"One of the things that I enjoy the most about peak bagging is seeing beautiful parts of New Mexico that I otherwise might never see. My 15 year old daughter Christina and I hiked two peaks in an area that I had never been before. The two peaks are sandwiched between the Wheeler Peak mountains to the north, highest peaks in NM, and the Truchas Peak mountains to the south, the second highest range. We hiked Cerro Vista, elevation 11,939 and further to the south on the same ridge Cerro Olla, elevation 11,932. We left the house 5:00 AM on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 and headed north to between Taos and Espanola. We turned east on highway 580 from the town of Embudo and continued until the road changed to highway 75. We traveled about a half hour from Embudo and came to Forest Road 76. We turned north on the well maintained dirt road. It is a beautiful green lush valley with a little stream flowing through it and lots of great camping spots all the way up. The first 10 miles are great for a passenger car. The last 2 miles are very, very rough and need a 4WD. After 12 miles on the dirt road, and about 30 minutes, we parked at a saddle below the peak. The distance to the peak was about tw..." — Phil-Robinson • Jul 25, 2012