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NM Adventure Series

Discussion in 'South West' started by tomtom, Apr 18, 2013.

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  1. Oct 12, 2013 at 6:40 PM
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    Yeah that was an amazing run! Where exactly were we? Im telling people North Rim but yeah... not even I truly know what that is... haha I've just been saying a mountain near Espanola

    :spy:

    But yeah I did the whole thing with no issues... I only turned on the locker a couple of times just to have more traction.... easy peasy!
     
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  2. Oct 12, 2013 at 7:06 PM
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    This is the section we drove on asphalt, heading back home:

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    I'm attempting to figure out how to get Google maps to map the route we drove. For now, we drove a route from Espanola to Coyote that was south of the asphalt and north of the Caldera.
     
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  3. Oct 12, 2013 at 7:12 PM
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    It was a great run guys! Glad everyone made it home alright. I didn't take many pics but here are a few.

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    These guys were supposed to come but they were a little stuck lol!
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  4. Oct 12, 2013 at 7:39 PM
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    Here is a rough estimate of the route we drove:

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  5. Oct 12, 2013 at 7:53 PM
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    okay sweet i was looking at gmaps and i thought it was chicoma.. soo cool!
     
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  6. Oct 12, 2013 at 8:12 PM
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    Here's the map view I love:

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    You can see the immensity of what that volcano once was. The caldera is what settled after it blew its top. We were puttering around for a few hours on the volcano's North slope. It was just THAT F'ing BIG.
     
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  7. Oct 12, 2013 at 8:22 PM
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    THAT is pretty legit haha
     
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  8. Oct 12, 2013 at 9:14 PM
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    Nice adventure guys. Looks like it was a good time.

    I was reading some info on the caldera awhile back and they were saying that before it blew its lid, the elevation at the summit was around 20,000 feet. That would have put it in the running for the highest peak in North America. Denali/McKinley is only 20,2XX ft.

    Can you imagine? A 20K foot peak in our backyard? That thing would have year round skiing, glaciers, and imagine how the snow runoff would change the flows on the Rio Grande. It would be a totally different environment here in the MRGV.
     
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  9. Oct 13, 2013 at 8:40 AM
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    I wouldn't want to be around when it popped its top. ;)
     
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  10. Oct 14, 2013 at 7:01 AM
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    Yeah, it was huge. I've read that, when it blew its top off, some chunks ended up in what is now Kansas. Tent Rocks is a result of all the ash from the blowout. The Google maps view Tom posted is awesome, like a really big EarthZit.
     
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  11. Oct 18, 2013 at 11:33 AM
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    OK, peepz, time to plan the next outing. Thinking Thanksgiving weekend or thereabouts and maybe 4 Corners area.

    Whose got suggestions on exact dates and exact locations.
     
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  12. Oct 18, 2013 at 11:34 AM
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    Going to AZ for turkey-weekend
     
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  13. Oct 18, 2013 at 11:35 AM
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    Please be way more helpful and post when you would/could/want to go.
     
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  14. Oct 18, 2013 at 11:50 AM
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    you always ask where im going if i dont say anything... so I said something
     
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    There is also Veteran's Day Weekend and a few other regular 2 day weekends around in there.
     
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  16. Oct 18, 2013 at 12:28 PM
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    Veterans Day!? Holy crap, a weekend that I actually have off work.

    I'm off Sat/Sun Nov 9-10, and the morning of the 11th.

    Are we talking a day trip here?
     
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    Sounds like Veteran's Day weekend is a good place to start.

    Would be a day trip for me. I'm not set up for camping yet.
     
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    I'm off on that weekend too. Now I just need a door, windshield, and a drive shaft.
     
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    Farmington on Veteran's Day Weekend is starting to sound like a plan.

    Saturday or Sunday?

    Figure heading out around 7am puts us ABQers in Farmington around 10am. Plenty of time to hit the trail before sundown?
     
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