It’s been a month of a broken toe keeping me extra indoors, and two weeks of smoke from the Medio and Caja fires making the air heavy and casting a haze that hides the mountains from Santa Fe’s view. I’ve been dreaming about mountain hikes, like this one, to the top of Jicarita Peak, last fall.
At 12,809 feet, it has amazing views of the Truchas. We went in late October, and the leaves were beautifully golden, but the wind was seriously cold and biting. The hike is beautiful, with some steep inclines. but worth it. Serpent Lake is not to far of the trail if you want to stop for a lakeside picnic or a camp, and there’s a great view of it from above.
