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| 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Albuquerque: Including Santa Fe, Mount Taylor, and San Lorenzo Canyon |  | Author: Stephen Ausherman
Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press
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ISBN: 0897325907
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.5109789
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Publication Date: March 24, 2008
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From the black lava badlands in El Malpais National Monument to the aspen trees in Santa Fe National Forest, the Albuquerque area is filled with beautiful wilderness perfect for exploration. This comprehensive guidebook outlines the level of difficulty for each hike, and includes extensive maps and trail profiles to assist hiking enthusiasts and day-trippers alike. Experience the Rio Grande, old Route 66, ancient pueblos, ghost towns, and other charms of the area with this essential guide.
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2008's Best Book About New Mexico April 10, 2008
Mike Smith (Albuquerque, NM)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
Stephen Ausherman's new guidebook, "60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Albuquerque, including Santa Fe, Mt. Taylor, and San Lorenzo Canyon," is, without a doubt, my pick for 2008's Best Book About New Mexico.
I realize that, as I write this, the year has more than eight months left to go, and I'm aware that I myself am planning to publish a New Mexico title before the end of the year, but Ausherman's new book is honestly so good, so quirky, so informative, and so unique, that I feel I can go ahead and declare it as the year's best, without hesitation.
The book, as its title suggests, contains sixty hikes, all within about sixty minutes of Albuquerque--within sixty miles of the Big I, where Interstate 40 crosses Interstate 25.
What the title doesn't immediately reveal, however, is just how amazing these sixty hikes are, just how compellingly readable their descriptions are, or just how transformational this book has the potential to be to anyone willing to go out and experience them.
The book's preface lays out the book's contents, and I challenge any resident of central New Mexico--anyone with even a spark of lust for life or a smidgen of curiosity--to read that preface and not feel overwhelmed with a feeling that maybe this place you've been living has more to it than you thought; in my case, it filled me with an almost caffeinated urge to rush out and see what it described for myself.
The book's sections include:
*The Duke City--featuring urban hikes within Albuquerque's city limits.
*The Salt Mission Trail--venturing down into the Manzano Mountains.
*The Turquoise Trail--heading up into the Sandias and beyond.
*El Camino Real--exploring natural wonders along I-25 toward Santa Fe.
*The City Different--snooping around Santa Fe and its environs.
*The Cuba Road--heading down toward Cuba and Cabezon Peak.
*The Jemez Mountain Trail--finding amazing formations around Los Alamos.
*The Chihuahua Trail--moving through wild desert toward Socorro.
And:
*The Mother Road--following Route 66 from west of town to Mt. Taylor.
Since being introduced to this title, I have already hiked a number of its hikes, and have already found my view of what surrounds Albuquerque completely altered. This place is amazing, and even though I thought I had an inkling of what its deserts and mountains hid, I now realize I did not. At all.
If you live in Albuquerque, just get this. Just order it right now, or go get it from Page One. You will not regret it. It's rare that a guidebook comes along that makes you want to just sit down and read it from cover to cover, but whose hikes are so unique and intriguing that you have little choice but to put the book down and throw on a daypack.
Highly, highly recommended.
The best hiking book in New Mexico August 28, 2008
Erik Fosshage (Albuquerque, NM USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have been an avid hiker in New Mexico for the past 7 years, and own every other hiking guide that has been published for the state. This is by far the best one yet.
Though I have hiked all over the Albuquerque area (including all of the Sandia Mountains trails and about half of the Manzano Mountains trails), of the 60 hikes in this guide I have only visited 17 of them to date. I consider this a testament to Stephen Ausherman's skill in locating unique and unknown trails that can be enjoyed by rookies and veterans alike. Reading through this guide, it's almost as if I'm about to rediscover Albuquerque.
Probably the best feature, however, is the wealth of at-a-glance detail at the beginning of each hike... including (to name just a few) shared use, driving distance, nearest facilities, and trail traffic -- these features are not typically included in other New Mexico hiking guides. The only complaint I could even attempt to make is that there are no specific details on trail access for pets... but none of the other local guides provide this either.
No veteran New Mexico hiker should be without this guide, and for beginners in the area... this is the first one you should buy.
Walking in the heart of the Land of Enchantment... December 11, 2008
John P. Jones III (Albuquerque, NM, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Clearly that is the best pace to see the surroundings. The Menasha Ridge Press has developed an interesting concept for a book series - hikes that are within an hour of a given American city. So far, they have published 29 guides, and this guide places Albuquerque "on the map."
Stephen Ausherman has done an excellent job selecting hikes in the Albuquerque area. He is a "citizen of the world," and writes in that style. No doubt he conformed to the publisher's style and format, which certainly works for me, yet his own insights are evident - indicating that a greater danger than bears and mountain lions are other people's dogs.
Suitably, Ausherman starts his preface with an epigraph from Edward Abbey. In the preface he outlines the groupings for his hikes. The introduction covers the basic aspects of hiking, and how the book relates to them - he strikes a good balance in including information for the beginner, yet reminding the most experienced hikers of all the essentials.
As to the 60 hikes, each is described in a consistent, quite readable format. There are even some urban ones, but most are in the area with much elbow room. There is the "Key Information at a Glance," an "In Brief" description of the essence of the hike, directions to the trailhead, which includes GPS coordinates, as well as the longitude and latitude. Each is accompanied by two maps, which Ausherman emphasizes were created based on his GPS coordinates, determined by his own Garmen eTrex unit, one showing the elevation, the other the "plan view." There is a detailed description of the hike, and in most cases, a description of nearby activities. Also, in most cases, there are meaningful black and white photos taken along the hike.
Another reviewer said that he had completed 17 of these hikes. I've done roughly 10 of them, enough to attest to the quality of the author's work. For example, last month I again climbed Mt. Taylor via the Gooseberry trail, and experienced the same confusion the author did concerning the trail's direction about a half mile along the trail. I was surprised the author omitted the more popular "La Luz" and "Pino" trails in the Sandia, but it only means there are two more "unknown" trails (to me) that can now be explored. In particular, I've wanted to hike Cabezon peak; had only a rough description of it from a newspaper, so, consider just that one section worth the purchase of the book.
Since GPS points have been introduced, think it would be beneficial if the author included 3-4 waypoints along each hike.
Anyone in Albuquerque - or just passing through, who needs some exercise, and who does not, should make this book an essential component of their library. It certainly beats working out in the gym, and one can even be dazzled by the diversity of our environment, all, within an hour's reach. Kudos to the author, and the publisher for making this series available. Future challenges for Ausherman: a better guide to the Gila Wilderness!
This hiking stuff is addicting. May 27, 2009
Jeffrey M. Saiz (Rio Rancho, NM USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have lived in New Mexico all of my life and I would have never thought to go to or even look for where all of these beautiful places listed in this book are located. I have taken four of the sixty hikes in the last two weeks and all have been terrific. The book is very well written and directions to the hike are detailed, so there is no guessing if your in the right spot or if your going the right way. I am looking forward to completing the rest of the hikes soon. Although be advised that when he lists a hike as strenuous that he means it.
Excellent book November 10, 2008
Linda Bailey (Crystal Lake, IL United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is awesome. Trails listed go from urban to wild (no trail). The directions to the trailhead and the description of the trails are very accurate. And the author gives additional information regarding the history, geology, flora and fauna that may be encountered along the way. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves getting out around Albuquerque
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