Piedra Lisa Trail

We did South Piedra Lisa trail today to Rincon Ridge, about 2 miles up. This hike has splendid views on both sides of the trail, with Albuquerque to the west and impressive granite formations to the east. As you can see from the picture above, it was snowing as we set out.

By the time we reached Rincon Ridge, the snowcloud had lifted just enough above the horizon to show bright sunny views to the north.

One of the many impressive granite formations, the Shield (I think).

City views on the way back.

La Luz Trail - October 24, 2009

We decided it was time to do one of our yearly pelgrimages... La Luz Trail, 7.5 miles one way, 3210 feet elevation. You can see the radio towers at the top. Our goal was the Upper Tramway Terminal to the south of the towers. It was a gorgeous fall day with a kaleidoscope of colors... There were 3 of us on this hike; we invited our friend Mark to join us on this outing.

View from Chimney Canyon with Aspen in full fall color...

Surprise, surprise! We started to notice patches of snow past the 5-mile mark and soon we were plowing through soft snow (no ice!) just about all the way to the top.

We did it!