Thurs., Oct. 11: Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

We drove up to Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument north of Albuquerque for our first hike - about a 4 mile round trip hike with a 600 foot elevation gain. In fact, the ridge we climbed can be seen in one of the photos below (I believe it is the second ridge seen on the view from the valley floor, although the elevation was similar to the ridge in the foreground.) The hike went through a slot canyon or two with a gradual elevation increase, then began a steeper rise to the ridge.