From leader Larry Hughes,
May 20, 2019
Near perfect weather greeted a prime group of eleven hikers, as they started off from the Dome trailhead about 9:00 am, on their way to the Painted Cave in Capulin Canyon. After steadily hiking downward for about 3.5 miles, we reached the canyon floor near the remains of an old Park Service log cabin. Another 3 or so miles of hiking downstream led us to the Painted Cave nestled in the canyon wall. After a leisurely lunch at the cave we headed back up stream. By 3:00 pm, we were back at the burned ...
From leader Larry Hughes
October 28,2017
By 11:30, our group of 9 was on the summit of Santa Fe Baldy. The relatively mild temperatures and light winds made it possible for us to enjoy a relaxed lunch on top. It was the first time on the summit for CK, Hans and John, and a “quasi-first” time for Mark who hadn’t been on Baldy for 25 years or so.
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10/14/2017
From leader Aku
Five hikers had a PERFECT day on Saturday for a hike from the Ancho Rapids trailhead to Lower Frijoles Falls in Bandelier, and back. After a brief side visit to Ancho Rapids, they hiked through White Rock Canyon, enjoying both the exceptional scenery and the considerable challenge of getting to the falls. In the last few years, the route along the bank of the Rio Grande has become much more overgrown and impeded by deadfall through lack of use. Everyone enthusiastically accepted the challenges of the route and worked together to create a wonderful outing.
All photos copyright by Gustavo Seluja.
10/8/2017
From leader Aku:
The weather stabilized beautifully for Sunday’s Sierra Club Frijoles Canyon loop hike, providing a perfect fall outing for Larry, Heidy, Bojan, and Aku in Bandelier. Box elders and many other lower elevation, deciduous trees and shrubs were showing lots of fall color, and we had almost the entire route to ourselves. It was also an ideal opportunity to experience the spectacularly well-done clearing and “remodeling” of both the Frijoles Rim Trail and the Frijoles Canyon Trail. Volunteers are the ones we can thank for keeping all of our spectacular hiking trails in good condition throughout New Mexico’s national forests and monuments. Thank you ALL volunteers for the outdoors!
Sign-up is by contact with leader (phone, or email if shown). To go you’ll need to sign a waiver that leader will provide. Dogs only allowed as noted.
Trips are normally free (pay when carpooling) and open to non-members, although we do like it if you join the Club to increase our local and national clout.
Please RSVP the leader unless otherwise stated. Updates on some outings may be available on the Santa Fe Outings Meetup page.
October outings
Sunday, October 1: Borego Trail. Easy/moderate starting on the Borego trail, then off-trail to a Santa Fe Baldy viewpoint, 5 miles, 1,000 feet elevation gain.
Leader: Alan Shapiro, nm5s@yahoo.com, 505-424-9242
Location: Santa Fe area
Thursday, October 5: Alpine meadows. (Thursday recurring hike) Moderate. Ascent to the Alpine ...
