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Lost Trail Drainage North - 1 member in 13 triplogs has rated this an average 4 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Oct 09 2016
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75 male
 Joined Nov 05 2008
 Cloudcroft, NM
Lost Trail Drainage NorthSoutheast, NM
Lost Trail Drainage North
Southeast, NM
Canyoneering avatar Oct 09 2016
imike • Triplogs 2,467
Canyoneering4.50 Miles 700 AEG
Canyoneering4.50 Miles
700 ft AEG
Canyon Hiking - Non-technical; no rope; easy scrambling; occasional hand use
 no routes
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Again, Paula the only hiker to show for this Beginner loop! Guess our Beginner Series is just not a go for this Fall! I enjoyed the extra little bit scored from riding bike to/from the hike... we hiked around to the Indian Wells.
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Nov 15 2015
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75 male
 Joined Nov 05 2008
 Cloudcroft, NM
Lost Trail Drainage NorthSoutheast, NM
Lost Trail Drainage North
Southeast, NM
Canyoneering avatar Nov 15 2015
imike • Triplogs 2,467
Canyoneering3.80 Miles 400 AEG
Canyoneering3.80 Miles
400 ft AEG
Canyon Hiking - Non-technical; no rope; easy scrambling; occasional hand use
 no routes
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Beginner's loop... rain did not scare everyone away... nice to see. 7 hikers out to enjoy this easy loop.
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Jan 17 2015
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75 male
 Joined Nov 05 2008
 Cloudcroft, NM
Ortega CanyonSoutheast, NM
Ortega Canyon
Southeast, NM
Canyoneering avatar Jan 17 2015
imike • Triplogs 2,467
Canyoneering6.30 Miles 1,500 AEG
Canyoneering6.30 Miles
1,500 ft AEG
Canyon Hiking - Non-technical; no rope; easy scrambling; occasional hand use
 no routes
Linked   linked  
Pipeline Road - Alamogordo
Lost Trail Drainage North
Ortega Ridge
Ortega Canyon South
Ortega South - Jim's Cut
Partners none no partners
Fourth month of the progressive canyon series was less progressive yet still very appreciated. last minute changes yielded seven hikers for this bit of up down/in out... and the shorter day seemed well enjoyed by everyone. Lisa will hopefully come again... and next time bring along more than a pint of water in a waist pack with no food! I gave her three qts of energy drink to carry her day; she did great! I was in the final stages (I hope!) of my first head cold since 1994... a bit dingy with the low grade fever... but it was a much easier day... on mileage and elevation... and no demanding climbs.

A good day.

Next month... back to harder!
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Jul 16 2014
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75 male
 Joined Nov 05 2008
 Cloudcroft, NM
Lost Trail Drainage NorthSoutheast, NM
Lost Trail Drainage North
Southeast, NM
Canyoneering avatar Jul 16 2014
imike • Triplogs 2,467
Canyoneering14.60 Miles 5,000 AEG
Canyoneering14.60 Miles
5,000 ft AEG
Canyon Hiking - Non-technical; no rope; easy scrambling; occasional hand use
A - Dry or little water; shallow or avoidable water; no wet/dry suit
 no routes
Linked   linked  
Mineral Springs Trail and then Some
Ortega/Dry Canyon Traverse
Dry Canyon Trail #5574
Lost Trail Canyon North North Spur
Mineral Springs Single Track
Partners none no partners
Muggy... just not nice heavy humidity!

I drove to the trailhead early, then decided to move over to something a bit easier and hopefully more interesting. I headed out n light rain wearing a parka, but immediately had to strip that off... just too oppressive in the dead air. Fortunately, the rain passed. Unfortunately, the dead air held on.

I walked up to the Indian Wells, then decided to head up Lost Trail Canyon North, with the intent of checking out the North Spur. It had been years since I'd drifted up this cut. I'd never hiked the Spur.

Very good choice; it was all good. The rock sculpturing was exceptional. The terminal dryfall included a nice staircase of rock to skirt the blockage on the right. The upper canyon held good, eventually giving way to the ridge that directly accessed the upper portion of Mineral Springs Trail.

Later in the day I paid closer attention to the mountain biker's single track route below the Springs. I discovered a number of new sections; effectively, it provides an alternative to the sucky jeep road that is the official trail. Great find!

So... I did not score the needed 8,000' AEg to stay on track for the month. I did manage to not just turn around and go home in response to the depressing weather. I scored some great hours out and about.

Sun finally came out... light breeze teased the edges of comfort now and then.

I be happy. :)
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Apr 30 2014
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75 male
 Joined Nov 05 2008
 Cloudcroft, NM
Mineral Springs Canyon NorthSoutheast, NM
Mineral Springs Canyon North
Southeast, NM
Canyoneering avatar Apr 30 2014
imike • Triplogs 2,467
Canyoneering5.00 Miles 1,000 AEG
Canyoneering5.00 Miles   5 Hrs      1.00 mph
1,000 ft AEG
Canyon Hiking - Non-technical; no rope; easy scrambling; occasional hand use
A - Dry or little water; shallow or avoidable water; no wet/dry suit
 no routes
Linked   linked  
Pipeline Road - Alamogordo
Lost Trail Canyon: South Fork
Lost Trail Drainage North
Mineral Springs Trail #5579
Dark Mesa Spur Trail
Partners none no partners
Linking up the loop I walked today made me realize I need to add in a couple more descriptions to cover some of the route.

Well... glitched my right knee.

Thought I could walk it out, but no... so, I can hike, at less than one mile per hour, unless it involves any uphill; then I slow down.

Guess the next week will prove interesting. Oddly enough, just yesterday I plugged a couple of mountain biking days each week into the Meetup.com Calendar of events. Migt need to add a few more?

Seven progressive months without a hitch... then... boom.

Interesting.

Not the 7,000' AEG day I had in mind! :(
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Mar 09 2014
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75 male
 Joined Nov 05 2008
 Cloudcroft, NM
A Trail #119Southeast, NM
A Trail #119
Southeast, NM
Hiking avatar Mar 09 2014
imike • Triplogs 2,467
Hiking13.60 Miles 4,780 AEG
Hiking13.60 Miles
4,780 ft AEG
 no routes
Linked   6 linked trail guides
A Canyon South - Terri's Cut
Pipeline Road - Alamogordo
Lost Trail Drainage North
Marble Canyon - North
Alamo Marble Quarry
Quarry Canyon
Partners partners
tarryon
Not an early start, and switch to DST did not help with that. I felt beat up from the prior day... low energy... but I made it up the trail and even managed to do some trail grooming. I also cut the new trail route over into Terri's Cut.

The first planned Meetup group showed up and Kim hiked them up to the Caves and Lair for fun. (Five Hikers).

15 Hikers showed up for the 2pm outing! We wandered up Lost Trail to the Indian Wells. I had to cut away a bit early to run back down and out to make the 4pm final hike. Just Three hikers but a fun loop: Quarry to Marble Bluffs, the old Gold Mine and down the "A"... for good measure showed them the new trail route into "A" Canyon, South... Terri's Cut. Mixed opinions as to whether or not it was as easy as I think it is...

So... long day. Not great AEG... I'll be playing catchup this week!
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Feb 26 2014
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75 male
 Joined Nov 05 2008
 Cloudcroft, NM
Lost Trail - Lincoln NFSoutheast, NM
Lost Trail - Lincoln NF
Southeast, NM
Hiking avatar Feb 26 2014
imike • Triplogs 2,467
Hiking19.70 Miles 6,700 AEG
Hiking19.70 Miles
6,700 ft AEG
 no routes
Linked   10 linked trail guides
Pipeline Road - Alamogordo
Lost Trail Canyon: South Fork
Lost Trail Drainage North
Ortega/Dry Canyon Traverse
Ortega Ridge North
Ortega Peak
A Trail #119
Marble Canyon - North
Alamo Marble Quarry
Quarry Canyon
Partners partners
tarryon
The Wednesday double turned into a triple!

Shared the peak hike with Terri and Brenda... then we looped back out (Terri and Bill) to enjoy the Marble Canyon...Quarry Canyon route to the top of the Marble Bluffs. From there, up to the old Gold Mine on the "A" Trail where we split up... I headed up to re-stage my trail tools and log some trail work hours... they headed down hill to close out their day earlier. Great weather! Nice routes. Trail getting better; nearly have it up to the "A" trail Bluffs.
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Jan 11 2014
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75 male
 Joined Nov 05 2008
 Cloudcroft, NM
Saturday Training loop, NM 
Saturday Training loop, NM
 
Hiking avatar Jan 11 2014
imike • Triplogs 2,467
Hiking16.90 Miles 5,600 AEG
Hiking16.90 Miles   9 Hrs   30 Mns   2.18 mph
5,600 ft AEG   1 Hour   45 Mns Break
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   9 linked trail guides
Pipeline Road - Alamogordo
Lost Trail Canyon: South Fork
Lost Trail Drainage North
Lost Trail - Lincoln NF
Ortega/Dry Canyon Traverse
Dry Canyon Trail #5574
A Trail #119
Ortega Peak
Leah's Lair - the Fissure
Partners none no partners
Drove over an hour early for this posted hike... and Brenda showed up right after I arrived! We enjoyed an interesting loop, including the mud and snow over in Dry Canyon. Ortega Peak nice... weather great... nice interlude with a small herd of elk on the north side of Hershberger Peak (Brenda thought she heard water running... I stopped and noted it was Elk passing below us through the snow... and sure enough, they soon emerged, rounding into the ridge/canyon at the top of Marble Canyon North.

We stopped at the Fissure for awhile (likely longer down time than I noted) then took an end of day break at the old Gold Mine.

These progressive Saturday training hits are about to step up into all day affairs with starts in the dark... oh, well!
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Jul 19 2013
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75 male
 Joined Nov 05 2008
 Cloudcroft, NM
Lost Trail - Lincoln NFSoutheast, NM
Lost Trail - Lincoln NF
Southeast, NM
Hiking avatar Jul 19 2013
imike • Triplogs 2,467
Hiking11.00 Miles 2,100 AEG
Hiking11.00 Miles
2,100 ft AEG
 no routes
Linked   linked  
Mineral Springs Trail #5579
Dark Mesa and Dark Mesa Peak
Dark Mesa Spur Trail
Little Mineral Springs Trail
Lost Trail Drainage North
Partners none no partners
Meetup outing,,, early to beat the heat
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May 24 2013
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75 male
 Joined Nov 05 2008
 Cloudcroft, NM
Lost Trail Drainage NorthSoutheast, NM
Lost Trail Drainage North
Southeast, NM
Canyoneering avatar May 24 2013
imike • Triplogs 2,467
Canyoneering9.00 Miles 2,600 AEG
Canyoneering9.00 Miles
2,600 ft AEG
Canyon Hiking - Non-technical; no rope; easy scrambling; occasional hand use
A - Dry or little water; shallow or avoidable water; no wet/dry suit
 no routes
Linked   linked  
Lost Trail - Lincoln NF
Mineral Springs Trail and then Some
Dark Mesa and Dark Mesa Peak
Dark Mesa Spur Trail
Little Mineral Springs Trail
Partners none no partners
...early start, headed up and over to Dry Canyon, but on the way... both some energy issues and the thought of doing the dull, open Dry. And, I was staring up and over at the Dark Mesa, upper and lower. That had appeal. I made the looping turn to carry me over to access that ridge.

It was a very nice hike... cacti blooming... shadows on cliffs... much like walking in and through a private desert park.

I was surprised to find that the upper Mesa was really just a peak. Though surrounded by dark cliffs, it lacked the substance I was expecting to be the upper Mesa... and, it had a use trail directly off of the Mineral Springs Trail.

Next, dropping down and past the Springs, I followed the real trail route down to the next pass and found access to the lower Mesa easy. I looped around the Mesa, noticing what appeared to be yet another trail down below and heading off to the south... it proved to be a great connecting Spur trail over to Little Mineral Springs trail. It was in great shape and covered with cacti in full magenta bloom.

I exited LMS trail down at the Indian Wells, and went off trail over to Lost Trail Canyon, and looped back to my car in that drainage.

It was not the harder day planned, but it was a great outing. New stuff... that seems to be what keeps me going of late. Now, for some stupid reason I did not take my camera along. So, got to redo the loop...
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Apr 14 2013
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75 male
 Joined Nov 05 2008
 Cloudcroft, NM
Little Mineral Springs TrailSoutheast, NM
Little Mineral Springs Trail
Southeast, NM
Hiking avatar Apr 14 2013
imike • Triplogs 2,467
Hiking4.10 Miles 700 AEG
Hiking4.10 Miles
700 ft AEG
 no routes
Linked   linked  
Lost Trail Drainage North
Partners none no partners
raspy lungs had me cutting the day short... maybe I am just too old to get back up and going!!
 Named place
 Named place [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Black Mesa  Ortega Peak
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Nov 10 2010
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75 male
 Joined Nov 05 2008
 Cloudcroft, NM
Lost Trail Drainage NorthSoutheast, NM
Lost Trail Drainage North
Southeast, NM
Canyoneering avatar Nov 10 2010
imike • Triplogs 2,467
Canyoneering7.10 Miles 2,600 AEG
Canyoneering7.10 Miles   5 Hrs   34 Mns   1.28 mph
2,600 ft AEG
Canyon Hiking - Non-technical; no rope; easy scrambling; occasional hand use
A - Dry or little water; shallow or avoidable water; no wet/dry suit
 no routes
Linked   linked  
Lost Trail Canyon: South Fork
Lost Trail - Lincoln NF
Ortega/Dry Canyon Traverse
Partners none no partners
Exploratory up Lost Trail Canyon, south fork... not what I was hoping for! It was overgrown, and lacked consistent bedrock to enjoy walking on. There was some. It also lacked nice towering sidewalls... lots of dirt sided cuts. But, it needed to be done. It was very nice once back over and coming down the North Fork... even though it was down more in the flats, there was a great blend of rock slab, vista, plant accents and nice falls to scramble around on. Just a couple of canyons left to check out in the Alamo area... but, there are still ridges to hike, and then I'll begin drifting out of town to the south...
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Feb 12 2010
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75 male
 Joined Nov 05 2008
 Cloudcroft, NM
Lost Trail Drainage NorthSoutheast, NM
Lost Trail Drainage North
Southeast, NM
Canyoneering avatar Feb 12 2010
imike • Triplogs 2,467
Canyoneering17.40 Miles 4,400 AEG
Canyoneering17.40 Miles   9 Hrs      1.93 mph
4,400 ft AEG
Canyon Hiking - Non-technical; no rope; easy scrambling; occasional hand use
A - Dry or little water; shallow or avoidable water; no wet/dry suit
I - Short 1-2 hours
 no routes
Linked   linked  
Ortega Peak
Ortega Peak via Lost Trail Drainage
Mineral Springs Trail and then Some
Partners none no partners
The early hours were pure fun, much like Rattlesnake Canyon near Tucson, then the up and over to exit the drainage was a leg burning 65-75% grade, then a simple wall out... or would have been simple if I could use my right arm. I can't, so more drama than was really there. After the canyon section I explored and discovered that there was a trail connection back down to the city that is not shown on the maps, so I hiked down 3.5 miles just to confirm where it would come out, then back up that 1700' to resume my hike on to Ortega Peak. Long, slow day. Began to feel good after 6 hours... probably scored 5 of the 9 hours off trail. nice day.
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