Sunset at Kirtland AFB Fam Camp in Albuquerque, NM. Although we did walk 3-4 miles twice a week in Florida, most of the walks were on level ground. Our goal was getting used to carrying 20-25 pound packs on our backs. Our goal here in Albuquerque was to increase our distance and also add some elevation to our hikes.
This photo shows the city of Albuquerque in the far background, You start your hike from one of multiple parking lots. We decided to select a hike that was comparable to our second day hike from Cottonwood CG to Phantom Ranch. The hike is about 7 miles with minor elevation change. This hike was 6.8.miles and provided multiple up and down routes.
The Sandia Mountains offer a wide range of hiking as well as other recreational actives including more than 20 hiking trails close to the base.
We enjoyed the hike so much that we did it again two days later. The elevation was 6400 feet which is very close to that of the South rim of the Grand Canyon.
We began our hike at 7:20 in the morning and hiked 3.4 miles to a rest area where we
had our PBJ sandwich and took a 20-minute rest before we started our return trip. This hike was considered a moderate hike. We hiked at a 25-minute per mile pace. The hike took us just over 2 hours.
Hey Dave & Kathy, My name is Bob and I was researching an odometer issue I was having with my 2007 Monaco Knight 40PDQ, and I see you had the same problem. What finally happened, was there a easy fix? Our dash odometer shows 7875 the computer on the dash shows 60063.2. Any help would be appreciated. 682bobo@gmail.com or 817-291-2403.
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Bob
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