Sagebrush personal hiking blog
Climbing down into Ojitos Canyon, multi-colored sandstone cliffs appear, announcing we are near Ghost Ranch.
The path down into the canyon follows a creek, now running, with about twenty crossings.
Continue reading “Ojitos Canyon and Rim”
The route continues on a pipeline road, steep and not maintained for general use. Then on to good dirt forest service roads, with a few campers and tents. Finally the route to cross country on ridge which broadens into a mesa.
Sometimes the trail is swampy, and grass starts getting higher.
The cross country route merges with Penas Negras Trail 32. Many dead trees have fallen, and there has been some attempt to saw logs and clear the trail, but trees fall faster than they can be cleared. About a mile of scrambling over fallen logs is a tough obstacle course.
Continue reading “Parks and CDT”
Trail 137 comes out to Jemez Falls Campground, and continues on to McCauley Hot Spring, really a warm spring, but still nice.
Trail 137 ends at Battleship Rock Campground.
