Past Trips

The next Friday evening Ski Hill Potluck Hike is scheduled for July 18th. We will meet at the ski hill parking lot and begin hiking up the service road at 5:00 PM.  Please bring some food to share, your own plate and utensils, and your own beverage. The weather can be much cooler at the top.  Warmer clothing is recommended along with raingear.  

If there is a cancellation due to weather conditions, I will send out a message by 4:30 PM.

Please RSVP if you plan to attend the hike.

Ellen Mills

505-660-2345

The 17th Annual Rubber Ducky Float Trip

Join Zack for a Rio Grande floating adventure. We will start at 8am on Saturday July 12 at the Red Dot trailhead, hike down to the river, continue up the river trail to the bottom of the Blue Dot. There, we will stop and enjoy lunch and inflate our floating toys/mattresses/water wings. We will then float back down to the Red Dot, wash off in the clean springs, and hike back to our cars.  It's about 4 miles, plus the up and down elevation gain of the Red Dot trail.

The next Ski Hill Hike is scheduled for Friday, July ll th.  We will meet at the ski hill parrking lot and start hiking up the service road at 5:00 PM. The hike is about a 900 ft. elevation gain. Afternoon monsoon weather patterns are happening now.  We will only hike if the wesather conditions are safe.  Look for an email from me by 4:30 PM if weather conditions are not safe for hiking. It is recommened that hilers carry raingear - just in case.  Also, it can be much cooler at the top so warmer clothing is also recommened.

I would like to announce a two or three-night backpacking trip into Cruces Basin for July 10-13. While this is not a difficult backpack in terms of the difficulty of hike, participants should have some previous backpacking experience. Cruces Basin is pristine wilderness located west of San Antonio mountain near the New Mexico/ Colorado border. We’ve been a few times before, and it is well worth going back. This trip will be a mellow adventure with a short hike to our camp followed by hikes to explore the Basin.

Although Santa Clara Canyon is owned by the pueblo, sweeping views into it are accessible from the ridge to the north, in the Santa Fe National Forest. This is an out and back on the high trail, following hike #32 in the Salzmans' classic hiking guide. We drive up forest road 144 from Fairview, going about 27 miles past the trailhead for Chicoma peak, finally picking up a trail that runs just below the canyon rim, with views far below. If we hike to the end, the round trip is 9 miles, but we are unlikely to go that far.

The next hike is this coming Friday, July 4th!  We will meet at the ski hill parking lot and begin hiking up the road at 5:00 PM.  Plese bring your own plate, utensils, beverage, and a dish to share with fellow hikers.  This hike has an elevation gain of about 900 feet. Come prepared for inclement weather and/or coloer temperatures at the top.  The views are spectacular throughout the hike.

Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

Ellen Mills

505-660-2345

I had to reschedule the longer Wolf-Creek to Cumbres Pass trip, so I'm offering a shorter alternative - ca. 30 miles in the South San Juans. We'll do a loop on the South Fork/Rincon trails. The South Fork has downed trees that will slow us down a bit. Total it's about 30 miles. This will be a 2-night backpack.

Rescheduled (dates TBD).

See new 2 night backpack trip announcement for 7/4 - 7/6/2025.

Cerro Pedernal is a landmark visible throughout northern New Mexico, standing as a sentinel at the northern end of the Jemez Mountains. The summit is a classic destination and views from its 9,862' narrow top are spectacular. Reaching the summit takes about a two-hour drive from Los Alamos and a hike of about 8 miles round-trip with 2,000 feet of vertical ascent, per the map below. The hike may be shorter if we are able to drive the first part of the route.

Buenos Días. Por favor, únete a nosotros para esta caminata.

Please join us for this Spanish speaking hike.  We will hike an out and back course on the Mitchell trail, keeping it to 1 hour, beginning at 6:30am finish at 7:30am. 

 

Begining Spanish speakers welcome, this is a casual speaking practice while hiking a local trail together. 

Some key trail and hiking vocabulary may be shared ahead of time :)

Please send an email to Ann Satsangi annsats74@gmail.com if you wish to join.