Past Trips

We are saddened by the passing of Mountaineer Jan Studebaker. A service of memorial and celebration of life will be held at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, 1738 Sage Loop, at 2 PM Monday August 8, followed by a reception in the church Fellowship Hall and patio. We hope to see you in person, but if you cannot be there in Los Alamos, please contact Bill to obtain the link to the private Youtube channel, where the service will be live streamed. Masks will be required inside the church, and the church requests that all visitors be vaccinated.

A hike/bike at the Tenth Mountain Hut Division – Uncle Bud’s Hut is planned for July 17-21.  Uncle Bud's Hut is located just a few miles east of the Continental Divide at 11,380' in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado, nearest town is the city of Leadville. This trip is limited to 12 participants.  No dogs are allowed at or near the huts.

The trip is a mountain/gravel bike or hike on the dirt road traversing the 20,000 acre Edward Sargent Wildlife Area in Chama, NM (2 hour drive from Los Alamos).  The ride is a 15 mile round trip (500 feet elevation over 7.5 mile) on mostly packed dirt with a couple of mildly bumpy rocky sections, approximately 3 hour ride.  An elk calving closure is in effect at Sargent so bikers and hikers must stay on the main road.

Once more returning to the canyon country, our spring 2022 trip will be based in the Grand Staircase/Escalante National Monument, near the confluence of Sand Creek and its Willow Patch tributary. We will reach our camp by hiking down from McMath point, south of Boulder, Utah. We will explore the oases, slick rock, domes, and huge views of the canyon country. The outing is fairly physical, with several hours of hiking every day, with a comfortable base camp to return to every evening. The route to camp might be just a few miles, but the route is over rugged, trailless country.