Category: Hiking
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Hiking the High Country
Hiking in the high country of Northern New Mexico is fun and rewarding, offering adventure and also the discovery of a grand and natural world. It frequently provides treasured memories that endure for a lifetime. Around the Red River area are several hiking trails that have been delighting generations of visitors. Some are for people…
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Walk in the Wilderness
The Carson National Forest contains five (5) wilderness areas which offer 86,193 acres of pure nature. Wilderness areas are land set aside as part of wild America, where man can be a visitor, not an intruder. The natural environment hasn’t been disturbed and travel is restricted to foot or horseback. First designated as the Wheeler…
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Celebrate the Outdoors
The trees and rocks invite you to share the adventure of nature and the great outdoors and the sound of the chilly mountain streams – the very song from the soul of the mountains – is a love song for you. A Wild Place Surrounded by the Kit Carson Forest which consists of 1.5…
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RRSA – Adventure Rules
When the Hidden Treasure Aerial Park, the largest ropes course in New Mexico, was opened in August of 2015, tourists and town folks alike would make a trip to the Red River Ski & Summer Area just to see what all the hubbub was about around town. One sly reporter referred to it as…
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Walk with a Ranger
Join in for a mountaintop hike lasting up to an hour and a half in length. National Forest Service Rangers and volunteers will point out the beautiful historic and geologic landmarks guests can see from the top of the mountain, 10,350’ in elevation. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m. – weather permitting…
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Walk with a Ranger
Walk With A Ranger is a mountaintop hike lasting up to an hour and a half in length with a National Forest Service Ranger and volunteers who will point out the beautiful historic and geologic landmarks to be seen from the top of the mountain at an elevation of 10,350. Rangers will teach guests…
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Take a Hike!
The best way to experience the mountains up close and personal is hiking on one of the many beautiful trails around the Red River. There are lots of choices depending on your fitness level and hiking companions. Be sure and go prepared with water, sunscreen, rain gear, snack/lunch, hat, jacket, shelter and layers of…
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Goose Creek Nature Hike
If you’re looking for a quiet nature hike with plenty of interesting sights, check out the Goose Creek Trail. This 5.5 mile long trail is located 2.5 miles from town on the Upper Valley Rd (keep right at the Y), right at the entrance to the Aspen Park property. Cross the wood bridge and…