Category Archives: Hiking

All the R’s fell into place

Our several day storm blew off to points east this morning but low clouds hung over the summit of the mountain until late in the afternoon.  At times like these I was grateful for the tram cam that let me … Continue reading

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White to Night – Fresh Power on the Summit , January 23, 2015

click on images for enlargements Late Thursday afternoon as the last vestiges of the latest snow were clearing the area I thought about riding the tram up to the summit to get some photos in the late afternoon sun.  The … Continue reading

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Summit hike, January 10, 2010

If it’s Saturday and I’m in Albuquerque you will frequently find me on the mountain.  It’s a routine and I’m pretty stuck on it.  But this Saturday when I woke and saw the blanket of cloud covering the mountain I … Continue reading

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The Golden Hour in the Land of Enchantment

Most photographers know about the golden hour, that period of time just after sunrise or just before sunset when the light is long and colors are magical.  In the Land of Enchantment however, our golden hour is often cut a … Continue reading

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You had to be there

Click on images for larger photos. I suspected that Sunday would be one of those days, and it turned out that it was.  There was no way that anyone could get the images and experience the day like I did … Continue reading

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Finally, Wildflower project phase 1 is finished.

Back in December when we were in Phoenix for the week of Christmas I began working in earnest on a project to redesign significant parts of this web site.  The core problem I was having had to do with the … Continue reading

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La Luz Hike, April 13, 2013

Ok, I know it’s a bit late for putting out trail information that is of use to someone, but sometimes I’m just not in the mood to write after I climb the mountain and then go knock off a half … Continue reading

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LaLuz Hike, March 16, 2013

Two weeks ago I hoofed on over to the three gun trail because I wanted to hike, but I also wanted nothing to do with snow.  After a most brutal New Years Day hike up the La Luz,  I pretty … Continue reading

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The High Country, Two weeks later 10.6 and 10.7 2012

After a long week of bouncing between Omaha and Phoenix, I was able to hit the trails again on Saturday and Sunday.  At this time of year most of the photo opportunities on the lower mountain are long gone, as … Continue reading

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Fall comes to the high country – 9/22/2012

I’ve got a bit of updating to do now that we are back from hiking in Europe.  However, first chance I got I headed on up to do the summit this Saturday.  Granted, it took me quite a while to … Continue reading

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