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ManyPeaks - Jul 16, 2015 8:33 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2015
Blue Bead MountainHeaded up the wrong FR 193, make sure you make the turn all the way to where the pavement ends. Regardless, left Gooseberry trailhead at 10:30 A.M., summited at noon. Beautiful and quiet hike, nothing too strenuous but the second half is a decent work out. Terrific views, ran into some guy on his 4 wheel drive up there.
Bezoar Goat - Feb 18, 2014 7:42 pm Date Climbed: Feb 15, 2014
The QuadI love this event. Thank you to everyone that puts it on. Can't wait to come back next year!
TimmyTee - Oct 14, 2012 1:54 pm Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2011
Nice!I'm pretty slow ... at the Gooseberry TH @ 0700, on top by 1030.
Chased off the peak by dark clouds, and lots of lightning/thunder that hastened my descent to treeline. But what can one expect in July in New Mexico?
cftbq - Oct 9, 2012 9:39 pm Date Climbed: Oct 9, 2012
Standard routeHiked up from the Gooseberry Springs TH, then ran down on a beautiful fall day. Nifty peak, good trail all the way.
Kessler - Oct 5, 2012 1:41 pm Date Climbed: Mar 18, 2009
Winter ascent3-18-2009
pattond - Oct 1, 2012 1:35 pm Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2012
Mt Taylor 50kRan the 1st annual Mt. Taylor 50k race that has the summit at 24 miles. Great race with friends!
KJB - Aug 5, 2012 4:30 pm Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2012
193 n bad shapeTook the Gooseberry route this morning. An enjoyable hike, nothing to add to previous reports except that dirt road to trailhead is barely passable by passenger car. I made it in my Corolla but would not try it again.
joseyinnet - Oct 10, 2011 7:22 pm Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2011
Fresh snowWent up after some fresh snow on Saturday morning. It's really a beautiful hike, especially with the snowfall and views of snow capped mountains to the East. With how gorgeous it was, I was kind of surprised that I was the only person on the trail.
twilly - Aug 16, 2011 10:47 pm Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2011
Early startStarted at 5:45 am thinking it would take us a while and there were thunderstorms forecasted. We ended up getting to the summit at 7:15.
jfrishmanIII - May 10, 2011 12:22 am Date Climbed: May 7, 2011
Great hikeBeautiful hike via Gooseberry, though the views were hazy from controlled burns. It was our unborn kid's first 11-er!
dandrew - Jun 19, 2010 5:31 pm Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2010
Gooseberry Springs TrailPrettier than expected hike with great views at the top. Had to share the trail with some stubborn cows.
Notsob - May 23, 2010 4:43 pm Date Climbed: Oct 23, 2009
Mount Taylor ha haAwesome hike. We ran into cows and a tree.
strudolyubov - Dec 6, 2009 12:47 am Date Climbed: Dec 5, 2009
Mount TaylorSecond time on the mountain. Nice one-hour hike from Gooseberry Springs TH to the summit, gorgeous views. On the way back visited Pt. 10,767 on the SE ridge.
asaking11 - Oct 23, 2009 11:30 pm Date Climbed: Oct 23, 2009
Great hikeI hiked this with my little sister, what an awesome view. Fun little hike.
ncst - Oct 20, 2009 8:50 pm Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2009
Short hikeI had breakfast in a route 66 cafe in Grants, then started driving up the mountain, looking for a trail. Saw a sign saying 'La Mosca lookout' and kept driving. From the lookout, full of antennas, and extremely windy, I saw a higher peak and assumed that to be Mt. Taylor. Went down to the saddle and hiked up the 'Gooseberry trail', which took me to the summit in half an hour and made it a really easy summit!, my first one in the US, clear view at the top.
Dennis Poulin - Oct 13, 2009 1:39 pm Date Climbed: Oct 4, 2009
north trailEasy hike into a cloud. No views.
Liba Kopeckova - Jul 24, 2009 10:07 pm
mountain bikingI did hike, but also mountain biked to the top of this mountain. Would love to do the quadrathlon one day...
Scott - Mar 25, 2009 6:15 pm Date Climbed: Mar 18, 2009
Winter AscentI made a winter ascent of Mount Taylor with my six year old son Kessler. The full trip report is below:
Trip Report
It was a rewarding climb and had taken us ten hours and 12 miles round trip. It was a record long distance for him on snowshoes and possibly for me as well.
MoapaPk - Jun 1, 2008 10:41 pm Date Climbed: Oct 7, 1984
over the meadowsClimbed over the meadows on SE side. Beautiful, after an early snow.
davebobk47 - May 24, 2008 5:18 pm Date Climbed: May 24, 2008
Winter WonderlandIsn't Memorial Day Weekend supposed to mark the beginning of summer? 18 inches of fresh snow aboce 11k with 3-4 inches at the trailhead. Had a hard time following the trail lower down due to the snow but managed to pick it back up again. Cloud ceiling at 10,900 prevented me from getting any kind of views on the summit. Guess I'll have to come back on a nicer day :)