This is an all-day trip that begins/ends at Taos Ski Valley (TSV) and covers ~9 miles and ~5,100 feet of elevation. We can drive to and park near the Phoenix Grill at TSV. The plan is to hike up the Chair 4 route and the higher Kachina Chair route to Kachina Peak (12,481 ft), then hike CCW over Lake Fork Peak (12,881'), then along the cirque ridgeline over unnamed peaks 12,807' and 12,728' to Wheeler Peak (13,761'), and finally down to Williams Lake and back to the cars. This traverse is mostly Class 2 with several Class 3 portions with exposure that should not be taken lightly.
Though I've been knocking around northern New Mexico for a long time, I've discovered a new place to explore, and I am excited to give it a go. I would like to reserve a cabin and surrounding camping area at the Gallina Canyon Ranch. I know of no place that is this remote and just 2 - 2 1/2 hours from Los Alamos.
Let's hike to the St. Peter's Dome fire lookout, on the southern end of Bandelier National Monument - there should be some very good views of Bandelier.
The hike will start at the intersection of FS Road 289 (Dome Road) and FS Road 142. We will follow Road 142 for 4.5 miles to the lookout. It is a 4wd road that Mother Nature is reclaiming. Little elevation change.
Because this hike is on FS property (not Bandelier and not the Dome Wilderness), it is be possible to mountain bike this trip and it is possible to bring a dog (using leash or other positive control).
Continuing with my theme of "not-a-hut" trips, I've reserved two cabins with a total of 6 bedrooms and a loft at an off-the-grid Colorado ranch near Slumgullion Pass, between Creede and Lake City. From there we can hike, look for peaks to climb, fish, and generally explore a corner of Colorado that I haven't visited for years. Details of the ranch can be found at http://www.oleoranch.com. It seems to be situated in remote, very pretty aspen and meadow and country.
published by brett.kettering on Mon, 2016-04-11 09:44
Leader:
Glorieta Camps and Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities
Telephone:
832-693-5381
Date:
Mon, 2016-08-15
Leader Email:
hunter@glorieta.org
Difficulty:
Easy
Technicality:
Beginner
Are dogs allowed?:
Not allowed
My name is Hunter Parrott and I work at Glorieta Camps. I would like to share some info on a training opportunity we have coming up here at Glorieta Camps that may interest LAM members.
We are hosting a Wilderness First Responder course August 15-23. Instruction will be through SOLO (Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities). This course is a great opportunity to learn how to appropriately care for illnesses and medical emergencies during extended care situations in the backcountry.
published by megancathleen on Mon, 2016-07-18 14:09
Leader:
Megan Cathleen
Telephone:
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Date:
Sat, 2016-07-23
Leader Email:
megancathleen@outlook.com
Difficulty:
Moderate
Technicality:
Intermediate
Are dogs allowed?:
Not allowed
LAST MINUTE TRIP:Had some requests to put this info on website, soo... We are going backpacking on a route less traveled! A group of us did this Wheeler Peak overnight backpack as a pre-trip for the 35+ mile Skyline & NM Peaks Backpack last year. It's a good fitness and skills check, provides a chance to test gear, and, of course, bagging New Mexico’s highest peak at 13,161 feet is an annual must-do for any Mountaineer. But wait! There's more! The back side approach to Wheeler has a extraordinary amount of floral and fauna, lakes and waterfalls. Oh my!
Join Zack for a Rio Grande floating adventure. We will start at 9am on Sunday June 26th 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.
We will leave Friday morning and drive past Platoro to the Adams Fork of the Conejos trailhead (~4 hours). We will hike 4 miles up the Adams Fork of the Conejos to timberline on Friday afternoon and camp. Saturday will be a day hike up Summit Peak (~6 miles round-trip). Sunday we will hike back down to our cars and drive home. Should be home by 6 pm on Sunday.
We have checked out the trail - and it is passable - some mud, and a few snow banks to cross - but, otherwise - AOK.
published by KalmanYaakov on Wed, 2016-03-30 18:04
Leader:
Rick Light
Telephone:
505-412-3976
Date:
Sun, 2016-06-19
Leader Email:
ricklight.rxl@gmail.com
Difficulty:
Easy
Technicality:
Beginner
Are dogs allowed?:
Not allowed
This is a day for the beginner and intermediate climbers to climb together using club ropes.
To give new graduates of the Climbing School an opportunity to get out on the rock with local climbers, we will bring club ropes to set climbs at Gallows Edge. The ropes will then be available to everyone to climb on. That way, new climbers or other community members who don't have a rope can join in the fun.
If you do not have a climbing partner, no problem! We will all help each other.
