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Tent Rocks Slot Canyon - stock photo Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is manged by the BLM with the Pueblo de Cochiti and is located 35 miles south of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The cone-shaped tent rock formations are the results of volcanic eruptions that happened 6 to 7 million years ago.

Other slot canyons we’ve hiked: Wire Pass Trail – Slot Canyon Hiking! 05/22/14; Goblin Valley, UT – Where the Ghosts Are 10/16/07; Other Stories from our RV Travels in New Mexico. Oliver Lee Memorial State Park, New Mexico – A Dog’s Eye View! 11/30/18; Valles Caldera National Preserve & a Spring Blizzard in New Mexico! 06/28/17 This 3-mile hike with minimal elevation gain lets you explore Incredible desert hoodoos and beautiful slot canyons. Take in expansive views from the mesa top. Hiking at Tent Rocks is a must-do for anyone in the northern New Mexico area. It's an accessible trail that gives you incredible rewards with little effort. The Slot Canyon Trail at the Kasha-Katuwe* Tent Rocks National Monument is an opportunity to marvel at what the passage of time can do to a landscape. *Kasha-Katuwe means “white rocks” in Keresan, a pueblo language. The national monument is located near the Cochiti Pueblo. Slot Canyon Trail The 1.5 mile (one-way) Slot Canyon Trail is rather more interesting, one of the best short trails in the state. This branches off the Cave route and joins a stony wash that soon narrows to a proper slot canyon through the tuff. Hiking trip report, map, and photos for Tent Rocks Slot Canyon and Cave Loop, located in Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico. This is a 3.2 mile out-and-back hike with 900 cumulative feet of elevation gain that takes about 2-4 hours to complete. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks Slot Canyon. We hiked the Canyon Trail which goes from about 5,750 feet to 6,381 feet over a distance of 3.26 miles over the course of 2 hours and 9 minutes. The hike is rated easy but has some steep sections toward the last quarter of the hike.

Kasha Katuwe Tent Rocks and Slot Canyon This hike gives you a chance to see the unique geologic formation known as tent rocks. If you do this hike, you also go through a slot canyon and up onto the mesa, leading to great views of the

The Slot Canyon Trail at the Kasha-Katuwe* Tent Rocks National Monument is an opportunity to marvel at what the passage of time can do to a landscape. *Kasha-Katuwe means “white rocks” in Keresan, a pueblo language. The national monument is located near the Cochiti Pueblo. Slot Canyon Trail The 1.5 mile (one-way) Slot Canyon Trail is rather more interesting, one of the best short trails in the state. This branches off the Cave route and joins a stony wash that soon narrows to a proper slot canyon through the tuff. Hiking trip report, map, and photos for Tent Rocks Slot Canyon and Cave Loop, located in Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico. This is a 3.2 mile out-and-back hike with 900 cumulative feet of elevation gain that takes about 2-4 hours to complete.

Oct 11, 2018 · After a dreary and rainy day, the sun rose behind the hills signaling a warmer day at Pueblo de Cochiti. In the mid-morning, when the temperature rose to about 50ºF, we headed to the nearby Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument for a hike. We were here in April of this year and was captivated by its fairy tale landscape.

known as tent rocks. If you do this hike, you also go through a slot canyon and up onto the mesa, leading to great views of the Sangre de Cristo and Jemez mountains. The trail begins at the monument parking area. The Cave Loop Trail is 1.2 miles long and is easy. The more difficult Canyon Trail is a 3 mile round trip trek into a narrow canyon with a steep (630-ft) climb to the mesa top for excellent views of the Sangre de Cristo, Jemez, Sandia mountains and the Rio Grande Valley below. Other slot canyons we’ve hiked: Wire Pass Trail – Slot Canyon Hiking! 05/22/14; Goblin Valley, UT – Where the Ghosts Are 10/16/07; Other Stories from our RV Travels in New Mexico. Oliver Lee Memorial State Park, New Mexico – A Dog’s Eye View! 11/30/18; Valles Caldera National Preserve & a Spring Blizzard in New Mexico! 06/28/17 Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument located 40 miles southwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico (near Cochiti). A 1.2 mile (1.9 km) recreation trail leads up through a slot canyon to a lookout point

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05-08-2020 Sharing a narrow slot canyon with crowds of weekend hikers can be a crazy experience. Lots of families were out on the trail with us that beautiful May morning, even though we had started early. It was Mother’s Day weekend, and it seemed that everyone had decided to take Mom out for a hike to celebrate!.