ORII Hikes

Join ORII for the start of their hiking program! These beginner and intermediate-friendly hikes are a great way to explore the Four Corners area and to learn about hiking and outdoor skills. All four hikes in this series are $40 for the public and $30 for Farmington Museum members.

For each excursion, registered participants will meet at Riverside Nature Center at 8:00 AM and can plan on being back by 5:00 PM. Transportation is included. Please note: no lunch is provided. Hikers are responsible for bringing their own food and water. Appropriate for ages 16 and up. 

September 17, 2024
Chaco Canyon Pueblo Alto Trail
The trail offers breathtaking views of Pueblo Bonito and other Chacoan structures, goes through Pueblo Alto and New Alto, passes by Chacoan stairs, ramps, and roads, and provides stunning panoramic views of the San Juan Basin. It is an excellent way to get a sense of the vastness of the Chaco world.
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October 12, 2024
Ah-shi-sle-pah Wilderness Area
A federal wilderness study area, "Ah-shi-sle-pah" ("gray salt") are eroded badlands that like the Bisti / De-Na-Zin Wilderness offer some of the most unusual scenery in the Four Corners. Erosion has etched a fantasy world of strange rock formations. Most commonly found in the Ah-shi-sle-pah are hoodoos, petrified logs and stumps, rounded clay hills of various soft colors, and fossils from the late Creteous era (dinosaur, crocodilian scutes, and turtle shell).
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