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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.
Join Zack for a Rio Grande floating adventure. We will start at 8am on Saturday July 11 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 900-foot up and down elevation gain of the Red Dot trail.
Have you ever wondered where the Winsor Trail goes if you hike downhill from the Winsor Trailhead at the top of the Santa Fe Ski Basin Road? Join me to find out on this scenic point-to-point hike from the Winsor Trailhead to the Chamisa Trailhead.
This route offers a little of everything: shady forests, open meadows, mountain streams, riparian habitat, scenic valleys, abundant wildflowers, and nice mountain views.
Join the Los Alamos Mountaineers (LAM) and the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) for a classic high-country trek to the alpine summit of Santa Fe Baldy (12,622 ft). This strenuous day hike offers an incredible opportunity to get high above tree line and experience sweeping 360-degree views of the Pecos Wilderness and the Rio Grande Valley.
A hike/bike trip to Carner’s Cabin near Leadville, CO (San Isabel National Forest) is planned for August 23-27, 2026. We have the entire cabin for 8 adults. The deposit is $237.00 per person, which should cover the whole weekend if we fill the house with 8, a bit more each for a smaller crew. Please e-mail Kathleen with your interest.
This is a return trip to the Wind River Range in WY. This is a week-long outing with significant off-trail components, targeting remote valleys with beautiful lakes and impressive peaks. We will be covering 50-60 miles with multiple options to extend or shorten the route, depending on conditions. Trail days will be up to 15 miles, off-trail days on the order of 6 miles, with the option of additional excursions from camp should we arrive early.
BJ Orozco, our long-time llama packer, has transitioned his llama business over to a new owner, Eric Sheffield. We have met Eric while he has supported BJ on a couple of previous trips, and enjoyed his company. BJ had a good long run, but Eric offers some new energy and ideas for the business. I look forward to more years of trips with Eric.
We had a terrific hiking weekend around Hanksville, Utah in October 2025, but there is much left to explore. I have arranged to rent a “Red Rock Cave Home” in Hanksville, Utah (https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/32183107), which will be our base for a week of day hiking in a part of Utah that I had hardly visited before last year. We have the house from Tuesday October 20 to Tuesday October 27, giving us 6 days for hiking.
I would like to announce the eighteenth 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. Let me (Bill Priedhorsky) know if you would like to join the trip.