The Ojito Wilderness is just over an hour drive northwest from Albuquerque and has more than 11,000 acres of protected wilderness. The wilderness is a mix of steep-sided mesas, terraces, escarpments, ...

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Nov. 29—While many families across the country were digging into their Thanksgiving meals early Thursday afternoon, Tynan Conner, Randa Horton and daughter Raina Horton were feasting on dramatic ...

From Bernalillo, travel on U.S. 550 west about 21 miles (about 2 miles before San Ysidro) turning left onto Cabezon Road (County Road 906). Follow the left fork approximately 9¼ miles to an Ojito ...

Tom Udall, center, meets with former Zia Pueblo Gov. Gilbert Lucero, left, and Zia Gov. Peter Pino on Ojito Mesa. Udall introduced the Ojito Wilderness bill with strong bipartisan support, as well as ...

For 13 years, the Ojito Wilderness Study Area — a 24,000-acre patch of semi-arid land just 40 miles from Albuquerque — has awaited full-fledged protection under the Wilderness Act. But despite the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 24—The Hoodoo Trail in the Ojito Wilderness is a cheap man's version of Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. And it ...