September 25, 2021 A couple weeks after returning from my first solo camping trip, I needed to get out for another hike. I decided to try a different trail that leaves from the same trailhead as the famed Cedro Creek Nature Trail. Enter the Otero Canyon to Blue Ribbon Trail
August 15, 2021 I’m a glutton for punishment, I guess. After Friday’s outing to Bandelier National Monument, followed by a morning-long outing to the ABQ BioPark and Old Town, I decided to push my aching legs on a near-6 mile hike.
July 4, 2021 For the second holiday in a row (after Father’s Day), I decided to take a Sunday morning hike. I woke up early, pulled up AllTrails and looked for something where I could stretch my personal bests a little bit. While I did set personal bests in distance, elevation gain and time on […]
Less than a mile off of the Tijeras exit from Interstate 40, within a community known as Canyon Estates, is a trailhead that will eventually lead you over the ridge of Sandia Crest. Half a mile from that trailhead lies Travertine Falls.
April 22, 2021 I took a quick hike with Ash this afternoon after work on the Cedro Creek Nature Trail. This was my third time hiking this trail, first without Brandy. Without Brandy, I was able to extend myself to the end of the trail, my first time doing so. All told, I made the […]
April 5, 2021 Brandy and I drove back up to the Cedro Creek Nature Trail for a Sunday hike. As we had done this trail already in the past, we went straight to the trailhead, instead of wandering for 20 minutes looking for it.
March 20, 2021 Brandy and I took a drive up to Tijeras this morning for a quick hike along the Cedro Creek Nature Trail.