"One of the most beautiful places in New Mexico to view the changing of aspen to their golden fall color is the drive north of Santa Fe into the Santa Fe ski basin. The first or second week of October is typically the best time to see this spectacular color change. Someone added a very obscure peak to the peakbagger.com website, Little Tesuque Peak, elevation 11,182. Its prominence is only 42 feet and I could have had this several times before, coming off of big Tesuque Peak, which sits directly to the east. I also decided to hike beautiful golden Aspen Peak, 11,109. I hiked this peak once before. I went with my friend Dave H. We both go Calvary Church in Albuquerque and met in the church parking lot at 8:00 AM, Friday October 7, 2022. We headed north, stopping for some pictures along the way and were hiking a little before 10:00 AM. It was a very cool misty morning. The temperature was 41 degrees. I gave Dave an extra jacket. The starting elevation was 10,260. We parked in the ski basin parking lot, crossed over a pretty little stream, up the road a bit, then directly up a ski run. It was a little bit of a chug, but not overly difficult. It was beautiful seeing the misty cloud..." — Phil-Robinson • Oct 7, 2022