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Stone Lions hike or Frijoles Canyon hike (Bandelier Nat'l Monument)

Leader: 
Jean Dewart
Date: 
Sun, 2014-11-16
Difficulty: 
Hard
Technicality: 
Moderate

Due to trail closure above the Upper Crossing - the Stone Lions hike will have to be done as an out/back hike from the Visitor's Center.  This is a 13 mile hike, net elevation gain is 2850'.
If participants prefer - we could do the Ponderosa Campground/Upper Crossing/down Friloes Canyon to the Visitor's Center.  This is ~8 mile hike, with a net loss of 1300'.  
Both are 8 hour hikes.
 Bring lunch, 2 quarts water, rain jacket, hiking shoes.

Moab hike/bike Nov. 6-11

Leader: 
Bill Priedhorsky
Date: 
Thu, 2014-11-06
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Moderate


 
Behind the Rocks, a maze of fins and canyons just over the hill from Moab, is in my experience about as spectacular as any part of the canyon country. See here and here for trip reports.
 
Update Feb. 27: Room is still available on this trip.
 
Dear Mountaineers,
 

Community Service Opportunity - Diablo Canyon Trail Work and Crag Cleanup Day

Leader: 
Jason Halladay in conjunction with Aaron Miller, NMCRAG and the AAC
Date: 
Sun, 2014-11-02
Difficulty: 
Easy
Technicality: 
Beginner

Join the New Mexico Climbers Resource and Advocacy Group (NMCRAG) and the New Mexico section of the American Alpine Club (AAC) for a trail work and crag cleanup day at Diablo Canyon outside of Santa Fe.  We will meet at the main Diablo Canyon parking area/campground on November 2nd at 9am. 

Chaquehui Canyon exploration

Leader: 
Jean Dewart & Momo Vuyisich
Date: 
Sat, 2014-11-01
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Moderate

There is a lovely canyon, between Ancho and Frijoles, that allows an access to the Rio Grande - Chaquehui Canyon.  Let's explore the trail from the Bandelier overlook to the Rio Grande via Chaquehui.  The trail begins at the overlook on the road into the Bandelier Park headquarters.  The Park Service tells us that the trail is brushy - so long pants are a great idea.  When we get to the river, we will do some exploration along the river.  We will return by the same route.  

Ancho Canyon to Red or Blue Dot Trail Hike

Leader: 
Jean Dewart
Date: 
Sun, 2014-10-26
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Beginner

Let's hike down to Ancho Rapids in White Rock Canyon on the Rio Grande.  The hike begins from State Route 4 south of White Rock, on the Ancho Springs Trail, then proceeds upstream along the Rio Grande, and then finishes hiking up the Red or Blue Dot Trail to Pajarito Acres or the Overlook Park in White Rock.  The hike is 1100 ft of elevation loss/gain.  

Bicycle Ride to the Gilman Tunnels

Leader: 
Ross Lemons
Date: 
Sat, 2014-10-25
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Beginner

This trip is a bicycle ride on paved roads from Jemez Springs to the Gilman Tunnels and back.  The Gilman tunnels are located in the most scenic section of the Guadalupe River Box.  These tunnels were originally blasted out of the rock in the 1920's for a logging railroad.  The rock is a Precambrian crystalline matrix that is pinkish in color making it a popular area for technical climbing. 

Zion National Park Fall Canyoneering

Leader: 
Brett Kettering
Date: 
Thu, 2014-10-23
Difficulty: 
Hard
Technicality: 
Advanced

This is more of an advisory that some of us will be in Zion National Park for some Canyoneering. Because of the way the permit system works, the groups must be small. However, we thought that there may be others who might be interested in forming groups too. On past trips, we've gotten together outside the canyons for meals and socializing.
 

Little River Wall Sport Climbing

Leader: 
Brett Kettering
Date: 
Sat, 2014-10-18
Difficulty: 
Hard
Technicality: 
Advanced

CANCELED BECAUSE OF RAIN
Let's go climbing up near El Rito, again. This time we'll checkout the new area that Jason H. and friends have been developing, the Little River Wall. See http://www.mountainproject.com/v/little-river-wall/109281674. There's a link to the guide there. It's a Sport Climbing area.
 

Exploring the Maze, Canyonlands National Park, Oct. 11-19

Leader: 
Bill Priedhorsky
Date: 
Sat, 2014-10-11
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Moderate


Aerial photo of the Maze, from WikiCommons
Update Feb. 27: Room is still available on this trip.

East Spanish Peak

Leader: 
Bill Priedhorsky
Date: 
Sun, 2014-09-28
Difficulty: 
Hard
Technicality: 
Beginner

We will be in La Veta, CO this weekend, and would welcome anyone who wants to join Evan and I in a climb of East Spanish Peak on Sunday. East Spanish Peak is the highest 12,000-foot peak in the US. Also the highest 11,000-foot peak. Also the highest 10,000-foot peak. From its summit, one drops to the plains and Kansas. The two Spanish Peaks are the prominent landmark that one sees driving south on I-25 from Pueblo, or from highway 160 going from Walsenberg to Alamosa. Details of the summit climb can be found here.

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