This will be a day after Thanksgiving hike in the Ghost Ranch area, exploring the mesas and slick rock in our little northern New Mexico corner of the Colorado Plateau. The weather looks promising - clear and chilly. We will leave Los Alamos at 8:30 AM, and drive to the highway rest stop just before the entrance to Ghost Ranch. We will then hike up the nearby valley, into the mouth of Talus Canyon, then up onto the mesatop to explore the slickrock edges that overlook the views to the west, including the view to Pedernal.
This Sunday, November 24, is the Annual Los Alamos Crop Hunger Walk and Turkey Trot. This event raises funds to support local, national, and international efforts to relieve hunger and to support disaster relief. This year's event is dedicated to the memory of Jeanne Butler, a long time volunteer for the Hunger Walk and L.A. Cares.
Meet at the Los Alamos Middle School Cafeteria at 1:30 to sign up and make a monetary donation, and grab a t-shirt while they last. The run/walk starts at 2 pm - there is a 1.7 mile course and a 2.6 mile course down the mesa and thru the stables.
Because of too much ice in Water Canyon - this hike is being changed to a Blue Dot/Red Dot trail hike - with visits to petroglyphs near the trail. This is between a 4 and 6 mile loop, depending upon how it is organized. Claire Schappert is still leading - contact her if you are interested in coming.
Let's hike the Water Canyon/Ancho Canyon Loop, south of White Rock off of State Rte 4.
Technicality: Intermediate: participants should be able to scramble over and down big boulders.
due to warmer and sunnier weather than predicted, the golf course is too soft for grooming. Those interested in skiing please reach out I will plan on Canada Bonita.
Ski and dinner -
The snow is here and the Los Alamos golf course will be groomed Friday! Come meet other Nordic Ski enthusiasts and enjoy in-town skiing. All levels welcome. We will meet up and then ski your own pace and distance on the trails of the golf course.
4:00pm meet in the Golf Course parking lot
I would like to announce the sixteenth edition of our successful hike/explore/bike trips to Moab. We have been going almost every November since 2008, and every time has been a great success. The 2014 trip report can be found at http://lamountaineers.org/node/479#comment-57.
Join Clarissa and Ann for a weekend trip camping in the NM Bisti Badlands. We plan to depart Los Alamos Saturday morning drive to set up camp the night and return Sunday morning. From the base camp we will explore the area with various hikes tailored to the group. The weekend chosen is just following a full moon so the hoodoos in the moonlight should be magical too. You will need your own camping gear and food.
This will be the last ski hill potluck hike of the season. Patti Walls will be leading the hike. Please make sure to RSVP to Patti and send her your contact information. The hike will begin at 5 PM from the ski hill parking lot.
Please be sure to bring a dish to share with the group, your own plates, utensils, and beverage. Also, warm clothes are highly recommended along with rain gear and a head lamp.
