New Mexico 2015
Northern New Mexico
Friday September 4 through Sunday September 6
Stu & I drove (actually, I did all the driving) in my 2014 Subaru Outback to the far northern parts of New Mexico. The main attractions were Sugarite Canyon, near Raton, and Mt. Capulin. The entire trip was tracked by a Garmin Monterra GPS. The driving portion was also tracked by the Outback's navigation system. For the purposes of this website, the Monterra tracks are presented below. The Outback tracks may be added at a later date.
Where topographic maps are available, they are denoted by a "(Topo)" link, sometimes accompanied by a special description. They are the standard 24,000:1. Bright pink/magenta lines represent manually-powered transportation (hiking, in this case), and "amethyst" lines represent engine-powered transportation (e.g., motorboat, but no such vehicles were used on this trip).
GPX files have not been edited.
Overview
- Overview map—This is a composite map of all the GPS tracks on a blank U.S. states map, with the states we visited highlighted in yellow.
- All GPS tracks (Monterra) / view map—The whole trip, including hiking and driving.
Friday, September 4
- GPX / view map—Our drive from Oklahoma City OK to Raton NM (Best Western). This includes a lunch stop (Braum's) in Clinton OK.
Saturday, September 5
- GPX / view map—Driving from our hotel in Raton NM to a store (for supplies) to the trailhead for the Little Horse Mesa trail at Sugarite Canyon State Park. Also includes a stop at the park's visitor center.
- GPX / view map—Hiking the Little Horse Mesa trail at Sugarite Canyon State Park. (Topo)
- GPX / view map—Driving from the Little Horse Mesa trail trailhead back to the visitor center at Sugarite Canyon State Park.
- GPX / view map—Hiking at Sugarite Canyon State Park. This hike mostly consists of the Coal Camp Interpretive Trail. (Topo)
- GPX / view map—Driving from Sugarite Canyon State Park to Capulin Mountain National Monument. Note: the drive up to the top of the volcano is missing (available on Outback's tracks, however).
- GPX / view map—Hiking at Capulin Volcano National Monument. Includes the Crater Vent Trail and a small part of the Crater Rim Trail. (Topo)
- GPX / view map—Driving back down the volcano to the visitor center's parking lot at Capulin Volcano National Monument.
- GPX / view map—Hiking parts of the Lava Flow Trail and the Boca Trail at Capulin Volcano National Monument. (Topo)
- GPX / view map—Driving from Capulin Volcano National Monument NM to our hotel (Hampton Inn) in Dumas TX. Includes a dinner stop (Sierra Grande restaurant) near Des Moines NM.
Sunday, September 6
