Our winter adventuring has recently taken us to local, nearby areas. A popular site is the San Ysidro Anticline of the Ojito Wilderness near the small village of San Ysidro. Folks come here for biking and hiking. The north end of the Anticline gets somewhat less attention, however, but holds some of the most interesting […]
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Our January was incredibly cold this year, but February has been wonderfully spring-like. We had some serious cabin fever, and really needed to get out, despite Riki still getting over a cold. Heading south in New Mexico seemed like a great idea. Kelly’s thoughts… I knew about a remote canyon southwest of Socorro, in the
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In the remote northwest corner of New Mexico at the end of a rough county road is a rarely-visited national park, Chaco Culture National Historic Park. The ruins in the area represent an amazing period of Ancient Pueblo culture. Kelly’s thoughts… Although we have explored much of the region around the park, we’ve not visited
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Kelly’s thoughts… It’s been quite some time since we blogged. The last few months have been busy, and we’ve gotten well behind. We will try to catch up soon, since we did have things we wish to document. But for now, we want to report on our adventure to the De-Na-Zin Wilderness. The Bisti Badlands
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The Cerro Pedernal is among the most iconic images in northern New Mexico. It dominates the southern skyline of the Abiquiu Reservoir and Ghost Ranch areas. Climbing Pedernal is a bit of challenge, but we decided to tackle it anyway. Kelly’s thoughts… Cerro Pedernal is easily visible from throughout the basin to the north, but
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The road home was through familiar country, but we always see something new. This time it was dinosaur tracks frozen in the stone at 9300 feet elevation in the Colorado Mountains. Kelly’s thoughts… We arose early to make the long drive south to Montrose and back to Mom’s place and Keith and Lori’s house. It
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What a fabulous treat it was to have four of our five kiddos under the same roof for two nights in a row! We arranged for Spencer and Victoria to fly down on Wednesday for a few days, and I was grateful that they were able to arrange their schedules for the visit. All the
It was our pleasure to spend the last week in southwestern Colorado splitting our days between outdoor adventures and time with family. Friday’s drive up from Sandia was a bit too damp for us to enjoy our scheduled hike near Ouray, so we instead enjoyed more time with Edith (Mom) in the evening. Saturday morning
Riki’s thoughts… Last weekend, we had a friend come visit for the weekend, Mark Miller. Mark’s family and Kelly’s family have been adventuring together for Mark’s and Kelly’s earliest years. It was my pleasure to get to know Mark in high school and to face our freshman year at Colorado State University together. Reconnecting with
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Along a trail in the Pecos watershed is a small stream that partially disappears into caves in the cliffs. It’s a truly unique and beautiful place, and the hike to get there passes through a fantastic canyon with aspen and ponderosa and an abundance of wildflowers and butterflies. Riki’s thoughts… I had a bit of
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