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| Hiking | 13.89 Miles |
4,220 AEG |
| | Hiking | 13.89 Miles | 5 Hrs 28 Mns | | 2.90 mph |
| 4,220 ft AEG | 41 Mns Break | 14 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | | A work trip brought me to Albuquerque, so a little extra time for a hike was in order...I hiked the La Luz trail up to the Sandia Crest, and then back down. Switchback overload, I lost count quickly as the trail kept turning back on itself. This is a nice trail, the first four miles are a nice smooth dirt track, and then it gets rocky after that, but nothing too crazy. There are some stretches where you have to traverse boulder fields that reminded me quite a bit of the Bomber wreckage on Mt. Humphries. There is oddly enough a gift shop/ snack bar up at the Crest (you can drive up there too, but that is pretty weak sauce), I found a few lightweight souvenirs to bring home to my girls. The wonderful cloud cover I had for most of the way up turned into rain and some nasty winds up top, I had to get out my emergency poncho to keep from getting completely soaked. Fun hike, glad to get some dinner and beer at Luca Pizzeria after I finished up. 25 miles in 2 hikes over four days, that is better than I did all last month. Love it when I have some extra time for the wilderness... |
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