http://www.ryanmaupin.com/hiking/ en Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:06:58 -0700 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sandvox Pro 1.6.2 http://www.ryanmaupin.com/hiking/frijolito_ruins_bandelier_n/ <div class="article-thumbnail"> <img src="http://www.ryanmaupin.com/_Media/dsc01397.jpeg" alt="Frijolito Ruins, Bandelier National Monument" width="128" height="96" /> </div> <div><p>My friend Marianne Okal came to Los Alamos for a visit October 22-24, 2009.  Marianne wanted to meet Kaj before she headed down for her annual visit to Antarctica.  Luckily, we had some great fall weather and decided to go explore Bandelier.  </p> <p>This time, we headed up to the Frijolito ruins, an unexcavated site littered with pottery shards from the Anasazi (or Ancestral Puebloans, if you prefer).  Afterwards, we went for a hike along the main visitor trail.</p> <p>Marianne was mainly the photographer for the trip.  These are mostly her pictures.  Thanks, Marianne!</p> </div> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:16:48 -0700 http://www.ryanmaupin.com/hiking/frijolito_ruins_bandelier_n/ http://www.ryanmaupin.com/hiking/pajarito_mountain_june_7_20/ <div class="article-thumbnail"> <img src="http://www.ryanmaupin.com/_Media/dsc02517.jpeg" alt="Pajarito Mountain: June 7, 2009" width="128" height="96" /> </div> <div><p>Pajarito Mountain is our local ski hill.  They offer great skiing in the winter and lift-served mountain biking in the summer.  Check them out:  www.skipajarito.com</p> <p>Perhaps my favorite part of Pajarito is their open-door policy to hikers.  The public is always welcome to hike the hill at any time.  I make good use of this policy in both the winter and summer, particularly when I'm training for climbing big mountains.  The top of the Aspen lift is 10,330'.</p> <p>It was finally time to introduce Kaj to the ski hill.  Jess and I took him up there for a late evening climb on Sunday, June 7, 2009.  Kaj reached the summit at 7pm sharp.</p> </div> Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:51:49 -0600 http://www.ryanmaupin.com/hiking/pajarito_mountain_june_7_20/ http://www.ryanmaupin.com/hiking/cerro_grande_bandelier_nati/ <div class="article-thumbnail"> <img src="http://www.ryanmaupin.com/_Media/dsc02342.jpeg" alt="Cerro Grande, Bandelier National Monument" width="96" height="128" /> </div> <div><p>Jess and I decided to explore some more of Bandelier National Monument by hiking to the high point:  Cerro Grande.  Cerro Grande is 10,199' in elevation, and the hike is relatively short (but somewhat steep).  We figured this would be a good first &quot;mountain&quot; climbing trip for Kaj.  At the very least, it would be his first true summit!</p> <p>These pictures are from our hike on May 9, 2009.</p> </div> Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:07:28 -0600 http://www.ryanmaupin.com/hiking/cerro_grande_bandelier_nati/ http://www.ryanmaupin.com/hiking/falls_trail_bandelier_natio/ <div class="article-thumbnail"> <img src="http://www.ryanmaupin.com/_Media/dsc02260.jpeg" alt="Falls Trail, Bandelier National Monument" width="96" height="128" /> </div> <div><p>Jess, Kaj, and I hiked the Falls Trail at Bandelier on Saturday, April 25, 2009.  Bandelier is practically in our backyard -- the Visitor Center is about a 20 minute drive.</p> <p>Neither Jess nor I had been on this trail before.  It was great!  It is about 2.5 miles long (5 miles roundtrip) and passes by two amazing waterfalls on the way to the Rio Grande.  This was a surprisingly fun hike!</p> <p>And...  this was Kaj's very first hike!  (His Sherpa mom did all the work, though!)</p> </div> Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:57:46 -0600 http://www.ryanmaupin.com/hiking/falls_trail_bandelier_natio/