"I left the house at 5 AM, Saturday, September 1, 2012, and headed east on I-40 past the town of Clines Corners to Highway 3, then north to I-25, then to Las Vegas, New Mexico. From there I took highway 518 NNW until I came to Forest Road 76. My first goal was to hike the mountain peak called Cuchillo de Fernando. Forest Road 76 is a dirt road that follows a beautiful, green, forested valley with a little stream flowing through it. At the end of the valley it goes up and over a ridge. The first 10 miles are drivable by a passenger car but the remainder of the drive is a very tough 4WD road, maybe another 10 miles? I am not sure of the total distance of the dirt road but it took me 1 hour and 15 minutes to drive to the southern base of the mountain, from the start of FR 76. I parked at an elevation of 10,630 feet. The GPS said nine tenths of a mile to the peak as the crow flies. It was a cool crisp morning. I started hiking at 9:15 and headed straight up the hill to the peak following grass culverts and little meadows. A short way up and I saw 5 or 6 large grouse not far from a little pond. I reached a ridge near the top then had to cross many fallen logs. I reached the peak after..." — Phil-Robinson • Sep 1, 2012