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Ski Hill Potluck Dinner Hike

published by efmillsnm on Sun, 2025-07-20 18:09
Leader: 
Ellen Mills
Telephone: 
5056602345
Date: 
Fri, 2025-07-25
Leader Email: 
efmillsnm@gmail.com
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Beginner
Are dogs allowed?: 
Allowed

We will meet at the ski hill parking lot and start hiking up the service road at 5:00 PM. Please bring a dish to share with others, your own plate, utensils, and beverage. This hike has an elevation gain of about 900 feet.  The temperature at the top can be much cooler so bringing something warmer to wear is recommended.  Rain is oftern a possiblity so including rain gear is also recommended.

If there is a cancelation due to inclement weather, a determination will be made by 4:20 PM. Please RSVP via my email address if you plan to attend.

Introduction to Backcountry Fly Fishing

published by mraltherr1 on Tue, 2025-06-03 08:30
Leader: 
Michael Altherr
Telephone: 
5054120061
Date: 
Fri, 2025-07-18
Leader Email: 
mraltherr1@gmail.com
Difficulty: 
Easy
Technicality: 
Intermediate
Are dogs allowed?: 
Not allowed

This is a trip to introduce folks who enjoy being in wild places to the mania of fly fishing. You should have some experience in backpacking and the necessary kit. You do not need to be an experienced fly fisher, but you will need a fly rod, reel, leader, tippet and imitation flys. Some exposure to fly fishing would be helpful but is not necessary. A pre trip planning and organizational meeting will be held Wednesday July 9th at the library at 5:30 a week in advance of the trip. The trip is limited to six participants.

Ski Hill Potluck Dinner

published by efmillsnm on Sun, 2025-07-13 15:21
Leader: 
Ellen Mills
Telephone: 
5056602345
Date: 
Fri, 2025-07-18
Leader Email: 
efmillsnm@gmail.com
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Beginner
Are dogs allowed?: 
Allowed

The next Friday evening Ski Hill Potluck Hike is scheduled for July 18th. We will meet at the ski hill parking lot and begin hiking up the service road at 5:00 PM.  Please bring some food to share, your own plate and utensils, and your own beverage. The weather can be much cooler at the top.  Warmer clothing is recommended along with raingear.  

If there is a cancellation due to weather conditions, I will send out a message by 4:30 PM.

Please RSVP if you plan to attend the hike.

 

Ellen Mills

505-660-2345

Rubber Ducky Float Trip

published by admin on Mon, 2025-06-16 17:26
Leader: 
Zack Baker
Telephone: 
5054125961
Date: 
Sat, 2025-07-12
Leader Email: 
zackbaker@gmail.com
Difficulty: 
Strenuous
Technicality: 
Beginner
Are dogs allowed?: 
Not allowed

The 17th Annual Rubber Ducky Float Trip

Join Zack for a Rio Grande floating adventure. We will start at 8am on Saturday July 12 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 up and down elevation gain of the Red Dot trail.

Ski Hill Potluck Dinner Hike

published by efmillsnm on Sun, 2025-07-06 14:00
Leader: 
Ellen Mills
Telephone: 
5056602345
Date: 
Fri, 2025-07-11
Leader Email: 
efmillsnm@gmail.com
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Beginner
Are dogs allowed?: 
Allowed

The next Ski Hill Hike is scheduled for Friday, July ll th.  We will meet at the ski hill parrking lot and start hiking up the service road at 5:00 PM. The hike is about a 900 ft. elevation gain. Afternoon monsoon weather patterns are happening now.  We will only hike if the wesather conditions are safe.  Look for an email from me by 4:30 PM if weather conditions are not safe for hiking. It is recommened that hilers carry raingear - just in case.  Also, it can be much cooler at the top so warmer clothing is also recommened.

Cruces Basin not-so-difficult backpack

published by Anonymous on Wed, 2025-06-04 11:12
Leader: 
Bill Priedhorsky
Telephone: 
(505) 412-0376
Date: 
Thu, 2025-07-10
Leader Email: 
bill@priedhorsky.net
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Beginner
Are dogs allowed?: 
Allowed

I would like to announce a two or three-night backpacking trip into Cruces Basin for July 10-13. While this is not a difficult backpack in terms of the difficulty of hike, participants should have some previous backpacking experience. Cruces Basin is pristine wilderness located west of San Antonio mountain near the New Mexico/ Colorado border. We’ve been a few times before, and it is well worth going back. This trip will be a mellow adventure with a short hike to our camp followed by hikes to explore the Basin.

Santa Clara Canyon Rim trail

published by Anonymous on Sun, 2025-06-22 20:34
Leader: 
Bill Priedhorsky
Telephone: 
(505) 412-0376
Date: 
Sat, 2025-07-05
Leader Email: 
bill@priedhorsky.net
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Beginner
Are dogs allowed?: 
Not allowed

Although Santa Clara Canyon is owned by the pueblo, sweeping views into it are accessible from the ridge to the north, in the Santa Fe National Forest. This is an out and back on the high trail, following hike #32 in the Salzmans' classic hiking guide. We drive up forest road 144 from Fairview, going about 27 miles past the trailhead for Chicoma peak, finally picking up a trail that runs just below the canyon rim, with views far below. If we hike to the end, the round trip is 9 miles, but we are unlikely to go that far.

2 night backpack over the 4th of July weekend

published by tpietrass on Mon, 2025-06-23 02:35
Leader: 
Tanja Pietrass
Telephone: 
5754187969
Date: 
Fri, 2025-07-04
Leader Email: 
tpietrass@gmail.com
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Intermediate
Are dogs allowed?: 
Not allowed

I had to reschedule the longer Wolf-Creek to Cumbres Pass trip, so I'm offering a shorter alternative - ca. 30 miles in the South San Juans. We'll do a loop on the South Fork/Rincon trails. The South Fork has downed trees that will slow us down a bit. Total it's about 30 miles. This will be a 2-night backpack.

Ski Hill Dinner Hike

published by efmillsnm on Sun, 2025-06-29 19:00
Leader: 
Ellen Mills
Telephone: 
5056602345
Date: 
Fri, 2025-07-04
Leader Email: 
efmillsnm@gmail.com
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Beginner
Are dogs allowed?: 
Allowed

The next hike is this coming Friday, July 4th!  We will meet at the ski hill parking lot and begin hiking up the road at 5:00 PM.  Plese bring your own plate, utensils, beverage, and a dish to share with fellow hikers.  This hike has an elevation gain of about 900 feet. Come prepared for inclement weather and/or coloer temperatures at the top.  The views are spectacular throughout the hike.

Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

Ellen Mills

505-660-2345

efmillsnm@gmail.com

RESCHEDULED see below - Backpack Wolf Creek Pass to Cumbres Pass

published by tpietrass on Wed, 2025-02-19 20:59
Leader: 
Tanja Pietrass
Telephone: 
575-418-7969
Date: 
Wed, 2025-07-02
Leader Email: 
tpietrass@gmail.com
Difficulty: 
Strenuous
Technicality: 
Intermediate
Are dogs allowed?: 
Not allowed

Rescheduled (dates TBD).

See new 2 night backpack trip announcement for 7/4 - 7/6/2025.

 

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