The trail climbed to the top of Mesa Portales with amazing views and then we cruised downhill all the way to highway 550.  Caroline, Pat and I did the 5 mile road walk into Cuba…Continue Reading

We took a zero in Cuba to wait out the incessant rain/snow.  We washed our clothes at the Laundromat and they tried to steal Pat’s clothes. He left them in the dryer while we got…Continue Reading

We waited until noon for the rain to stop, but while walking out of Cuba it started up again. We ducked into the McDonald’s to let the worst pass and ate some lunch. We continued…Continue Reading

It’s been an exhausting day.  We started at the Los Pinos trailhead 9 miles outside Cuba.  There was 4 inches of snow on the ground.  We ascended 2000 feet to San Pedro parks at 10,000…Continue Reading

We were hiking by 7:30 on a very nice trail with a couple of serious climbs onto a mesa.  We played hopscotch with Caroline, Raps, Open, and some other hikers I don’t know. The wind…Continue Reading

The first 8 or so miles were on a gravel road which followed the Rio Chama for a ways before turning away into the desert and ascending a gentle plain. I managed to miss a…Continue Reading