by Paty | Oct 8, 2025 | Santa Fe to Taos, Southwest US, Trail Journals
uesday, October 7, 2025 Start: Rio Chiquito / Drake Canyon entrance (mile 116.2) End: Taos Plaza (mile 130.4) Distance hiked: 14.2 miles Gain/loss: 5,218 vertical feet Detours: I missed the Ojitos Cut-off trail (added 0.3 miles)...
by Paty | Oct 7, 2025 | Santa Fe to Taos, Southwest US, Trail Journals
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 Start: Rio Grande del Rancho (mile 95.1) End: Rio Chiquito / Drake Canyon entrance (mile 116.2) Distance hiked: 21.1 miles Gain/loss: 7,541 vertical feet Detours: Omitted out-and-back to Bernadin Lake...
by Paty | Oct 6, 2025 | Santa Fe to Taos, Southwest US, Trail Journals
Monday, October 6, 2025 Start: Agua Piedra Creek (mile 77.4) End: Rio Grande del Rancho (mile 95.1) Distance hiked: 17.7 miles Gain/loss: 6,808 vertical feet Detours: Trail 8 Cut-off near Gallegos Park (-1.4 miles) After...
by Paty | Oct 5, 2025 | Santa Fe to Taos, Southwest US, Trail Journals
Sunday, October 5, 2025 Start: Truchas Lake (mile 55) End: Agua Piedra Creek (mile 77.4) Distance hiked: 22.3 miles Gain/loss: 12,168 vertical feet Detours: Santa Barbara Divide Cut-off (-1.5 miles) Day 4 of my SF2T...
by Paty | Oct 4, 2025 | New Mexico High Points, Southwest US
New Mexico County HP: #4 & #5 Summit Elevation: 13,108 feet Mountain Range: Sangre de Cristo Mountains Ancestral Lands: Lipan Apache, Ute, Pueblo PLANNING DETAILS Location: Truchas Peak is New Mexico’s second-tallest...
by Paty | Oct 4, 2025 | Santa Fe to Taos, Southwest US, Trail Journals
Saturday, October 4, 2025 Start: Meadow near Panchuela Creek (mile 38.4) End: Truchas Lake (mile 55) Distance hiked: 16.7 miles Gain/loss: 8,883 vertical feet Detours: 3.1-mile detour up Truchas Peak Day 3 began with the...
by Paty | Oct 3, 2025 | New Mexico High Points, Southwest US
New Mexico County HP: #3 Summit Elevation: 12,634 feet Mountain Range: Sangre de Cristo Mountains Ancestral Lands: Ute, Pueblo PLANNING DETAILS Location: Santa Fe Baldy is located in the Pecos Wilderness, approximately 20 miles...
by Paty | Oct 3, 2025 | Santa Fe to Taos, Southwest US, Trail Journals
Friday, October 3, 2025 Start: Santa Fe Ski Basin/Winsor TH (mile 19) End: Meadow near Panchuela Creek (mile 38.4) Distance hiked: 19.4 miles Gain/loss: 11,018 vertical feet Detours: 2.2-mile detour up Santa Fe Baldy Day 2 of the...
by Paty | Oct 2, 2025 | Santa Fe to Taos, Southwest US, Trail Journals
Thursday, October 2, 2025 Start: Santa Fe Plaza (mile 0) End: Campsite near Santa Fe Ski Basin (mile 19) Distance hiked: 19 miles Daily gain/loss: 7,447 vertical feet Detours: none Day 1 of the hike took me from Santa Fe Plaza up to the Santa Fe Ski Basin. I started...
by Paty | Sep 23, 2025 | Hiking, New Mexico High Points, Southwest US
*Last updated on October 23, 2025 Below is a table summarizing each of the county high points in New Mexico that I’ve visited (in the order of their completion). If you click on the high point’s name, you’ll get my trip report for that county. At the bottom of this...
