"It seems like I spend more time driving to peaks than hiking them. Rather than going by way of Santa Fe, which I usually do, I headed east on I-40, past Clines Corners, then north to I-25 then to Las Vegas, NM. I left the house at 5:00 AM, Saturday August 18, 2012. I didn’t have anyone that could go with me and didn’t take my dog on this trip. In Las Vegas I headed on Highway 518 NNE about 45 minutes to Road 121. I followed that paved road directly north for 8.5 miles until the pavement ended. The best way to get to the peak is to turn right. I did, and hunted for 45 minutes trying to find a way to get there, and all I got was closed gates. The gates did not have any signs on them. I thought I might not be able to hike the peak today and went back to where the paved road ended and decided that if I could get close enough to the peak, I would hike over a ridge to get there. This time I took a left where the paved road ended and went up the road 5.5 miles. The dirt road was good at first but later it turned into a very tough 4WD excursion. I had the peak marked on my GPS and I kept watching the numbers drop. I wanted to get to within 2 or 3 miles as the crow flies, 4 would be too m..." — Phil-Robinson • Aug 18, 2012