Past Trips

Join Zack and Dan Creveling on Sunday, Oct 21 for a morning jaunt from the Bandelier Visitor Center along the Burro Trail to the river and back.  This is a mapping and scouting expedition, but we'll see some nice fall colors and have a nice time as we hike somewhere around 12 miles.   We'll meet at 9am. 

Join Bill Priedhorsky for a beautiful hike on Kitchen Mesa Trail at Ghost Ranch on Saturday, October 20. Kitchen Mesa is a gypsum-capped high point that stands above the headquarters of Ghost Ranch. It lies at the edge of the Colorado Plateau in a region of red rock cliffs and desert formations.

Wanted: 7 companions to accompany me as I continue my lifelong exploration of the Canyon Country, and especially the slickrock-rich Escalante country. We will head to a destination that we have never yet visited: Fool’s Canyon, deep in the wilderness beyond Scorpion Gulch, our October 2012 destination.

LAM and PEEC are offering a beginner backpack trip on Saturday October 6 - Sunday October 7th.   This is an opportunity to get acquainted with packs, tents, stoves, and then go on an easy backpack.  

Sign up for this activity is thru the PEEC website:  https://peecnature.org/events/details/?id=25484    Please sign up by Sept 24th.

Would you like to hike to Ullr Fest this year?  Hike with Evan from Sullivan Field to the Pajarito Mountain ski area on September 29, starting at 8:00 a.m.

The 10-mile trek offers beautiful views of Los Alamos and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the option to enjoy Ullr Fest after the hike, and a ride back to your vehicle via Atomic City Transit.

This hike is a joint LAM/PEEC hike; registration is at the PEEC website (see below).

Let's celebrate the Fall Equinox with a potluck social dinner and a night hike on Sunday, September 23.

How about a Lazy River Hike for a Lazy Saturday Morning? We will go down Hidden Valley from the Valle Grande, following the upper East Fork of the Jemez River. Beautiful meandering high country stream with lush riparian areas, complete with elk wallows. About 3.5 mi roundtrip with some cross-county and wee hill or two to get the the stream. Bring your wading shoes or poles for several stream crossings. Meet at Sullivan Field at 9:00 a.m. Please contact the trip leader if planning to go.

Sorry, wrong location in title! This hike is really a Santa Fe Baldy Trip.

Back by popular demand! This hike has been rescheduled from its original timing during this past summer's forest closures. 

Join Zack for a pleasant mountain bike ride from Pajarito Ski Area out through Canada Bonita, down the pipeline road, out Valle de los Posos, and across to the Valles Caldera Visitor Center to meet our car shuttle.  This is an exact mountain bike replacement of the ski trip that we sometimes do in the winter.   It will mostly be on roads, but there is an exciting single track descent to the pipeline junction.

We'll start at 9am, but some folks will have to start earlier to set up the shuttle.  It would be helpful if you have a parks pass. 

Pedernal is a landmark visible throughout northern New Mexico, standing as a sentinel at the northern end of the Jemez Mountains. It was Georgia O'Keefe's mountain, painted by her time after time. It's summit is a classic destination; views from its 9,862-foot narrow top are spectacular. Reaching the summit takes a two-hour drive from Los Alamos, and a hike of up to 8 miles round trip, depending on how far we can drive towards the base. A vertical 15-foot rock face requires a short stretch of class 4 climbing. Bring water and lunch, and be prepared for any sort of weather.