"This cirque route ran the ridge up and down about a half dozen 12-13k peaks over the entire traverse. Wheeler Peak, Mount Walter, Simpson Peak, Rich Peak, Lake Fork Peak and Kachina Peak to name some of them. My legs are absolutely smoked. Driving south to Texas to bag the highest peak there tomorrow. Guadalupe Peak in Guadalupe Mountains National Park." — wiweasel • Sep 29, 2023

"Hike up Williams Lake trail past the lake to the ridgeline, hitting Sin Nombre, Lake Fork, Kachina Peak and PT 12012 in addition to some others. Return from PT 12012 via the ski area trails." — fredbrown585 • Jul 3, 2017

"Day 1 We started backpacking south of the Taos Ski Resort in New Mexico, Saturday August 23, 2008. From the ski area the dirt road is a little rough for the several mile trip to the parking area, and in most cases a passenger car should work, but a high clearance vehicle is recommended. We hiked on a nice trail, Williams Lake Trail 62, following a pretty little stream into the Wheeler Peak Wilderness. My son Garret Robinson and I Phil, hiked to Williams Lake. We set up base camp southwest of the lake below a beautiful waterfall in a blue spruce forest. We hiked 2.6 miles for the day. Garret brought along a very nice new Sierra Design 3-person tent. He set it up in a gorgeous setting, in a little meadow surrounded by boulders, with the highest peak of New Mexico as a back drop. We set up a rainfly just in case we had a big rain. I brought a hammock along and it was sure luxurious relaxing in it. There were marmots in the area, and has happens many times we were watched by curious Grey Jays. Garret took a little nap, then we started a campfire letting it burn down to coals which we then cooked T-bone steaks over the embers. I brought my Dragon Fly liquid stove and we cooked Rice-a-R..." — Phil-Robinson • Aug 24, 2008