Author: Peter Oakley

Palo Duro Fitness Center – Friday Hiking GroupMesa Portales – Cuba Fri, 2026-03-13 @ 7:15 AM Highlights: CDT trail near Cuba with Hoodoos and a nice overlook for lunch. Cautions: Steep at times with some edgy areas. Web Page: Click here to go to the hike web page where you may view the hike map, READ MORE

Palo Duro Fitness Center – Monday Hiking GroupSandstone Bluffs End to End – El Malpais Mon, 2026-03-09 @ 7:30 AM Highlights: Vistas, arches, sandstone formations, pueblo ruins & petroglyphs, a green microclimate, elk signs, and unusual flowers in season. See how many arches you can find! Cautions: The climb back to the van at the READ MORE

Palo Duro Fitness Center – Friday Hiking GroupAh-shi-sle-pah Badlands – Northwest New Mexico Fri, 2026-03-06 @ 7:15 AMVariation: This will be Valley of Dreams area – very similar stats as regular hike – featuring the Alien Throne – rock feature Highlights: Hundreds of hoodoos and other formations in this Wilderness Study Area. Cautions: Some difficult READ MORE

Palo Duro Fitness Center – Monday Hiking GroupCabezon Peak – Cabezon Mon, 2026-03-02 @ 7:15 AMVariation: Adding a couple of miles of CDT north from BLM 1102 Highlights: A walk around the “shoulder” of the volcanic plug. Great views of Mt. Taylor, Sandias, Sangre de Cristos, and 22 smaller volcanic plugs in the immediate area. READ MORE

Palo Duro Fitness Center – Friday Hiking GroupMesita De Ricardo – Rock Features – Cabezon Fri, 2026-02-27 @ 7:30 AM Highlights: Cautions: None Web Page: Click here to go to the hike web page where you may view the hike map, trailhead directions, how to do the actual hike, and download the hike GPS files. READ MORE

Palo Duro Fitness Center – Monday Hiking GroupWhite Mesa – East Ridge to Seeps – Ojito Mon, 2026-02-23 @ 7:30 AM Highlights: Spectacular canyon views, active seeps, an optional visit to the “Candle Cave.” Cautions: Some steep sections, so hiking poles are helpful. Web Page: Click here to go to the hike web page where READ MORE

Palo Duro Fitness Center – Friday Hiking GroupLybrook Badlands West From South – Cuba Fri, 2026-02-20 @ 7:15 AM Highlights: A wonderland of mesas and hoodoos. Cautions: All off-trail hike over rough and sometimes difficult terrain. Hiking poles are recommended. Web Page: Click here to go to the hike web page where you may view READ MORE

Palo Duro Fitness Center – Friday Hiking GroupArroyo del Tajo Upper – Socorro Fri, 2026-02-13 @ 7:15 AMVariation: This is a solid ‘C’ hike – Adding in Lower Tajo canyon for extra 2 miles – total 7 miles – all on rocky unstable surface Highlights: Colorful arroyo, some badlands, ruins, long views at the top. READ MORE

Palo Duro Fitness Center – Monday Hiking GroupContinental Divide South – Cabezon Mon, 2026-02-09 @ 7:15 AMVariation: Adding extra mile – going down the steep hill Highlights: Hike along the edge of a mesa with sandstone formations. Views of Cabezon to the south and the many volcanic formations receding in the distance down the Rio READ MORE

Palo Duro Fitness Center – Friday Hiking GroupDe-na-zin – Northwest New Mexico Fri, 2026-02-06 @ 7:30 AM Highlights: Huge badlands where we hike to a mesa with many formations and a 100-foot-long petrified log. Cautions: This hike is off trail and some of the hike is over rough and difficult terrain. Hikers without good balance READ MORE

Palo Duro Fitness Center – Monday Hiking GroupEl Malpais Narrows – El Malpais Mon, 2026-02-02 @ 7:30 AM Highlights: Mesa top hike with expansive views of El Malpais lava flows and La Ventana arch. Cautions: None. Web Page: Click here to go to the hike web page where you may view the hike map, trailhead READ MORE