CAMINO 101 – PRACTICAL MATTERS Every item you choose to carry should serve a purpose, whether it’s to nourish, protect, or inspire you along the way. WHEN: Tuesday, March 25, 2025 WHERE: Total Wine and More, 6701 Uptown Blvd. NE MAP LINK: https://maps.app.goo.gl/atDSoVzo9DVB8JsK8 TIME: 6:00-8:00 PM PRESENTERS: Pat & Kate Abbott DESCRIPTION: If you’re planning … Read more

Spring Equinox Walk WHEN: Thursday, March 20th TIME: 9:30 AM LED BY: Suzanne Blazier WHERE: Albuquerque Open Space, Elena Gallegos DIRECTIONS: From Tramway, turn east onto Simms Park Road. After the entrance booth, keep going to the right and follow the road in a circle until you get back by the entrance booth again. Turn … Read more

Spring Equinox Walk WHEN: Thursday, March 20th TIME: 9:30 AM LED BY: Suzanne Blazier WHERE: Albuquerque Open Space, Elena Gallegos DIRECTIONS: From Tramway, turn east onto Simms Park Road. After the entrance booth, keep going to the right and follow the road in a circle until you get back by the entrance booth again. Turn … Read more

DATE: Monday, March 10, 2025 TIME: 5:30-7:30 LOCATION: Total Wine Uptown, 6701 Uptown Blvd. NE MAP LINK: https://maps.app.goo.gl/atDSoVzo9DVB8JsK8 PRESENTERS: Barbie & Steve Patchett, Candice Summers, Linda Clay DESCRIPTION: The Camino Francigena connects Canterbury Cathedral in northern England to Rome and Jerusalem. The Gruppo Dei Dodici has been trying to popularize and promote the lightly used … Read more

Tramway 8-mile walk WHEN: Saturday, March 8th TIME: 8:30 AM LED BY: Suzanne Blazier MAP LINK (La SalitaRestaurant): https://maps.app.goo.gl/WtZW4ov57WMPT7gs6 This will be a walk of approximately 8.4 miles, done more for training and mileage than for the scenery. Although the scenery is beautiful as we can look to the east at the Sandias. We will … Read more

Are you preparing for a Camino? Usually when we prepare, we think of all the exterior items we’ll need: footwear, clothes, pack, toiletries, guides, and the like. In this Camino event, we invite you to have a conversation about the inner journey. What is the impetus for your Camino? How might you take care of … Read more

-Meet at Bernalillo Wal-Mart (map link: 460 Nm Highway 528) at 8:30am and consolidate vehicles, vehicles going should be fully fueled with good tires. – Leave at 9am for Chaco Canyon. – Arrive 11:30 at Chaco Culture National Historic Park visitor center; pay fees for cars (more info below). – Lunch at Pueblo del Arroyo, … Read more

This is a 3-mile, one and half hour walk, along the Volcanoes Trail on the westside of the Petroglyph National Monument. Enjoy vistas of Albuquerque, the Sandias, and unique geological features. There is a short spur where we can climb the Black Volcano. The well-marked loop trail is steep and rocky in a few spots … Read more

If you’re planning your first Camino in the near future, this is where you need to be. If you have walked a Camino and are planning another, you may find some new information and tips to support your journey. Pat and Kate w ill provide lots of basic information about what to pack and other … Read more

Starting at the trailhead, we’ll be hiking along the escarpment. As we walk along the trail, we’ll see many petroglyphs etched into the dark rocks. The trail is a loop, but could also be an out and back hike, making for the possibility of seeing petroglyphs we missed on the way in. This is a … Read more