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The Sandia Crest trail is just under 30 miles long as it snakes along the highest ridges of the Sandia mountains overlooking the city of Albuquerque. The first 4 miles of this trail – when entering from the north end … Continue reading
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Previous post on this topic: Trail Clearing Over the last two weeks, I’ve been carrying my hand saws on my favorite Sandia Wilderness trails and trying to clear as much deadfall from the trails as I can. I took care … Continue reading
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Back in April, we looked to Engineer Mountain as one of our training peaks prior to attempting to climb Iztaccihuatl in Mexico – Mexico’s third highest at over 17k feet. Getting used to high altitudes is one of the keys to … Continue reading
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Recently, my wife, mother in law and I spent some time enjoying the Sandia Wilderness near Placitas, NM. The area has been closed up until the end of June due to extreme drought and fire danger. However, monsoon rains helped … Continue reading
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See more current trail clearing post: Trail Clearing Again We put in a lot of hiking miles in the mountains each year and this year is starting out great. As the years progress, however, we’ve noticed a problem that has … Continue reading
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We’ve gotten to know a “new” property adjacent to the Santa Fe National Forest over the last couple of years thanks to a friend and fellow aviation enthusiast, Rol Murrow. On a recent visit and after a couple of gritty … Continue reading
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A recent visit to the the San Pedro Parks Wilderness highlighted the incredible complexity of the geology of New Mexico. Follow highway 550 from Albuquerque up to a high desert plateau at Cuba, NM and one passes through hundreds of … Continue reading
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Would you believe that downtown Albuquerque is just over the ridge on the horizon? Well, it is. This trail has become one of my favorites of late mostly because it is the closest access to the Sandia wilderness we have … Continue reading
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A couple of months ago, we decided to install a new front fork and wheel and new, larger main tires on the Cessna 182 that would allow us to access New Mexico back country airstrips more safely and with a … Continue reading
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The week before the previously reported winter storm came to town, we enjoyed what I could only describe as perfect winter weather. Brisk nights dropping into the high 20’s and dry, sunny days approaching 6o degrees. I took advantage putting … Continue reading
