Eric and Noelle's Adventures

After packing up the tent, Noelle and I ate some breakfast and then I headed out on the trail for a little solo hiking. Noelle and I had planned that we would meet back at the trailhead just north of Hyde Memorial State Park in an hour. The hike started out very pleasant. The air was cool, the sky

Despite Parker's difficulties with the hike yesterday, Noelle and I felt confident that he would do better in the cooler, shadier mountain air today. Our proposed hike would be one listed as difficult in our hiking guide; a six mile round-trip hike to Nambe Lake. We started our hike at the trailhea

Noelle, Parker and I awoke in Moriarty, ate breakfast, and then headed north to Santa Fe. Our destination was a canyon on an arroyo that drains into the Rio Grande called Caja del Rio or Diablo's Canyon. After a long drive on some dirt roads we arrived at the top of the canyon. Parker was excited to

This evening after work, Noelle and I packed up Parker and the car and headed north. Our final destination would be the high mountains just outside Santa Fe, but we had a long drive before we would even make our destination for the night: Moriarty, New Mexico. On our way north we pass through Roswel

Finally a sunny day! While I love seeing rain in the desert, I was definitely ready for a nice day of sunshine so that I could do something outside. Noelle had a doctor's appointment this morning, so we didn't have all day for a hike, but we had enough time that we decided that we needed to get out

Noelle has had some recent issues with sciatica due to her pregnancy. It can be painful for her to walk at times. We decided to do something that wouldn't require too much walking. With the cool temperatures and overcast skies, we decided to head over to Rattlesnake Springs to see if we could see so

It's been a long time since I've done any hiking in the rain. When I awoke to gray skies and drizzle I knew I had to hit the trail to enjoy the cool temperatures and liquid sunshine. I didn't go very far, just down Standpipe Road to the BLM's La Cueva Trails. I was hoping to see lots of wildflowers

It was time to head back to Carlsbad today. We ran some errands in the big city, ate a delicious lunch at Five Guys, and then hit the road. We had one stop just after leaving Albuquerque, the Tijeras Pueblo historic site in Cibola National Forest. We walked the short trail there and looked at all th

Last night after work, Robby stopped by to pick Noelle and I up for the long drive to Albuquerque. We arrived at Robby's parents' house after midnight. After a nice sleep, we awoke this morning to explore the Duke City a bit. Our first stop was the Rio Grande Nature Center. The nature center was in

Headed back into the Lincoln National Forest today with some friends from work to check out some caves. We parked past the Dark Canyon Lookout Tower just before the section of road that's so rough its called the "Dragon's Teeth". From there we followed some trails to Black Cave. Parts of Black