Ojito Wilderness, Feb 13 and Mar 6

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Ojito is one of my favorite places to hike in the winter.  I have been here at least a half-a-dozen times, even if I hike the same ‘trails’, which are more a suggestion than an actual trail, I always see something different.

On the first trip this year I went with my new hiking companion, Laurie.  She has been here several times hiking in an entirely different area than Byron and I have visited.

Ojito Wilderness March 28

You are probably wondering what we are doing here yet again.  Well as I mentioned earlier this hike is close.  I’m certain that you have noticed from the pictures it is desolate, sun scorched and more than likely hot during the summer.  So we ...

Ojito Wilderness, Feb 28

I returned to Ojito again the end of February.  The first time I visited Ojito was April of 2013.  With the addition of my GPS I feel a little more comfortable with wandering farther into the wilderness.  I still have ...

More from the Ojito Wilderness

If you want to read my entire entry on Ojito Wilderness start with my post dated April 13.
Before I got there I thought I’d walk several miles in and around then be done with it,

Ojito Wilderness

Lately I have been looking around on the web and through books for other places to hike around in New Mexico. One of my coworkers mentioned the Bisti Badlands. I have seen images from the Bisti through other blogs and thought this may be a possibility. Upon further searching I found it is probably 3 hours from home, which is not bad, just not something I wanted to do this weekend.