NM Adventure Series

San Lorenzo Canyon?

 

Yup. We needed to get out of the house. We were all going crazy.

 

Where's this?

 

San lorenzo canyon, little over an hour south of albuquerque. No truck trails, just hiking.

 

Is this out by Socorro?

 

Yup little north of Socorro by about 15 miles.

 

i like your cat

 

Cerro Pedernal yesterday:

 

Looks like a cool place. I'm going to need you to show me around New Mexico more when I come back this Summer

 

Not sure how much longer I'm in NM for but hit me up when you get into town to see. Be glad to hit the trails with any of you guys. Just haven't been planning much, spur of the moment stuff. Kind of nice having the vehicle packed and ready to go for such things.

 

Went camping for a couple nights out in the Sawtooth’s. Tried to a route to the north end of the mountains but had to take a detour around because of some private roads. Next day went exploring and did about 80 miles of dirt through some BLM and FS roads & washes. Did a small recovery from the 2wd ranger digging himself in and along the way encountered a fence and some fallen pinions so that made things interesting. All and all a great trip I didn’t pack my camera so didn’t take many pictures.

Sawtooths

Derp dog Nellie

Camp set up

Stopped for a beer break here. We were about 100 yards from a grated road out to the highway and right around the bend there were the fallen pinions. Figures right?

Not a great picture but got lucky enough to see a circular rainbow.


Also tarantula hawks EVERYWHERE I have never seen more in my life.

 

Anyone interested in going for a ride up to Holiday Mesa in the Jemez tomorrow morning? Might be joining a group if jeeps, would be nice to have some Tacos along for the ride.

 

That might be in the area that is closed. The only way in is taking 376 off Fenton hill and driving down 376 through Cebolla canyon. 376 is closed from mile marker 6 down to 485.

 

I have never explored Lincoln National Forest so I headed south yesterday. I ended up doing 14 hours of driving, drove about 550 miles, of those 550 miles about 80 were dirt.

I hit the dirt first in Socorro before jumping back onto pavement to head towards Carrizozo.

From Carrizozo I went down by Ruidoso and checked out their old lookout tower that @STravis recommended I stop at.


View from in tower looking North:


Headed south to Cloudcroft and that little town had a lot of people in it. I quickly left town and surprisingly the forest roads weren't super busy.
Not wanting crowds or other people around I cruised forest roads till about 7pm.



Found where @TacoIII lives. And yes he decorates with bones.


Also had this little guy run right by my camp....

Overall the trip wasn't eventful other then a bolt vibrated out of my hood hinge and I think it is rattling in my fender now.

 

Looks like a fun trip

 

@Darth ToyTaco Cousin stinky got out of the stabbin cabin!

 

Also got the bolt out of my fender and put back in the hood. No more rattling

 

It was I just need to keep exploring. It was definitely nice to have some solitude.

 

Anybody here got cabin fever? I found a road someone here might know about. Forest road 269 off the North end of 10 almost to highway 4. There is a turn off to FR136 through a canyon that would be a challenge for a stock vehicle, depends on the driver. My TRD with a mild lift had no problem.
Have to go on a weekend cause they are clearing the burned area during the week. Let me know if anyone is interested.

 

I would love to get out on a trail.