NYCOH
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this year we decided to make an impromptu Thanksgiving trip down to New Mexico to explore what they have to offer. we would typically head west into UT, but this time, we figured we'd mix things up a bit...thanks to those who helped build our route here we were able to built a solid 4 day exploration trip through some amazing areas.
The trip went something like this...
took I25 down
San Lorenzo Canyon
Luna Park (camp)
Luna Park>Monticello
Monticello Canyon/Box
Mt Withington (Bear Trap Canyon up and 330 on the way down to 107)
Magdalena
Pie Town
603>York Ranch>117 (El Malpais)
Chain of Craters Byway
57>Zuni Canyon (camp)
Grants>605>509>rte 9>57>chaco canyon
Chaco Canyon loop and Pueblo Alto hike
chaco>550>96>112>313>Horse Heaven Canyon (camp)
Nogales Cliff Ruins
96>84>64>285 north home
Day 1: long drive down to San Lorenzo Canyon from Denver via i15...then camping outside of Luna Park
after the long haul south, our first stop was San Lorenzo Canyon.
NMThanksgiving-1 by NYCO-rh, on Flickr
we were contemplating setting up camp in one of the offshoots within the canyon
NMThanksgiving-3 by NYCO-rh, on Flickr
but we decided to continue on south and get a bit closer to Monticello before calling it a night...took a little stroll through a tighter section before moving on
NMThanksgiving-4 by NYCO-rh, on Flickr
after passing on the campsite, we continued to the end of the canyon (end for vehicles)
NMThanksgiving-5 by NYCO-rh, on Flickr
NMThanksgiving-6 by NYCO-rh, on Flickr
then it was time to test out my new 2way air system before heading south to find camp
NMThanksgiving-7 by NYCO-rh, on Flickr
having a little fun in San Lorenzo
note: do not trust Google Maps when traveling in the backcountry of NM...they don't know ****! numerous times on this trip, we had to backtrack as Google led us to closed roads and or private property with locked gates...
after some poking around, we finally found the forest road up to Luna Park where we found camp on the back side of the park overlooking the Monticello area..
NMThanksgiving-8 by NYCO-rh, on Flickr
NMThanksgiving-9 by NYCO-rh, on Flickr
The trip went something like this...
took I25 down
San Lorenzo Canyon
Luna Park (camp)
Luna Park>Monticello
Monticello Canyon/Box
Mt Withington (Bear Trap Canyon up and 330 on the way down to 107)
Magdalena
Pie Town
603>York Ranch>117 (El Malpais)
Chain of Craters Byway
57>Zuni Canyon (camp)
Grants>605>509>rte 9>57>chaco canyon
Chaco Canyon loop and Pueblo Alto hike
chaco>550>96>112>313>Horse Heaven Canyon (camp)
Nogales Cliff Ruins
96>84>64>285 north home
Day 1: long drive down to San Lorenzo Canyon from Denver via i15...then camping outside of Luna Park
after the long haul south, our first stop was San Lorenzo Canyon.
NMThanksgiving-1 by NYCO-rh, on Flickr
we were contemplating setting up camp in one of the offshoots within the canyon
NMThanksgiving-3 by NYCO-rh, on Flickr
but we decided to continue on south and get a bit closer to Monticello before calling it a night...took a little stroll through a tighter section before moving on
NMThanksgiving-4 by NYCO-rh, on Flickr
after passing on the campsite, we continued to the end of the canyon (end for vehicles)
NMThanksgiving-5 by NYCO-rh, on Flickr
NMThanksgiving-6 by NYCO-rh, on Flickr
then it was time to test out my new 2way air system before heading south to find camp
NMThanksgiving-7 by NYCO-rh, on Flickr
having a little fun in San Lorenzo
note: do not trust Google Maps when traveling in the backcountry of NM...they don't know ****! numerous times on this trip, we had to backtrack as Google led us to closed roads and or private property with locked gates...
after some poking around, we finally found the forest road up to Luna Park where we found camp on the back side of the park overlooking the Monticello area..
NMThanksgiving-8 by NYCO-rh, on Flickr
NMThanksgiving-9 by NYCO-rh, on Flickr
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