"Beautiful vista. Hiked the La Luz Trail to La Cueva Overlook and then on up to the Sandia Crest. Odd story - we intended to hike to the Sandia Tram, but a crime scene along the trail closed the La Luz to the tram, so we changed course to the Sandia Crest. " — rick-brown • Oct 21, 2023

"First time back to Sandia Crest since 1999. It's odd to see it so empty and kind of left behind- I guess the tramway has taken all the funding and the people? Still gorgeous. Next time I'll do the hike to North Sandia Peak, but I was with my mom so we just did the simple nature trail and walked around the Crest. " — psychikingjes • Oct 6, 2023

"Oh hey, 2 summits for one! Who knew?? This started off as a 1-hr trail run, but someone planted the seed and I couldn't be deterred from going for the summit. I was told it was two miles closer than it ended up being, and this was quit the climb on no breakfast and a handful of gummi bears. I called a friend to pick me up at the top, mostly because going back down would be way too hot for my dog. Bad decisions were made, but I got two more summits, and no one died, so... WIN!" — tmetz1226 • Jun 17, 2023

"Click below for 9 New Mexico Peak Challenges On peakery.com there are 9 New Mexico peak challenges. I had all of the peaks in the challenges until recently when a new “peak” was added to the challenges. It is not really a peak but an interesting hill at the edge of Albuquerque. It is called U Mount, elevation 6307 and it got its name because in the 1960’s and before, there was a giant U on the mount written in white stone representing the university. After the recent November 14, 2021 article in the Albuquerque Journal about hiking the highest 184 (-2) peaks in New Mexico, the New Mexico Mountaineering club contacted me to speak the 3rd Wednesday in April 2022 at their meeting. I joined the club and noticed that a group of about 15 were hiking U Mount, so I signed up. I was looking forward to meeting some members. The club has almost 700 members and has been going since 1952. It was a chilly, misty, rainy morning, March 30, 2022. The temperature was in the mid 40’s. We all met at the end of Copper Avenue, at the eastern edge of Albuquerque at 9:00 AM. We got on rain gear and our numbers had dwindled down to 8 because of the rain. Those that made it to the top were; our event o..." — Phil-Robinson • Mar 30, 2022

"Marvelous hike, even though it was arduous for the last 3/4 mile due to 4-5 inches of snow on the trail and slope. Pleased to have accomplished this on what would have been my father's 96th birthday. " — rick-brown • Jan 28, 2022