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Kin Kletso - 4 members in 7 triplogs have rated this an average 3.5 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Apr 17 2022
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74 male
 Joined Feb 12 2002
 Gold Canyon, AZ
Kin KletsoNorthwest, NM
Kin Kletso
Northwest, NM
Hiking avatar Apr 17 2022
AZLOT69 • Triplogs 2,215
Hiking1.00 Miles 50 AEG
Hiking1.00 Miles
50 ft AEG
 no routes
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Wind settled down for a return trip to Chaco, never disappoints .
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Sep 01 2018
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41 male
 Joined Sep 13 2009
 Mesa, AZ
Chaco Culture National Historical Park TrailsNorthwest, NM
Chaco Culture National Historical Park Trails
Northwest, NM
Hiking avatar Sep 01 2018
jochal • Triplogs 604
Hiking12.40 Miles 600 AEG
Hiking12.40 Miles
600 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   10 linked trail guides
Pueblo Bonito
Petroglyph Trail
Chetro Ketl
Casa Rinconada
Pueblo del Arroyo
Pueblo Alto Loop
Kin Kletso
Hungo Pavi
Una Vida
Wijiji Trail
Partners none no partners
Day and a half in Chaco; showed up Saturday mid day and left Monday morning, staying in the campground.

Right after we got into the visitor center, we were greeted by a good thunderstorm. Very hard rain for half an hour and a solid 10 or so minutes of hail. It was very cool driving through the canyon with mud waterfalls coming down. Over the next couple of days, the wash had a pretty good flow going.

We spent most of the afternoon Saturday hitting the loop ruins, then Sunday morning we did the Pueblo Alto backcountry trail, finished up the loop ruins, then I rushed through Wijiji solo.

Would have liked to get the South Mesa trail, but will have to come back for it and Pensaco blanco. Also did not do overlook trail

Loved the canyon, had been wanting to come for a good long while.
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May 20 2018
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67 female
 Joined Nov 17 2008
 phoenix, az
Penasco Blanco TrailNorthwest, NM
Penasco Blanco Trail
Northwest, NM
Hiking avatar May 20 2018
trekkin_gecko • Triplogs 4,660
Hiking7.49 Miles 487 AEG
Hiking7.49 Miles   3 Hrs   34 Mns   2.28 mph
487 ft AEG      17 Mns Break
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1st trip
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Kin Kletso
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johnlp
john mentioned a visit to chaco canyon a few weeks ago
i'd never heard of it but sounded like there would be a lot to see
got to the visitor center around 1015 or so, driving from petrified forest
decided on doing the longest "backcountry" hike first, setting out around 1100
the trail starts down an old road, passing by kin kletso ruin
then a sandy singletrack leads to casa chiquita
we checked both of those out and soon came to the petroglyph trail, which parallels the main trail
lots of interesting stuff to see along here and fun to spot the glyphs
another mile of flat led to chaco wash, which we crossed and headed up to the famed supernova pictograph
an interesting ascent to the top of a mesa where penasco pueblo is located
explored this great house and took plenty of photos, which convey the scale of these ruins better than words
retraced our steps, but taking a more direct route across the wash
nice hike to a cool destination with plenty to see along the way

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May 20 2018
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68 male
 Joined Mar 16 2008
 chandler,az
Penasco Blanco TrailNorthwest, NM
Penasco Blanco Trail
Northwest, NM
Hiking avatar May 20 2018
johnlp • Triplogs 5,208
Hiking7.49 Miles 487 AEG
Hiking7.49 Miles   3 Hrs   34 Mns   2.28 mph
487 ft AEG      17 Mns Break
 no routes
1st trip
Linked   linked  
Kin Kletso
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trekkin_gecko
Longest hike in Chaco Canyon. Lots to see on the way to the Penasco Blanco ruins. Warm day but still very enjoyable.
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 Fauna
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
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Jun 28 2012
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 Routes 297
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49 male
 Joined Dec 30 2007
 Avondale,Az
Chaco Culture National Historical Park TrailsNorthwest, NM
Chaco Culture National Historical Park Trails
Northwest, NM
Hiking avatar Jun 28 2012
Stoic • Triplogs 552
Hiking11.00 Miles 750 AEG
Hiking11.00 Miles   8 Hrs      1.38 mph
750 ft AEG
 no routes
1st trip
Linked   10 linked trail guides
Hungo Pavi
Chetro Ketl
Petroglyph Trail
Pueblo Bonito
Pueblo Alto Loop
Kin Kletso
Pueblo del Arroyo
Casa Rinconada
South Mesa Loop
Una Vida
Partners none no partners
Day 3

Pueblo Pintado
Chaco National Park
Fajada Butte
Hungo Pavi
Chetro Ketl
Petroglyph Trail
Pueblo Bonito
Pueblo Alto Loop
Kin Kletso
Pueblo Del Arroyo/ Wetherell grave site
Casa Rinconada
South Mesa Loop Tsin Kletzin site
Chacoan Stairway
Una Vida


Last minute decision to come to Chaco. It was very hot, but worth the hike. SPF 100, worked well. I did burn my lips badly. They where swollen the next morning, and now blistered.. Lesson learned....
Sorry, i tried to narrow the pictures down. There is a lot. I started with over 400.
 Named place
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[ checklist ]  Fajada Butte
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Jun 20 2011
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 Guides 6
 Routes 6
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58 male
 Joined Apr 04 2002
 Flagstaff, AZ
Kin KletsoNorthwest, NM
Kin Kletso
Northwest, NM
Hiking avatar Jun 20 2011
squatpuke • Triplogs 186
Hiking0.50 Miles
Hiking0.50 Miles      15 Mns   2.00 mph
 no routes
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Viewed this Chacoan Great House as we did the wonderful Pueblo Alto Loop. Great views from the top of the mesa (beginning of loop).
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Jun 18 2011
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 Guides 71
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65 male
 Joined May 14 2003
 Ahwatukee, AZ
Chaco Culture National Historical Park TrailsNorthwest, NM
Chaco Culture National Historical Park Trails
Northwest, NM
Hiking avatar Jun 18 2011
Randal_Schulhauser • Triplogs 1,009
Hiking10.00 Miles
Hiking10.00 Miles
 no routes
Linked   13 linked trail guides
Pueblo del Arroyo
Pueblo Bonito
Pueblo Alto Loop
Petroglyph Trail
Penasco Blanco Trail
Pueblo Pintado
Una Vida
South Mesa Loop
Kin Bineola
Kin Klizhin
Kin Ya'a
Bisti / De-Na-Zin Wilderness
Kin Kletso
Partners partners
HAZ - Event
Mike Mattes
Paintninaz
PaleoRob
squatpuke
Trishness
Chaco/Bisti Wilderness Experience 2011

Chaco Culture National Historical Park Trails => http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=12079
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness => http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=1962

4 Days, 3 Nights - bliss!
313 images later (178 on Rebel XT, 135 on 7D)

Saturday June 18, 2011
-on the road from Mike Mattes' Chandler residence @ 7am
-Phoenix to Payson to Heber to Holbrook to Thoreau to Crown Point to Chaco via south entrance
-somehow arrive at Gallo Campground first, get sites 48 and 49 in the "tents-only" alcove. Campground less than half full at 2:30pm on Saturday afternoon. Estimate about 80% full come the end of the day.
-Trish (aka Trishness) and Tracy (aka Paintninaz) arrive and get site 40 since only 2 tents per site are allowed...
-Larry the Lost (aka squatpuke) arrives with daughter Rebecca (aka ???)
-time for our first trek, Chaco Canyon Overlook Trail that starts at the Gallo Campground entrance => http://www.explorenm.com/hikes/ChacoOverlook/
-whip up BBQ chicken drumsticks with corn-on-the-cob and S'mores to feed the masses. Rebecca wins the best comment; "Hey Dad, this is way better than some granola bars for dinner".
-Rob (aka PageRob) arrives at sundown
-too many choice beers to be "slumming it" with a Caguama
-Camp fire discussion eventually (inevitably?) gets around to "MAN CORN" => viewtopic.php?t=5356

Sunday June 19, 2011
-Chef Mike starts the day with our traditional Prickly Pear Vodka & Orange Juice before cooking the bacon and eggs over-easy.
-7 HAZ'ers pile into Rob's Explorer and Mike's Jeep for backcountry ride to our first Chacoan Outlier, Kin Klizhin => http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=15545
-carry on through the backcountry to the "sand trap" area => http://hikearizona.com/photo.php?ZIP=143366 that became a turnaround point for us last year.
-"sand trap", "smand trap"! No problem for Mike's 4WD Jeep and Rob's 4WD Explorer as we push through to Lake Valley Chapter House and up NM371 to CR7297 (turn off near mile marker 70 on NM371) and the Bisti Wilderness trail head
-I'm very surprised to see multiple vehicles at the TH. This is my 3rd trek into the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness and the first time I've ever seen another human!
-equipped with some Bisti tips from Letty and Laurent Martres' handbook "Photographing the Southwest", we start to walk up the South Hunter Wash noting the barbed wire fence on the north side
-when the barbed wire fence bends 90 degrees to the north, we angle ourselves in a northeast direction towards some fanciful coloured formations and into an area noted as "Stone Wings" on the Bisti Wilderness map
-we eventually make our way into the North Hunter Wash before finding a promising looking canyon with some shady walls to sit and have a lunch snack
-we continue our lasso loop back to the 90 degree bend in the barbed wire fence
-noting the crew is looking a little "spent", the "Cracked Eggs" area recommended by Letty will have to wait for a future adventure
-we head south along NM371 and the turnoff for Lake Valley Chapter House.
-a couple of miles south lies the turnoff for Kin Bineola => http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=15425
-by far my favorite Chacoan Greathouse Ruin and Chacoan Outlier!
-exploration of 3 southerly middens yields 6 inch pottery sherds and multiple handles
-a green collared lizard amuses us as it tries to protect it's midden territory
-after thorough exploration, on to Crown Point to pick up some ice and supplies
-back in cell phone coverage, some "Happy Father's Day" texts trickle in
-take advantage of the coverage to give my Dad a call
-a little south and east of Crown Point lies Kin Ya'a => http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=15536
-this is a lesser appreciated outlier, but still worthy of exploration for it's ample middens and Chacoan roads
-evening menu featuring BBQ steak, mushrooms, onions, sweet gherkin pickles, French bread, and our camp fire standby dessert, S'mores!
-wind kicks up even more followed by a rain storm forcing us to retreat to our tents (or vehicles for some) to call it a night.

Monday June 20, 2011
-Chef Mike starts the day again with our traditional Prickly Pear Vodka & Orange Juice before cooking up his famous chocolate chip pancakes.
-Trish and Tracy plan to trek the Penasco Blanco Trail to see the "Supernova" Pictograph => http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=1672
-for the remaining HAZ 5, our goal is the last remaining unexplored park trail, Pueblo Alto Loop => http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=1284
-through "the crack" and onto the mesa overlooks of Kin Kletso, Pueblo Bonito, and Chetro Ketl
-next up is the Jackson Staircase and the Chacoan Road that heads toward Escavada Wash => http://www.nps.gov/chcu/historyculture/ ... -roads.htm
-Pueblo Alto and New Alto ruins explored
-back at the TH, the first Cag's are consumed (remember that taste is proportional to thirst and we were VERY thirsty)
-mandatory exploration of "downtown Chaco"
-Pueblo del Arroyo => http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=1287
-Pueblo Bonito => http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=1281
-Petroglyph Trail => http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=1282
-Chetro Ketl => http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=1676
-interesting reverse drive by Rob to collect Larry, Rebecca, and Mike at the Pueblo Bonito parking lot
-back to the Gallo Campground for some R&R before tackling Wijiji Trail at sunset
-explore the Gallo Campground vandalized petroglyph panels =>
-evening Ranger Program with Park Rangers Joe Fleming and G.B. Cornicopia
-the Gallo Campground is filled, but the Park Rangers indicate that they are not turning anybody away
-I notice about 5 tents populating the area around the Campground Host Site
-evening meal featuring Rob's burritos and appetizers by Trish and Tracy

Tuesday June 21, 2011
-Solstice Day in Chaco
-Trish wakes me up ~4am (yikes!)
-Waiting at the Gallo Campground Host Site for shuttle van pick-up 4:45am (yikes again!)
-Arrive at Casa Rinconada about 5:15am => http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=1668
-We wait for the Laguna Pueblo tribe members to finish morning prayers at the Casa Rinconada before the masses are permitted to trek up to the site
-I'm stunned by the "cluelessness" of many of the visitors as they feel compelled to walk in front of the solstice alignment window and interupt the image being photographed and videoed by others
-I'll estimate the solstice observers to be about 3x the previous years' number
-a little "glitch" waiting for the promised shuttles back to Gallo Campground
-once back at the camp, Chef Mike has jumbo breakfast sausages and waffles ready for consumption
-break camp, say our good-byes and we hit the road
-side trip to El Morro => http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=1295

Photos to be posted when I get a chance...
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[ checklist ]  Cag Shot  Chaco Black-on-White
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