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After lowering its fees for hikers, Valles Caldera receives high reviews from visitors near and far
Towering Ponderosa pines, aspens, wild strawberries and flowers line the seven-mile Cerro Seco loop trail in the Valles Caldera National Preserve. The trail, actually an old logging road, winds its way up with a 720-foot elevation gain to almost 9,000 feet. Matthew Griego, 7, and his brother Daniel, 10, of Albuquerque approached the hike the way children often do. They marched ahead, sometimes skipping over boulders in the way, then a sudden stop to inspect something of interest along the trail, such as a butterfly or a rock. Just as abruptly, they spurted ahead again while their grandfather Jim Jett adjusted his pace to match theirs.See the full content of this document
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Jemez Haven
Jett's brother Michael Jett from Chicago and his 16-year-old son, Chris, were along for the walk as well. "You have to go a long way to find mountains like this," Michael Jett said, as he set a steady pace along the road.
Cerro Seco is one of two new trail...See the full content of this document
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