Spring is upon us, more or less, and this means I have resumed some tentative short wanderings in the wilds of Los Alamos. But first, a word from our sponsor. So the first trip did not actually leave Los Alamos city limits. It began east of the town golf course,...Read more

I tried to do too much on my road trip today and ended up not doing any of it as well as I would like. But first, the usual word from our sponsor: So I set out to do three things: Hike the Valles Caldera trail; hike from Graduation Flats...Read more

Welcome to this week’s installment. So this week I thought I’d explore around the Pine Spring area north of Los Alamos. There’s not a trail here, particularly; the map shows forest roads into the area, and there are all kinds of different rock formations clustered within half a mile of...Read more

But first, the usual word from our sponsor: So I had hoped to hike across Banco Bonito to El Cajete. Banco Bonito is a big obsidian flow that is thought to be the youngest volcanic flow in the Jemez. El Cajete is the crater it came from. Unfortunately, I was...Read more

Day 0: Arrival Bruce Rabe, “lapsed paleontologist” (his own description), arrives at White Rock and we get together for dinner at The Bandelier Grill. The Bandelier Grill is one of two eating establishments in White Rock, the other being a McChinese. The Bandelier Grill has changed hands several times and...Read more