Overnight backpacking near Red River: Columbine trail
This is an overnight backpack out and back via Columbine Canyon.
We will leave Los Alamos around 8am On Saturday. It is about 2 hour drive on pavement. Starting at Columbine campground trailhead, we will hike up the steep trail for 5 miles with about 2000 feet gain. The trail follows the beautiful Columbine Creek. After setting up camp, we may have time to look for mushrooms nearby.
published by evan_felicia on Tue, 2022-08-09 18:27
Leader:
Evan Rose
Telephone:
505-695-8945
Date:
Sat, 2022-08-13
Leader Email:
evan_rose@msn.com
Difficulty:
Easy
Technicality:
Beginner
Are dogs allowed?:
Allowed
Guaje Mountain is a 4-1/2 mile hike with 1000 foot elevation gain. Drive down Rendija Road to the Pajarito Trailhead, which is 1/4 mile west of the Sportsmen's Club. We will meet at 9AM on Saturday, August 13. Bring your water bottle, sun protection, raingear and something to eat. Expect a 3 hour hike with 20% chance of rain and 79F high temperature for the day.
The upper Conejos offers access to the South San Juan wilderness via several trails on the west side of the Conejos, as well as the several trails upstream of Platoro Reservoir, such as the 3 Forks trail. One can explore the high country and high lakes, and as well hike along the Conejos itself. Fly fishing is a possibility – trip leader Bill might be able to share the river with a would-be angler or two. We will establish a base at the Conejos Lake Fork Ranch, which offers rustic cabins high up along the Conejos valley.
While we continue to work on details, we have settled on a date, time, and location for the memorial for Mountaineer Jan Studebaker:
Monday, August 8, 2022
2:00 PM service with reception to follow
Unitarian Church of Los Alamos
Although we hope to organize a streaming option, please attend in person if you can. And we would appreciate your memories and photos as we prepare the service - please send them to me.
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.
Join Zack Baker with PEEC and the Los Alamos Mountaineers for this beautiful hike in the Sangre de Christo Mountains. Participants will meet at Santa Fe Ski Basin/Winsor Trailhead parking area at 8 AM. Expected return to the trailhead is 3 PM.
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.
published by sylvie.adam01 on Tue, 2022-05-31 19:30
Leader:
Sylvie Adam
Telephone:
206-280-4541
Date:
Sat, 2022-06-04
Leader Email:
sylvieadam01@gmail.com
Difficulty:
Moderate
Technicality:
Beginner
Are dogs allowed?:
Not allowed
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.
With Bandelier opening some of their trails on Friday, I propose an outing. There are a limited number of trails open, but let's do what we can. We will meet at Juniper campground at 9:00 AM. From there, our hike takes us 1.5 miles down the Frey trail to headquarters, with a 500 foot drop, then 1.5 miles downstream (with another 400 foot drop) to the upper falls, where the trail ends since it washed out years ago. We will then backtrack to headquarters and lunch there - I think there is a cafe where one can buy lunch (but I am not sure), or bring your own.
