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Joel Huisenga
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Where to go in NM/Arizona on 02/23/2012 10:40:48 MST Print View

I'm going to be spending a few weeks in Zuni, NM in May/June. I'll have the weekends free and wanted to know where people would recommend going.

Never been the southwest before so general advice on backpacking in the area would be useful too. Thanks for the help.
HK Newman
(hknewman) - MLife

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Zuni area on 02/23/2012 13:44:33 MST Print View

Pretty far north, surrounded by interesting stuff. Depends if you want forest-alpine, arid forest, or pure desert ... also how far you want to drive. There's the Jemez, a forested backpack, near Cuba NM. Also the Peco's near Santa Fe, more alpine, but I'd recommend at least a 3-day weekend for that. Very dry is the el malpais lava flow with a bit of the CDT but carry lots of water. Same with the Bisti badlands. Haven't been to the AZ side since it was on the way to the grand but I'm sure there's some interesting stuff on that side.