This is a nice trail in the Santa Fe National Forest on the road going up to the ski area. The trail head will be on your left as you are heading up. This roughly 4 mile trail uses 3 different trails to makeup this triangular loop. Trail 150 from the parking lot and then … [read more]
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Tent Rocks Hike
The trail which is made up of two parts after the first 1/2 mile mark where you can do the 1.2 mile Cave Loop Trail which is easy and returns you back to the parking lot at the trail head after viewing a cave from the pathway. The more difficult, but certainly worth the effort … [read more]
Native Plant Hike
The Las Placitas Association is pleased to announce this month’s native plant hike led by Michael Crowfoot. On April 22nd Michael invites you join him to see what the open space looks like as the warm weather has already forced many flowers to bloom. His March hike found Fuzzy asters and Fendler’s bladderpod. The hike … [read more]
Danger from Placitas pipelines
Did you know that there are five commercial pipelines running underneath Placitas? These single-wall pipelines move toxic materials like butane, crude oil, and gasoline under extremely high pressure, and if one was to leak or rupture (as pipelines often do), it could spell disaster for Placitas. Recently, two pipeline operators applied for and were granted … [read more]
Buffalo Tract Bill Update
LPA received this update from Senator Heinrich’s office when we inquired about the fate of the bill he and Representative Lujan-Gresham introduced in 2016 to removing all subsurface mineral rights from the Buffalo Tract BLM parcel to help us stop additional gravel mining in the area. Hi All, I wanted you to know the Senator … [read more]
Mountain Biking in Placitas
Mountain biking in Placitas has become a contentious issue. LPA was contacted a few months ago and the issue has since been in the local and Albuquerque papers. Many local residents feel that the trail building is illegal and has destroyed a beautiful peaceful place to hike and enjoy the beauty of nature. The Placitas … [read more]
Exposed Pipelines in Placitas
December 20, 2016 Las Placitas Association Board Members Dwight Patterson and David Haigh have discovered two exposed portions of active pipelines crossing creeks in Placitas last week while performing their first pipeline safety monitoring survey. This exposed crude oil pipeline crosses a creek near Santa Anna Loop Road in Sundance Mesa subdivision. Dwight and David … [read more]
Placitas at the Crossroads
Placitas is at a crossroads—and decisions made at the Federal and State levels in the near future will determine if this community can flourish as one of the economic stars in New Mexico or as Albuquerque’s gravel pit. The outcome will become a legacy‐forming event for our current government representatives. In 2015 LPA and ES-CA … [read more]