I just want to share a trip report I wrote describing my hike on the La Luz Trail. I included a bunch of pictures and maps. Here is the link: https://backpackersreview.wordpress.com/trip-reports/la-luz-trail/
During the two-plus weeks of the Albuquerque Int'l Balloon Fiesta, most of the area is a total mob scene. MOB. SCENE. La Luz isn't going to be as crowded as the trails at the top of the Crest, but still, a lot more traffic than normal. And forget about the cable car or restaurant. Yikes!
I learned this last year; don't repeat my mistake. :(
Baarb - Feb 12, 2013 5:23 am - Hasn't voted
AttachmentsMight be good to attach this page to http://www.summitpost.org/sandia-peak/151423 also? Cheers.
jartelt - Nov 3, 2017 12:23 pm - Hasn't voted
Additional external linkI just want to share a trip report I wrote describing my hike on the La Luz Trail. I included a bunch of pictures and maps. Here is the link: https://backpackersreview.wordpress.com/trip-reports/la-luz-trail/
Liba Kopeckova - Nov 6, 2017 1:54 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Additional external linkattached. thanks.
TimmyC - Nov 16, 2017 10:52 pm - Voted 10/10
Avoid during mid-October!During the two-plus weeks of the Albuquerque Int'l Balloon Fiesta, most of the area is a total mob scene. MOB. SCENE. La Luz isn't going to be as crowded as the trails at the top of the Crest, but still, a lot more traffic than normal. And forget about the cable car or restaurant. Yikes!
I learned this last year; don't repeat my mistake. :(
T. White - Oct 4, 2019 11:57 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Avoid during mid-October!Thanks for the warning! I will be in ABQ for the balloon fiesta this weekend, and was girding for crowds... but this does temper my expectations.