Bob Merkel wrote:
Sort-of halfway up the road from Water Canyon to South Baldy in the Magdalenas there is a side road right by a hairpin turn. It leads up a hill (we walked it a couple of years ago) and then, past a gate, to old abandoned mine operations. Looks like about 1-1/2 miles and 400 feet elevation change (a little below 8600 feet) in the woods. I don't even know what was mined there: Smithsonite? Galena?
Anyway, that's where we're going on Saturday, July 11th. Leaving at 8 am from the Socorro Consolidated Schools offices on Franklin Street.
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Hiking First is an informal group that gets together once a month on Saturday for a day hike in the area around Socorro, NM.
About Hiking First
- Hiking First is an informal group that gets together for day hikes in the area around Socorro on Saturday mornings, typically on the first Saturday of each month. Generally, we meet at 9am at the Socorro Consolidated Schools office parking lot at 700 Franklin Street and then car pool to the trail head.
- Our hikes vary in difficulty, but most are easy to moderate, lasting no more than a few hours and covering six miles or less. Be sure to bring along appropriate clothing, boots, walking sticks, water, and snacks. Remember that it gets cooler at higher elevations (about 5 degrees per thousand feet.)
- Along the way, we get some great views from high places, as well as chances to see the history, archeology, geology, and wildlife of the area.
Please email us, if you have any questions.
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