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| no partners | | After the Pueblo Loop in Bandelier, I headed for the town of Abiquiu and Abiquiu Lake. I was going to visit a Lavender Farm, but it turned out they were closed on Sundays, so off to explore the Lake.
Abiquiu Lake is the highest elevation reservoir in the Army Corps of Engineers New Mexico system. Built for flood control on the Rio Chama River, it's a nice recreation area as well. There are a few hikes in the Recreation area itself and quite a few more hikes in the general area. I didn't have a lot of time, I had a 2 hour drive ahead of me for my overnight at Cochiti Lake, but I did do about a mile on the Pinon Trail (part of the Lake Vista Trail system) and also did their short Overlook Interpretive Trail. Really sweet views of the lake and surrounding country.
After that, I drove down the Dam to the Rio Chama Recreation Area and took a small break at the day use area there. Nice river. I know they do commercial floats on this river somewhere in this area as well and there were several fishermen working the river when I was there.
Went back towards the town and found another nice spot for views of the river as well. Then it was time to go and head to Cochiti Lake to camp before some nice hikes the next morning. I will say that I wanted a bit of solitude, so I picked the campground on the northeast side of the lake (Tetilla Peak) and pretty much regretted it. I had solitude, but no water, no restroom and even though you would call the road in paved, it was antique pavement and I would need a front end alignment when I got back home. Just insane potholes. The Army Corp of Engineers had a nice place at Abiquiu Lake but pretty much failed at Tetilla Peak. Full Hookups w/showers turned into no water, and restrooms completely locked up as a result. Honestly with Cochiti Lake, they didn't have much scenery to sell either.  But, spending the night here, meant I didn't have to drive far for the next day. |
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