The next ski hill hike is Friday, July 10th. We will meet at the ski hill parking lot and begin hiking up the service road at 5 PM. Please bring a dish to share, your own plate, utenils, and beverage. Warmer clothing and raingear are highly recommened for the much cooler temperatures at the top of the mountain, or a chance of rain. The hike up the mountain takes aabout 45 minutes with an elevation gain of about 900 feet.
The next ski hill potluck hike is scheduled for Sunday, July 5, 2026. We will meet at the ski hill parking lot and begin hiking up the service road at 5 PM. Please bring a dish to share, your own plate, utensils, and beverage. Warmer clothing and raingear are highly recommended for the top of the mountain. The weather forecast is for warmer than usual temperatures, so the top of the mountain might be the best place to be next Sunday evening.
I'd like to repeat a day hike that we did in 2021. This hike takes one to the northernmost of the San Pedro Parks meadows, which are more often reached from the south (but not with the current fire). The route to the trailhead takes FR 172 to the south from state 96, about 4 miles west of Coyote. The trailhead leaves from the Resumidero campground, then goes about 3.4 miles and 1000 feet up to the high meadows (2021 picture below). We will leave Los ALamos at 8 AM this Friday, a Lab holiday, carpool to the trailhead, and return to Los Alamos hopefully by dinner time.
This is a multi-day backpack for what is considered the most beautiful setion of the CDT in Colorado. The hike itself is on a trail that is generally very well maintained. I have done the southern half of this trail and some sections of the northern half. Thus some of the terrain will be new to me as well meaing there is an exploratory component. In order to do the 65 miles in 4 days, it will be pretty healthy hikes every day (15-20 miles). The elevation gain over the distance is about 8,000 ft, so manageable.
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published by anitaboshier09 on Fri, 2026-06-05 06:28
Leader:
Anita Boshier/Joan Lucas
Telephone:
5059207462
Date:
Sun, 2026-06-28
Leader Email:
anitaboshier09@gmail.com
Difficulty:
Moderate
Technicality:
Beginner
Are dogs allowed?:
Allowed
This is one of our favorite hikes in Los Alamos. We will meet at the trailhead at 8 am. The trail starts on the west side of NM 501, approximately 1.7 miles past the LANL security checkpoint or the Pajarito Ski Hill turnoff.
The next ski hill potluck dinner hike is Sunday, June 28th. We will meet at the ski hill parking lot and begin hiking up the service road at 4:30 PM. Please bring a dish to share, your own plate, utensils, and beverage. Rain gear and warmer clothing are highly recommended for the possibility of inclement weather, and the much cooler temperatures at the top of the mountain.
This is another classic hike in the Valles Caldera National preserve, making a big loop through Obsidian Valley, along Valle de Los Posos, then hiking along the northern edge of the Valle Grande itself for the last half of the hike. The route is described in Coco Rae's book (page 58). It should have nice views almost throughout. Rae says "A gently rolling trail with minor elevation gain, passing through Obsidian Valley, forested groves, seculed backcountry valleys, and some burned areas, with great views...". The hike is 13.8 miles in distance, so we need to spend the full day.
We are headed to the San Juans for a long weekend to tackle two scenic 14ers, Uncompahgre and Wetterhorn. We will depart Los Alamos on Friday afternoon and establish a camp in the Matterhorn Creek Basin near timberline. This central location allows us to tackle both peaks from a single high camp. On Saturday, we will take on the broad, majestic slopes of Uncompahgre Peak. On Sunday morning, we will climb the more technical Wetterhorn Peak before packing out and returning home.
