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Enchanted Forest X-C Ski Day

published by dewart on Sat, 2013-11-02 09:12
Leader: 
Jean Dewart
Date: 
Sat, 2013-12-07
Difficulty: 
Easy
Technicality: 
Beginner

Have you wanted to try cross country (X-C) skiing?  Let's go up to the Enchanted Forest X-C Ski Area, just west of Red River, NM, for an introduction to X-C.  Enchanted Forest has rental gear and lessons, as well as miles of groomed trails.  http://enchantedforestxc.com/
 
Enchanted Forest offers a package for rentals, lessons, and trail pass for $45.  
 
The trip is also suitable for folks who want to get out and ski - a trail pass is $18.
 

Pilar to Rio Grande Gorge bridge mountain bike ride

published by dewart on Sat, 2013-10-19 08:27
Leader: 
Jean dewart
Date: 
Sun, 2013-11-03
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Beginner

Let's do the out/back mountain bike ride, along the Rio Grande gorge.   Start above the Taos Junction bridge, near Pilar, NM.  Bike ride is on a dirt road, along the rim of the gorge.  Some sand on the road.  Very nice views of the gorge and of the Sangres.  It is 8-9 miles to the Rio Grande Gorge bridge - return to cars for a total ride length of 16-18 miles.
Each rider will need a spare tube, patch kit, pump, water, and lunch.  (a fair number of goat heads on this ride).

SWNordic Fence Hang

published by admin on Thu, 2013-10-31 17:58
Leader: 
Clay Moseley
Date: 
Sat, 2013-11-02

The annual "hanging of the fence" up at the cross country ski trails, this weekend (November 2-3 at 10am), and possibly another November 16-17.  Since the fire, we have a lot more area to cover and with a few more hands, the project goes exponentially faster.

We will have a couple of folks leading/directing the work from the end of the Ski Pajarito parking lot.  The plan is to meet at 10:00 AM, pick up some zip ties and go up that first little hill to where the fencing is to be hung.

 

Wilderness Navigation

published by dewart on Thu, 2013-09-19 05:55
Leader: 
Ross Lemons
Date: 
Sat, 2013-10-26
Difficulty: 
Easy
Technicality: 
Beginner

Los Alamos Mountaineers is offering a 1-day short-course on Wilderness Navigation to Club Members on Saturday, October 26, 2013.  The course will emphasize navigation with a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, but will also cover the use of USGS topographic maps and compass navigation.  The short-course will include classroom instruction by Ross Lemons and practical exercises in navigating with a GPS and with a map and compass.
 

Cortez Mountain Biking

published by dewart on Tue, 2013-10-22 06:41
Leader: 
Annette Weyrauch
Date: 
Fri, 2013-10-25
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Moderate

The weather is nice so why not go to Cortez, CO to bicycle/hike.

I am thinking to leave Friday(10/25/13 ) after work, drive to Cortez stay there overnight at a hotel then ride Phil's World on Saturday.

On Sunday either go to Farmington or Durango and ride there some more, we can decide as a group what people are interested in. The rides are for advanced beginners or intermediate ride with easier sections and some technical parts.

For the hikers there are enough hikes to choose from high desert to forested trails and Mesa Verde.

Llama trip to Fish Creek October 9-14

published by bill on Sat, 2013-03-30 16:26
Leader: 
Bill Priedhorsky
Date: 
Wed, 2013-10-09
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Moderate

This trip is a go and there are 1-2 slots remaining. This trip is one day shorter than originally advertised, leaving Los Alamos on October 9th rather than the 8th.

Trampas lakes and Truchas ridge

published by vuyisich on Sat, 2013-09-21 13:22
Leader: 
Momo Vuyisich
Date: 
Sat, 2013-10-05
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Moderate

Let's enjoy fall colors and beautiful New Mexico mountain scenery on this two day backpacking trip near our home. This weekend is supposed to provide peak fall colors in the mountains.
The plan:
- Leave Los Alamos at 7AM on Saturday, October 5, and arrive at the trailhead around 8:30.
- Hike 6 miles (2,500 vertical feet) to Trampas lakes and set up camp around lunch time.

Rappel Pajarito Gorge

published by dancrev on Thu, 2013-09-26 09:41
Leader: 
Dan Creveling
Date: 
Sun, 2013-09-29
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Moderate

With all of the rain lately, our local canyoneering spots have likely changed a bit. I'd like to go down Pajarito Gorge in White Rock to check out what is new (like the large tree branch in the first pothole). We will start at 9am and I expect we will be back at the parking area around noon-1pm (depends on the number of people). If there is time and interest, we can head over to Potrillo Canyon when we are finished in Pajarito. Potrillo may have some new anchor building challenges at the second and third rappels.
 

LIFT ASSISTED HIKE into the Valles Caldera Preserve

published by bill on Tue, 2013-08-20 20:50
Leader: 
Patti Walls
Date: 
Sat, 2013-09-28
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Beginner

This will be a fun day hike starting at the bottom of the Aspen lift and continuing down the back of Pajarito Mountain. We will traverse the edge of the valley floor along the base of Cerro Grande and then hike one mile up the Valle Grande trail to the cars on Hwy. 4. From there we will shuttle back to Ullrfest and enjoy the music and beer.
When: September 28, 2013
Meeting point: Bottom of Aspen lift
Time: 10 am
Cost: $15. $5 for a lift pass (or free with your ski pass) $10 for the Preserve.

La Luz Trail hike

published by dewart on Sun, 2013-09-15 21:37
Leader: 
Jean Dewart
Date: 
Sat, 2013-09-28
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Moderate

Let's hike up to the top of the Sandia Mountains via La Luz trail (note - change of date to Saturday).  Begin hike at base of tram.  Hike 2 miles to the north along the base of the mountains to La Luz trail.  Hike up La Luz trail to the Crest and then over to the top of the tram.  Return to parking lot via tram ($12 per person).  Total distance = 9 miles.  Elevation gain =4200 ft.  The hike will take about 6 hours.  We will meet in Los Alamos at 6:45 am to carpool.  Email jdewart@q.com to sign up.  We'll work out car pool arrangements with participants.

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