Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in Northern New Mexico: From Chaco Canyon to the High Peaks of the Sangre de Cristos

by Kai Huschke

Overview

High on the desert plateau, awash in the light that has inspired artists over the centuries, pathways into some of the most beautiful and mystical lands await.

This is your guide to more than 50 spectacular and sublime walks, hikes, and backpacking adventures accessing the Jemez and Sangre de Cristo mountains, contorted volcanic formations, and striated canyons.

Move across the expansive Valle Grande; pierce the clouds on Wheeler Peak; wade through a sea of wildflowers along subalpine lakes in the Pecos Wilderness; walk with the ancients as you explore ruins left by American Indian, Hispanic, and Anglo inhabitants in places like Chaco Canyon and Bandelier National Monument.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780881506808
Publisher:	Countryman Press, The
Publication date:	06/01/2007
Series:	Explorer's 50 Hikes
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	1,055,930
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Kai Huschke, the author of 50 Hikes in Washington and Washington's Wilderness Areas: The Complete Guide, has hiked, biked, climbed, fished, kayaked, and skied throughout the Western US for more than 15 years. An avid outdoorsman and member of American Trails, he lives in Potlatch, Idaho.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     13
Introduction     14
Santa Fe Area
Cabezon Peak     27
Ojito Wilderness     30
Tent Rocks     34
Santa Fe Baldy Loop     38
Nambe Lake     43
Atalaya Mountain     46
Truchas Peak (East)     49
Pecos Baldy Lake Loop     55
Apache Canyon to Glorieta Baldy     61
Glorieta Canyon     64
Pecos Ruins     68
Hamilton Mesa     72
Mora Flats to Hamilton Mesa Loop     76
Hermit Peak     80
Los Alamos Area
San Pedro Parks Loop     85
Ojitos Trail     90
McCauley Warm Springs to Jemez Falls     94
Box Canyon     99
Kitchen Mesa     102
Cerro Pedernal     106
Lower Canones Canyon     109
Valle Caldera     112
Cerro Grande     115
Bearhead Peak     118
Dome Wilderness     122
Bandelier Canyon Loop     126
Ruins Tour     131
Frijoles Falls     135
Window Rock     139
Taos Area
Cruces Basin Wilderness     144
San Antonio Mountain     147
Latir Loop     151
Placer Creek to Gold Hill Loop     157
Wheeler Peak     162
Lost Lake to Horseshoe Lake     166
Williams Lake     171
San Leonardo Lakes     175
Truchas Peak (West)     178
Trampas Lakes and Hidden Lake     182
Powderhouse Canyon     186
Clayton Camp     191
Serpent Lake     194
Rio de la Casa Lakes Loop     198
Clear Creek Canyon     203
Capulin Volcano     206
Farmington Area
Aztec Ruins     211
Bisti Badlands     215
De-na-zin Wilderness     218
Penasco Blanco     221
Pueblo Alto Loop     225
Resources     230
References     232
Index     233