to hike Williams Lake Trail, knowing that there would be a pretty lake to enjoy at the turnaround point. We began the hike from the parking lot southeast […]