Help Topics
Authors: Marilyn Warrant and Howard Carr
Last Update: 07/25/12
For unregistered hikers
Already a Senior Center member? Click the Hikers menu item then click on the Join ASCHG submenu item
Not a Senior Center member? Go join one of the Senior Centers and then join ASCHG as a member. Be sure to check the Hike schedules and come on a hike with us.
For all registered hikers
Information Disclaimer
Information on this web site was voluntarily produced by our hikers. Use the information with some skepticism. Landmarks, signs and trails all change. Describing routes in the wilderness is difficult. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information on this web site. Use this information at your own risk.
Log In/User Id/Password
If you are having difficulty logging in, contact the webmaster.
If you have forgotten your Hiker Id, the webmaster can
retrieve it for you.
If you have forgotten your Password, it
cannot be retrieved, but the webmaster can issue you a new one.
You should change the new password immediately via your Hiker
Profile.
Using the Menu
Clicking on a menu or submenu item takes you to a new page.
No action is ever performed by clicking a menu or submenu item.
All actions are performed on the new page. This means you can
explore the menu without causing any action.
The menu is
dynamic; it has different items and subitems depending on your roles
and if you are logged in.
Centers
Click the link to go to the page on the City of Albuquerque's website about the Senior Center. See Groups below for information on hiking groups. You pay and sign up for van transportation at the Senior Center's front service desk. Look at the schedule for the estimated travel cost. It is an estimate because a center may be nearer or farther from the trailhead than the estimated (average) distance. The cost is calculated as 5¢ per mile, round trip. If the hike will return late, the payment is before the hike or the payment is collected during the hike and the money is turned in the next day by the hike leader or other hiker.
Bear Canyon Senior Center, 4645 Pitt NE, 505-291-6211. Hikes
meet at 7:45 am. Sign up in advance. You can call the
center to sign up. You pay for van transportation when you
return from the hike. Hikes
are on Thursday and alternate with NVSC |
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Barelas Senior Center, 714 7th Street SW, 505-764-6436.
Currently, does not have a hiking group. |
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Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE, 505-256-2000.
Hikes meet at 8:00 am. Sign
up in advance. You can call the center to sign up. Pay
for van transportation before you leave for the hike. Hikes are on
every other Tuesday and alternate with PDSCT. |
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Los Volcanes 50+ Sports &
Fitness Center, 6500 Los Volcanes NW, 505-839-3710. Hikes
meet at 7:00 am and leave at 7:15 am. Sign up and pay in
advance. Signup can be at any Fitness Center, LV-FIT,
NDB-FIT or PD-FIT. Call any of the fitness centers for
details. You
can pay for hikes over the phone using a credit card once you have
filled out a registration form for the center.
Hikes are every other week on
Wednesday and alternate with NDB-FIT. There are no hikes
during winter sports season, October through March. |
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Los Volcanes Senior Center, 6500 Los Volcanes NW,
505-836-8745. Hikes meet at 8:00 am and leave at 8:15.
Sign up is not required. Pay for van transportation before
you leave for the hike. Hikes are every other Friday and
alternate with the NDBMC hiking group. |
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North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Fitness Room, 7521
Carmel NE, 505-764-6496. Hikes meet at 8:00 am and leave at
8:15. Sign up and pay in advance. Signup can be at any
Fitness Center, LV-FIT, NDB-FIT or PD-FIT. Call any of the
fitness centers for details. You
can pay for hikes over the phone using a credit card once you have
filled out a registration form for the center.
Hikes are every other week on Wednesday and alternate with
LV-FIT. There are no hikes during winter sports season,
October through March. |
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North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, 7521 Carmel NE,
505-764-6475. Hikes meet at 8:00 am and leave at 8:15.
Call the center at 764-6475 to signup and reserve a seat.
Drop-ins will be accommodated if van space is available.
Pay for van transportation after the hike. Hikes are open to
all 18+ and 50+ Multigenerational Center members and 50+ Senior
Center members. Hikes
are every other Friday and alternate with LVSC. |
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North Valley Senior Center, 3825 Fourth Street NW,
505-761-4025. Hikes meet at 8:00 am. Pay for van
transportation when you return from the hike. You
can call the center to sign up in advance. Usually
pay for van transportation when you return from the hike. If the
hike leader notifies the center that the hike will return late,
pay before you leave. Hikes are on Thursdays and alternate with
BCSC. |
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Palo Duro Senior Center, 5221 Palo Duro NE, 505-888-8102.
PDSCT hikes every other
Tuesday meeting at 8:00 am and alternates with HSC. PDSCS hikes on
Saturdays, meeting at 8:45 am. You can call the center
to sign up in advance. Pay for van transportation before you
leave for the hike. |
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Palo Duro 50+ Sports & Fitness Center, 3351 Monroe NE,
505-880-2800. Hikes
are on Mondays, and meet at 7:00 am. Sign up and pay in
advance. Signup
can be at any Fitness Center, LV-FIT, NDB-FIT or PD-FIT.
Call the center for details. You
can pay for hikes over the phone using a credit card once you have
filled out a registration form for the center.
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Groups
Groups are hiking group abbreviations. Most senior centers (see above) have only one hiking group. For these centers, the group abbreviation is the same as the center abbreviation. For the centers that have more than one hiking group, the group abbreviation is the center abbreviation followed by a single letter that is indicative of that particular group. For example, the Palo Duro Senior Center's Saturday hiking group's abbreviation is PDSCS, PDSC plus S for Saturday.
Center |
Group |
Indicator |
Hiking Day |
BCSC |
BCSC |
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Thursday (alternates with NVSC) |
BSC |
BSC |
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HSC |
HSC |
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Tuesday (alternates with PDSCT) |
LV-FIT |
LV-FIT |
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Wednesday (alternates with NDB-FIT) except during Winter Sports season |
LVSC |
LVSC |
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Friday (alternates with NDBMC) |
NDB-FIT |
NDB-FIT |
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Wednesday (alternates with LV-FIT) except during Winter Sports season |
NDBMC |
NDBMC |
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Friday (alternates with LVSC) |
NVSC |
NVSC |
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Thursday (alternates with BCSC) |
PDSC |
PDSCT |
T - Tuesday |
Tuesday (alternates with HSC) |
PDSC |
PDSCS |
S - Saturday |
Saturday (every week) |
PD-FIT |
PD-FITD |
D - Downhill skiing |
Thursday (every week starting 2nd Thursday in January and ending mid-March) |
PD-FIT |
PD-FITH |
H - Hiking |
Monday (every week starting mid-April and ending last week in October) |
PD-FIT |
PD-FITS |
S - Snow shoeing |
Wednesday (every week starting 2nd Wednesday in January and ending mid-March) |
PD-FIT |
PD-FITX |
X - Cross country skiing |
Tuesday (every week starting 2nd Tuesday in January and ending mid-March |
Roles
Roles define responsibilities, what parts of the website are visible, and what parts of the website can be changed.
Role |
What You Can View and Do |
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Anyone |
View schedule, Help information, and most hike descriptions. |
Hiker |
Must be logged in. View most of the information on the site (e.g., schedules, hikes, and hikers). |
Hike Leader |
Participate in developing a hike description. View hikes in any status. Add hike leader comments to hike notices or send out hike change notices. If you are the text author of a hike without a named Maintainer, you can revise the text and data of the hike description. Develop and send a hike report for a led hike, if desired. |
Maintainer |
Control changes to any hike description assigned to the Maintainer. Revise hike descriptions without a named Maintainer. |
Planning Coordinator |
At the request of one or more hike coordinators, arrange for and conduct meetings to schedule hikes for their groups. Can send broadcast email messages to members of the applicable groups. |
Hike |
Create and maintain schedules. Create email lists of hikers, hike leaders and van drivers. Send broadcast email messages to hikers interested in the specific hiking group. |
Editor |
Check hike descriptions for completeness and consistency according to the Editor's Checklist. If the designated editor, send comments to the author of a hike description with status "waiting editor." With the concurrence of the author, revise the hike description. |
Email |
Send blanket email messages to all or a subset of registered hikers. |
Administrator |
View and use most of the functionality of the website. |
Webmaster |
View all and change all. Approve registration of new hikers. |
Schedules
Find the schedule you want under Schedules. Choose the year
and either H1 (First half, January - June) or H2 (Second half, July -
December). Each column of the schedule can be sorted in
alphabetical (or numerical) order. Click on the arrows next to
the table heading to sort on that heading.
Information
provided is the hike date, the group, hike information (see below),
the hike leader(s), and the van driver(s). The schedule may
have hike variation information on the second line after the hike
name. Click on the link to view the complete hike description.
Hike Information (Column Headings)
Name |
Title of the hike in the database |
Region |
Area in New Mexico (or a few other places) where the hike takes place. |
Hike Class |
Hike's rating, A (easy) to E (most difficult). See Hike Class. |
Hike Miles |
Hike's distance in miles. |
Elevation Gain |
Distance in feet between the lowest and highest elevation in the hike. |
Total Vertical |
Sum of all uphill vertical in feet for the hike. Will be greater than Elevation Gain if the hike goes up and down hills. |
Route Type |
General description of the hike's topographic route: loop, in-out, lollypop, etc. |
Drive Miles |
Estimated round trip distance in miles traveled by the van. This distance is used to compute the estimated charge per hiker for the trip. |
Drive Time |
Time in hours and minutes for the van to go from about the I-25, I-40 interchange to the trailhead. |
Estimated Cost |
Estimated transportation cost based on the drive miles and 5 cents per mile. |
Hike Class
The hike class is based on hike
distance and total uphill elevation change (see Total Vertical
above). Special considerations, contained in the hike comments,
also affect the rating. The rating may be increased based on
things like a very long, continual ascent or the presence of gravel
on a steep descent or decreased based on a long, but level or
downhill, hike.
The difficulty of a hike depends greatly
on the individual hiker's physical abilities. Read the hike
information carefully, particularly the hike's class, total vertical,
and distance. Check the hike's comments for special
considerations. Know how your physical ability matches the
hike's characteristics. Contact the hike leader if you have
other concerns.
A |
Easy, not more than five miles and not more than 200 feet total vertical. |
B |
Moderate, not more than seven miles and not more than 700 feet total vertical. |
C |
Challenging, not more than nine miles and not more than 1500 feet total vertical. |
D |
Difficult, not more than eleven miles and not more than 2300 feet total vertical. |
E |
Most difficult, more than eleven miles and/or more than 2300 feet total vertical. |
Hike Descriptions
A full hike description includes the data listed in the Hike Information table above, as well as the following:
Hike Id |
Hike key in the database. |
Last Update |
Last time any of the hike information was updated. |
Minimum Elevation |
Minimum elevation in feet for the hike. Consider this information if you have difficulty hiking at higher elevations. |
Grade |
Calculated by mapping software as a percentage. Anything over 7% is fairly steep. |
Hiking Seasons |
Quarters of the year in which the hike can be comfortably done. More important, note the missing quarters when the hike should not be done. |
Hike Rating |
One to five stars, five most favorable, assigned to the hike by our hikers. |
Trailhead Directions |
Detailed instructions on finding the trailhead from the middle of Albuquerque for drivers and hike leaders. Some directions link to Hike Access information which provides more detail. |
Actual Hike |
Gives directions for the hike itself and usually some idea of what you will see. |
Comments |
Additional information about the hike. Special hike considerations may be given here, which should be considered by the hiker in deciding whether to participate in the hike. |
Map File: |
Link to the map file in the database. Usually, it is a larger image than is displayed on the Hike page. Use the zoom function of the browser to enlarge the image. |
Waypoints |
GPS coordinates for particular points of interest on the map. Given in degrees and decimal minutes in the WGS84 datum. |
GPS Files |
Links to GPS files in the database for the hike route/track/waypoints. If you click on a link, it will open a window that allows you to open the file or save the file on your hard drive. |
Text Author |
Hiker who "blazed the trail" and/or wrote the hike trailhead directions, hike description and comments. |
Map Author |
Hiker who created the map. Most maps are created using GPS mapping software. |
Waypoints Author |
Hiker who created/generated the location of the points of interest on the map. |
Track Author |
Hiker who created/generated the GPS track for the hike. |
Maintainer |
Hiker who is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the hike description. Contact this person if you propose changes. |
Hike Ratings
You can rate a hike with one to five stars with an accompanying
short comment. The rating is on the hike description page and
is modeled after Amazon's star system. One star is the least
favorable and five stars is the most favorable. You can only
rate a hike once but if you have an existing rating, you can change
or remove it.
To see the rating information (who rated the
hike with their rating and comment), log in, go to the hike
description for the hike, click on the link after the stars that
looks like "(3.3 by 5 hikers)" or "(hike not rated)."
The Hike Rating page will then display with the rating information.
If you have not rated the hike yet, at the top of the page you will
see "To add your own rating for this hike, click here"
where "here" is a link. This link will take you to
the Add Rating page.
If you want to edit your rating, do the
same steps but on the Hike Rating page, find your rating and you will
see a "[Edit rating]" link in your rating line. Click
this link to go to the Edit Rating page.
Tools
The top menu tab "Tools" has various ways of looking at hike information for all of the hiking groups for hikes scheduled from January 2007 up to the present. You can find out which hikes a given group has scheduled, how many times a given hike has been done, and which hikes in the collection haven't been hiked since 2007 (or at all) by any group.
Printing a Hike or Help File
You can print a hike description from the web browser.
Choose File (at the upper left of the screen), then Print Preview.
If you like how it looks, click Print. If the description runs
into two pages and you'd like it to fit on one page, click on Page
Setup where you can adjust the margins, headers, orientation, or
scale, depending on your browser.
If you want to print only
part of a Help file (often the case), choose File then Print Preview
as before. You'll see something like Page 1 of 2 with arrows up
at the top of the screen. Preview the pages, and note which ones you
want to print. Click on the Print button, then for the Print Range on
your printer, select the Pages to be the range of pages you want.
Finding a Hike
You can locate and view a list of hike descriptions sorted
alphabetically by name or alphabetically by region.
To find a
hike when you're not sure of the full name, use the Edit/Find
capability of your web browser.
Open one of the Hikes options (sorted either by name or by region)
Locate the top menu bar of your browser (labels from the left will be File, Edit, etc.).
Click on Edit, then Find.
Enter a keyword (e.g., Goblin), then click on Next.
Keep searching through the content of the web page until you find what you're interested in, you see an entry repeat, or the browser tells you it has searched the whole page.
Finding a Hiker
View the current list of registered hikers under the Hikers menu
item. You can sort by first or last name. You will be
able to view the hiker's phone number or email address if the hiker
has given permission to publish that personal information.
You
can also view a list of the hikers who share one of the common
interests listed in the hiker profile.
New hikers can join
ASCHG by going to the website home page, moving the cursor to the
Hikers tab, clicking on Join ASCHG, and filling out a profile.
Once the hiker is verified, the webmaster will send them an email
saying they are verified and can now log in.
Transportation
As stated on the Home page, van transportation is provided by the centers at a cost of 5¢ per mile. You can drive yourself to the trailhead under certain conditions:
The hike is not from one of the Fitness Centers: Los Volcanes (LV-FIT), North Domingo Baca (NDB-FIT), and Palo Duro (PD-FIT). The fitness centers require you to go in the van to be part of the hike officially and, thus, to be covered by city insurance.
You alert the hike leader that you will be meeting the hike at the trailhead. Then if there is a last minute change, the hike leader can inform you.
In the case of hikes with a limit on the number of hikers (e.g., within the 10-person boundary of the Sandia Wilderness), you must also call in to sign up at the center to be included in the hike. Ask that a note "will meet at TH" be added on the form by your name.
Some of the back roads are rough and require a high ground clearance vehicle. Before you drive yourself, inquire about the road conditions.
For hike leaders
Hike Notices
The hike notices are automatically sent by the website. The schedule is:
Thursday @ 5 am |
Send hike notice for next Monday's hike. |
Friday @ 5 am |
Send hike notice for next Tuesday's hike. |
Saturday @ 5 am |
Send hike notice for next Wednesday's hike. |
Sunday @ 5 am |
Send hike notice for next Thursday's hike. |
Monday @ 5 am |
Send hike notice for next Friday's hike. |
Tuesday @ 5 am |
Send hike notice for next Saturday's hike. |
Hike Leader Comments
Add comments to inform
hikers of any new information about the hike (for example, inclement
weather forecasts, new discoveries from an exploratory hike, or
planned deviations from the hike description), or remind them of
things they should bring along (for example, trekking poles, leather
gloves, extra cash for a museum or park fee, extra water for a hot
day). The hikers can use this information in addition to the hike
description to decide whether or not to participate in this hike and
what to add to their packs.
Use the Special Message text box to add the most important comments such as "Expect a late return" or "Snow is forecast." The Special Message is the first line in the hike message other than the title, and it is in red. Less important messages can be placed in the larger text box (1600 character limit), positioned just below the red highlighted message.
To create hike leader comments for a hike that you'll be leading (at any time before the hike notice send date/time):
Log in to the website.
Go to the Hike schedules tab on the top menu.
Click on the bottom item in the drop-down list, "Add/Edit Hk Ldr Cmmts".
Choose the period for which your hike is scheduled (e.g., 2012H2).
Choose your hike.
The default meet time and leave time for the hiking group are displayed. If this hike has a different meet time and/or leave time, enter the correct values.
If there is a schedule variation comment in the schedule, it will be displayed. You can decide whether the schedule variation comment will be included in the hike notice (usually it should).
Add anything else to be highlighted in the Special Message white text box.
Add your hike leader comments, if any, in the second white text box.
Click on one of the Preview buttons to preview the content of the hike notice. Close the preview window.
Edit your comments if necessary.
When you're satisfied with your comments, click on the Save Comments button.
You can go back and edit your comments at a later time, if necessary. The hike notice will be formed from the meet time, the schedule variation comment, the special message, your hike leader comments, and the data from the hike description. All registered hikers who selected "Upcoming hikes" from the applicable hiking group in their profiles will receive this hike notice.
Hike Change Notices
Usually send one of these only when something major changes after the hike notice has gone out:
Log in to the website.
Go to the Email tab on the top menu.
Select "Send hike change notice" in the drop-down list.
Choose the period for your hike (e.g., 2012H2).
Choose your hike.
Say what has changed.
If you're proposing a substitute hike and you know its name in the hiking collection, choose it from the drop-down list next to New Hike.
The meet/leave times for the original hike are displayed. If you want to change the meet/leave times, fill in the new values.
In the New/More Information text box (optional), explain what's going to happen differently than originally planned.
Click on one of the Preview buttons to view the composed hike change notice.
Edit further if necessary.
When you're satisfied with the hike change notice, click on Send Change Notice. If you've canceled one hike and substituted another one and/or changed the meet/leave times, the website will revise the schedule to show your changes.
All registered hikers who selected "Hike changes" from
the applicable hiking group in their profiles will receive this hike
change notice. If before you send the hike change notice you
decide it isn't necessary after all, log out or close the browser
window.
If you discover that you'll need to substitute a
different hike within 2 weeks of the hike date, you should send a
change notice immediately. Otherwise, just ask the hike coordinator
for the affected hiking group to revise the schedule.
Hike Reports
Hike reports are optional. Describe the actual hike and
any interesting adventures that occurred during that hike. Hike
reports are sent to all hikers who elected to receive hike reports
from the specific hiking group in their profiles. To respect personal
privacy, use only first names or first name plus initial of last name
to describe individual hikers. There is no prescribed format and
style for the text part of a hike report – be creative! If you
wish, include links to online photo albums of photos taken during the
actual hike.
To create a hike report:
Log in to the website.
Go to the Hikes tab on the top menu.
Choose "Hike reports, add" in the drop-down list.
Choose the period for your hike (e.g., 2012H2).
Click the "Continue To Add Hike Report" Button.
Select a hike in the list for which you were the hike leader (or are the hike coordinator).
Fill in the approximate hike duration (the website will fill in the Hike class, Hike distance, and Elevation gain data fields, though you may change the values if applicable for the hike that you did).
Write the text part of the hike report. You may copy and paste from a word processing file, but check any special characters that may not transfer correctly.
If you or another hiker has an online photo album for the hike, add the hiker's first name and the link to the album. Up to 3 photo albums are allowed.
Preview the hike report by clicking on one of the Preview buttons at the bottom of the page. Edit as necessary.
When you are finished, click the "Add Hike Report" button.
To verify that the hike report has been added, select Hikes -> Hike reports and find your hike report in the list.
To edit a hike report:
A hike report may be edited from Hikes ->Hike reports, change or from Email->Send hike report. The hike leader and hike coordinator for the hiking group may collaborate in developing the hike report.
To send the hike report:
Log in to the website.
Go to the Email tab on the top menu.
Choose "Send hike report" in the drop-down list.
Choose the period for your hike (e.g., 2012H2).
Click the "Continue To Send Hike Report" Button.
Select the hike in the list that has a hike report you want to send. The website will display the hike report.
Make last minute changes, if desired. (Changes will be saved when you send the hike report.)
Preview the hike report.
To send the hike report to hikers who have expressed interest in the hiking group that did this hike, click on the "Send Hike Report" button
Hikes
Adding a Hike
Adding a hike is like publishing a book. Any hike leader can
author a hike but it has to be reviewed by an editor before it is
published (made available to the hikers-at-large). We do this
for completeness and to maintain consistency.
A hike can be
added in stages or all at once. If it is added in stages, there
is a minimum amount of information that must be entered. After that,
the rest of the data can be entered at will until the hike is
completed. When you indicate it is complete by changing the
status to "waiting editor", that signals the website to
send an email message to the editor that a hike is ready to be
edited. There may be communications back and forth between you
and the editor resulting in changes to the hike data or text.
When the editor is satisfied, the hike will be published.
For
more information about writing hike descriptions, see How
to Write a Hike Description.
If you're creating a hike
description and don't know what region to choose, first look at the
choices for Region and the current list of hikes sorted by region.
If that doesn't help, go to the Regions tab on the main menu, open
the Regions map, and zoom in near the geographic location of the
hike. If you're not sure what the region should be at this
point or you think a new region should be created, contact the Region
Coordinator. To find out who is the current Region Coordinator,
from the Hikers tab choose Region coordinator. Only the Region
Coordinator and the Administrator can add, change, or remove a
region.
Changing a Hike
If there is no named hike Maintainer, the hike text author, the
hike's editor, any maintainer or the Administrator can change a hike
description. If there is a named hike Maintainer, then only the
hike Maintainer, the hike's editor, or the Administrator can change
the hike description.
The Maintainer communicates with anyone
who requests a change or correction in a hike description (for
example, misspellings, typos, trail changes, or trailhead direction
changes). The Maintainer's role is important as he/she can
prevent errors from creeping into the hike's description over time.
Removing a Hike
If a hike has been published, only the named Maintainer or the Administrator may remove it. If it hasn't been published, the hike text author, the hike's editor, or the Administrator can remove it. Once a hike has been published and actually hiked, it will be almost impossible to remove it due to references to the hike from schedules, access maps, hike reports, etc. The best that can be done in that case is to make the hike inactive.
Inactivating a Hike
Why would you want to inactivate a hike? There are lots of good reasons: the trail is no longer safe, some necessary part of the trail is impassible, the trail is on private or Indian land, you can no longer get to the trailhead because of road conditions, and so on. Only the Administrator can make a hike inactive. Making a hike inactive does not remove it from the website. It only means the hike is not displayed in the hike lists and the hike cannot be scheduled.
Using a Published Hike Description
Hikers will be consulting the website to decide if they want to go
on a hike and if they're fit enough to do it. The person who
developed the hike description usually has gone on an exploratory
hike, edited a GPS track and waypoints, and done his/her best to let
hikers know what to expect on the hike.
For many of the
hikes, especially those in the "badlands," there can be
different ways to do a hike and still have it recognizable as the
"same" hike to most hikers.
You as a hike leader
may schedule a hike, then plan to lead a modified version of that
hike. However, you should do that only if you're familiar with
the hike as you plan to do it. We ask that you be considerate of the
hikers who decide to go on your hike, by:
Leading the hike from the same trailhead.
Visiting the advertised features (e.g., arroyo, canyons, views, meadows) of the scheduled hike description.
Maintaining the advertised hike rating or making the hike safer.
Not introducing any additional hazards (e.g., ledge to jump from, return trail that would be a problem for a person who has vertigo).
Introducing additional activities only if they are optional and you'll be returning to the hikers who don't want to participate (e.g., climbing a hill to a viewpoint, going to a side spring).
Returning to the center by the planned time unless all hikers agree to extend the hike time.
If you'd like to
make minor changes that hikers should know about, work with the
applicable hike coordinator to develop a schedule variation comment
when you schedule the hike and/or inform hikers in your hike leader
comments.
If you find that no hike on the
website is a close enough match to what you'd like to do, you may
define a "hike place holder" with the hike name and region
and as much other information as you have. The hike placeholder
can be scheduled, then improved into a full hike description later.
Obtaining Land Access Permission For A Hike
Most hikes do not require land access permission for a hike. But
there are two cases were it is required: when hiking on indian and
New Mexico state land.
To obtain permission to hike on indian
land, you must contact the pueblo/tribe directly.
To obtain
permission to hike on New Mexico state land, you must fill out and
submit a Recreational Access (School/Educational) Permit plus an
Affidafit Concerning Recreational Access Permit to the New Mexico
State Land Office (NMSLO or SLO). See State Land Office documents in
Resources for more information.
For hike coordinators
Use the Admin tab in the Menu to perform various administrative tasks.
Adding/Deleting a Hike Leader
To add a hiker to or delete a hiker from the list of hike leaders:
From the Admin tab, choose Hike leader maint.
Click on the little blue arrow next to the Hiker white text box. A list of hikers appears. Hikers who are already hike leaders have "hike leader" after their names.
Choose the hiker's name you want to add or remove from the hike leader list.
If the hiker is not yet a hike leader, a button Designate As Hike Leader will appear. If the hiker is already a hike leader, a button Un-designate As Hike Leader will appear.
Click on the button to make the action happen.
Adding/Deleting a Van Driver
To add a hiker to or delete a hiker from the list of van drivers:
From the Admin tab, choose Van driver maint.
Click on the little blue arrow next to the Hiker white text box that says -- Choose -- . A list of hikers appears. Hikers who are already van drivers have "van driver" after their names.
Choose the hiker's name you want to add or remove from the van driver list.
If the hiker is not yet a van driver, a button Designate As Van Driver will appear. If the hiker is already a van driver, a button Un-designate As Van Driver will appear.
Click on the button to make the action happen.
The hiker must have a City of Albuquerque license to drive one of the vans.
Scheduling
Hike Place Holder
If there is no hike in the collection that describes a hike you want to schedule for your hiking group, create a hike place holder. Go to Hikes -> Add a hike, set the Record Type to "Hike place holder", and fill in the name and region. (That's all the required information.) If you know the person who will be working on the hike description, next to the Text Credit -- Choose -- box, click on the little blue arrow and select that person's name from the drop-down list. Fill in any additional information you have, then save what you entered by clicking on one of the four Add buttons at the bottom of the page.
Hike In Process
There might be a hike description that isn't finished yet. You can also schedule a hike in process. Just make sure you check with the maintainer or text author to find out the estimated completion date.
Scheduling Tools
To avoid scheduling the same hike too frequently, from the Tools
tab choose Hike, histories by group, and find your group in the
list. You'll see the hikes you’ve scheduled, when they
were done, and who were the hike leader(s) and van driver(s).
Hike, histories by name, shows the number of times a given hike has
been scheduled in the past few years. You can see new hikes that
haven't yet been scheduled by any group, as well as the most popular
hikes.
Tools, history info by group and Tools, history info
by name provide different selections of the data. Along with
the group and date hiked are included the hike data, applicable
seasons of the year, and the route type. This data can be
imported into a spreadsheet program and edited and sorted as you
wish.
Entering the Schedule for a Half-Year
During the hikes planning period (usually one or two months before
the half-year starts), the Webmaster will pre-populate the schedule
with dates for your hiking group. To enter the hikes for your group,
you'll change the schedule data for each date.
If
there isn't a hike planned for one of your dates, choose the hike
place holder called "No hike scheduled" that will be in the
list of All Hikes.
Create a schedule variation comment to:
Change the departure or return time for the hike or leaving from a different center.
Add a side excursion.
Remind hikers to bring extra money for a restaurant lunch, a museum visit, etc.
Notify that hikers must carpool.
Steps for each schedule date:
From Admin, choose Schedule maint.
Choose the applicable period ID.
Click on the button Change Entry In Schedule.
Click on the little blue arrow next to the Schedule Entries white text box. Only the hikes for your hiking group will be displayed. Choose the date you want to change.
Click on the little blue arrow next to the All Hikes white text box.
Select the hike for the chosen date. Note that a hike place holder will have a super script 1 (¹) at the end of the name.
The hike group and the date are filled in for you.
Choose the hike leader(s) and van driver(s) from the drop-down lists.
The default meet time and leave time are filled in for you. Change them if you'll be leaving early.
Add a Variation Comment, if applicable. The comment will appear in the schedule entry for the hike and in the hike notice when it is issued. You can copy and paste from a word-processing document or spreadsheet file.
If status 4 - OK/Done is available, set the status to 4. Otherwise, set the status to 2 - Waiting Release.
If you have more entries, click on the Do Change and Return button. If this is the last entry, click on the Do Change button.
Adding a Hike to the Schedule
If you're going to do an
extra hike or must enter a substitute hike for one that you have
canceled, you will need to add a hike to the schedule.
To
add a hike to the schedule:
From Admin, choose Schedule maint.
Choose the applicable period ID.
Click on the button Add Entry To Schedule.
Click on the little blue arrow next to the Hikes white text box. Choose the hike you want to add.
Fill in the date to be added to the schedule.
Fill in the remaining information as in Entering the Schedule for a Half-Year above.
Change the status to 4 - OK/Done.
Canceling a Hike in the Schedule
It is useful to record when a hike is canceled to alert hike
planners that the hike was scheduled but not hiked.
To cancel
a hike that has been scheduled:
From Admin, choose Schedule maint.
Choose the applicable period ID.
Click on the button Change Entry In Schedule.
Click on the little blue arrow next to the Schedule entries white text box. A list of the scheduled hikes that you are authorized to cancel appears.
Choose the hike you want to cancel.
Change the Status to 3 - Canceled.
Click one of the Do Change buttons.
Changing a Hike in the Schedule after the Schedule is Published
You may need to change a hike in the schedule after the schedule
has been published for several reasons. Some examples are a
change in the planned van driver or hike leader, a change of the
scheduled hike when a hike leader decides to do a different hike, or
when a hike place holder of one name should be replaced by a hike
description of another name. Changing a scheduled hike removes
the original hike information from the system and replaces it with
the revised information.
To change a hike in the schedule:
From Admin, choose Schedule maint.
Choose the applicable period ID.
Click on the button Change Entry In Schedule.
Click on the little blue arrow next to the Hikes white text box. Only the hikes for your hiking group or the ones you will lead (for other groups) will be displayed. Choose the hike you want to change.
If you are doing a completely different hike, select that hike from All Hikes.
Add a variation comment, if applicable. The comment will appear in the schedule entry for the hike and in the hike notice when it is issued.
Edit other information to be changed.
Leave the Status as 4 - OK/Done.
Click on either the Do Change or the Do Change and Return button.
If you substitute one hike for another less than two weeks before the scheduled date, be sure to cancel the first hike.
Communicating with Hike Leaders and Van Drivers
From the Email tab, hike coordinators can generate various email list strings for hikers, hike leaders and/or van drivers. Using Email -> Send group broadcast email, a hike coordinator can also send a broadcast email message from the website to all hikers who have expressed interest in their hiking group.