Jemez Mountains - Revision history

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 * There are a number of [[Hot springs | hot springs]] in the southwest part of the range where you can soak following a day on the trails or ski slopes.  Most are "wild" and undeveloped, some requiring a short hike (and see under "Stay safe"), but Jemez Springs has two developed springs: the village-owned '''Jemez Springs Bath House''' [http://www.jemezspringsbathhouse.com/], and private '''Giggling Springs''' [http://www.gigglingsprings.com/] .  Both accept walk-ins, but reservations at Jemez Springs Bath House are a good idea on summer weekends.
 * '''Jemez Pueblo''' on the western slopes is one of the less "tourist-friendly" of the New Mexico American Indian pueblos, but is open for limited visits on certain feast days.  Jemez pottery is excellent and can sometimes be obtained at roadside stands in the stunning red-rock country near the pueblo.
 ==Eat==
 [[Los Alamos]] is the only community in the mountains with significant numbers of restaurants; see separate page.  There are also a few restaurants in Jemez Springs ('''Laughing Lizard''', phone ''+1 575'' 829-3108; '''Los Ojos''' [http://losojossaloon.com/] including a satisfactory bar, phone ''+1 575'' 829-3547; both on SR 4 with no street numbers) and an excellent one in La Cueva that serves great steaks, trout, elk burgers and homemade chili and soup called the "Ridgeback Cafe".
 If you're planning on cooking your own food, provision up in Los Alamos or closer to your point of origin, but one tip: Jemez Pueblo produces delicious bread that can often be purchased at roadside stands along SR 4 west of Jemez Springs.  If you're driving from Albuquerque into the mountains, keep an eye out for these stands, which may also sell other goods suitable for supplementing a picnic lunch.
 ==Drink==

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 * There are a number of [[Hot springs | hot springs]] in the southwest part of the range where you can soak following a day on the trails or ski slopes.  Most are "wild" and undeveloped, some requiring a short hike (and see under "Stay safe"), but Jemez Springs has two developed springs: the village-owned '''Jemez Springs Bath House''' [http://www.jemezspringsbathhouse.com/], and private '''Giggling Springs''' [http://www.gigglingsprings.com/] .  Both accept walk-ins, but reservations at Jemez Springs Bath House are a good idea on summer weekends.
 * '''Jemez Pueblo''' on the western slopes is one of the less "tourist-friendly" of the New Mexico American Indian pueblos, but is open for limited visits on certain feast days.  Jemez pottery is excellent and can sometimes be obtained at roadside stands in the stunning red-rock country near the pueblo.
 ==Eat==

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	If you're planning on cooking your own food, provision up in Los Alamos or closer to your point of origin, but one tip: Jemez Pueblo produces delicious bread that can often be purchased at roadside stands along SR 4 west of Jemez Springs. If you're driving from Albuquerque into the mountains, keep an eye out for these stands, which may also sell other goods suitable for supplementing a picnic lunch.		If you're planning on cooking your own food, provision up in Los Alamos or closer to your point of origin, but one tip: Jemez Pueblo produces delicious bread that can often be purchased at roadside stands along SR 4 west of Jemez Springs. If you're driving from Albuquerque into the mountains, keep an eye out for these stands, which may also sell other goods suitable for supplementing a picnic lunch.
	*<eat name="The Giggling Springs Hot Springs" alt="Natural Outdoor Hot Mineral Spring Pool" address="Jemez Springs Village" directions="Hwy 4, west side of road." phone="575 829-9175" url="www.GigglingSprings.com" hours="11 am - call" price="$17+" lat="" long="">Natural, outdoor, geothermal, therapeutic mineral spring pool in a beautiful setting near the Jemez River. Also a Gift Shoppe and Gallery located on the premises. No hiking required. Swim suits required. Children 14 years and over are welcome. </eat>		*<eat name="The Giggling Springs Hot Springs" alt="Natural Outdoor Hot Mineral Spring Pool" address="Jemez Springs Village" directions="Hwy 4, west side of road." phone="575 829-9175" url="www.GigglingSprings.com" hours="11 am - call" price="$17+" lat="" long="">Natural, outdoor, geothermal, therapeutic mineral spring pool in a beautiful setting near the Jemez River. Also a Gift Shoppe and Gallery located on the premises. No hiking required. Swim suits required. Children 14 years and over are welcome. </eat>
		+	*<eat name="The Giggling Springs Hot Springs" alt="Natural outdoor hot mineral spring pool." address="Jemez Springs Village" directions="West side, Hwy 4" phone="575 829-9175" url="www.GigglingSprings.com" hours="11 am - ?" price="$17+" lat="" long="">Natural, outdoor, geothermal, therapeutic mineral spring pool in a beautiful setting near the Jemez River. Also a Gift Shoppe and Gallery located on the premises. No hiking required. Swim suits required. Children 14 years and over are welcome. $17+</eat>

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	If you're planning on cooking your own food, provision up in Los Alamos or closer to your point of origin, but one tip: Jemez Pueblo produces delicious bread that can often be purchased at roadside stands along SR 4 west of Jemez Springs. If you're driving from Albuquerque into the mountains, keep an eye out for these stands, which may also sell other goods suitable for supplementing a picnic lunch.		If you're planning on cooking your own food, provision up in Los Alamos or closer to your point of origin, but one tip: Jemez Pueblo produces delicious bread that can often be purchased at roadside stands along SR 4 west of Jemez Springs. If you're driving from Albuquerque into the mountains, keep an eye out for these stands, which may also sell other goods suitable for supplementing a picnic lunch.
		+	*<eat name="The Giggling Springs Hot Springs" alt="Natural Outdoor Hot Mineral Spring Pool" address="Jemez Springs Village" directions="Hwy 4, west side of road." phone="575 829-9175" url="www.GigglingSprings.com" hours="11 am - call" price="$17+" lat="" long="">Natural, outdoor, geothermal, therapeutic mineral spring pool in a beautiful setting near the Jemez River. Also a Gift Shoppe and Gallery located on the premises. No hiking required. Swim suits required. Children 14 years and over are welcome. </eat>
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 While the Jemez Mountains may look like part of the [[Rocky Mountains]], they are distinct from the Rockies geologically, and are the remnant of a "super-volcano" that had a catastrophic eruption about a million years ago, with several lesser but still significant eruptions since then.  This violent past shapes many of the attractions of the region: [[Los Alamos]] and [[Bandelier National Monument]] sit on a great ash flow from the climactic eruption, while [[Valles Caldera National Preserve]] contains a number of volcanic features and preserves the eruptive center itself.  You'll enjoy your sightseeing in the mountains more if you do a little homework to understand what you're seeing; web pages that provide good stuff on the geology, without requiring education as a geologist to grok it, are:
-* [http://www.volcanoworld.org/vwdocs/volc_images/north_america/jemez.html Jemez Mountains pages at Volcano World]
+* Jemez Mountains pages at Volcano World [http://www.volcanoworld.org/vwdocs/volc_images/north_america/jemez.html]
-* [http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1210-03- Valles Caldera page at the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program]
+* Valles Caldera page at the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program [http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1210-03-]
 The Jemez were the scene of several major forest fires in the latter part of the 20th century, the most serious of which destroyed a number of homes in Los Alamos and nearly 50,000 acres of forest.  These fires have had lasting effects on recreational opportunities in the mountains.  Several previously excellent hiking areas are either closed altogether or severely restricted because of fire damage.  Considerable rethinking of fire-prevention goals and policies is in progress, with the result that limitations on open campfires, etc., may seem a little restrictive.  Please honor these restrictions; several of the fires resulted from poorly-constructed campfires, and residents of the area are understandably skittish about it happening again.

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 ==See==
-* The best road for viewing the unique volcanic scenery is New Mexico SR 4, connecting [[Los Alamos]] and San Ysidro.  There are several scenic turnoffs as SR 4 passes through [[Valles Caldera National Preserve]].  During the warmer months, a large elk herd inhabits the Valle Grande and can often be seen from these turnoffs (bring the biggest binoculars you have).
+* The best road for viewing the unique volcanic scenery is New Mexico SR 4, connecting [[Los Alamos]] and San Ysidro.  There are several scenic turnoffs as SR 4 passes through Valle Grande, part of the Valles Caldera (a supervolcano) and now managed by the [[Valles Caldera National Preserve]].  During the warmer months, a large elk herd inhabits Valle Grande and can often be seen from these turnoffs (bring the biggest binoculars you have).
-* There are also nice picnic areas along SR 4, at Fenton Lake on SR 126, and in Santa Clara Canyon, on the territory of Santa Clara Pueblo on the east side.  A fee is charged to enter Santa Clara Canyon.  Stop en route and see the archaeological sites of the Puye Cliff Dwellings (fee).  ''Note:'' signs on the route indicate that the Santa Clara points of interest are still closed as of 2006, due to the disastrous 2000 forest fire.  Most of the other attractions damaged in that fire are slowly re-opening, so check back occasionally and see if these become available too.
+* There are also nice picnic areas along SR 4, at Fenton Lake State Park on SR 126, and in Santa Clara Canyon, on the territory of Santa Clara Pueblo on the east side.  A fee is charged to enter Santa Clara Canyon.  Stop en route and see the archaeological sites of the Puye Cliff Dwellings (as of 2008 still closed;  see note).  ''Note:'' signs on the route indicate that the Santa Clara points of interest are still closed as of 2006, due to the disastrous 2000 forest fire.  Most of the other attractions damaged in that fire are slowly re-opening, so check back occasionally and see if these become available too.
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 ==Eat==
-[[Los Alamos]] is the only community in the mountains with significant numbers of restaurants; see separate page.  There are also a few restaurants in Jemez Springs ('''Laughing Lizard''', phone 505-829-3108; '''Los Ojos''' [http://losojossaloon.com/] including a satisfactory bar, phone 505-829-3547; both on SR 4 with no street numbers) and sometimes an acceptable one at La Cueva that seems to close and re-open on a frequent basis, currently (April 2006) called the "Ridgeback Cafe".  Restaurants in the smaller towns tend to lead a precarious, hand-to-mouth (so to speak) existence owing to sparse clientele and open and close with distressing frequency; inquire locally as to what's still open, or new.
+[[Los Alamos]] is the only community in the mountains with significant numbers of restaurants; see separate page.  There are also a few restaurants in Jemez Springs ('''Laughing Lizard''', phone ''+1 575'' 829-3108; '''Los Ojos''' [http://losojossaloon.com/] including a satisfactory bar, phone ''+1 575'' 829-3547; both on SR 4 with no street numbers) and sometimes an acceptable one at La Cueva that seems to close and re-open on a frequent basis, currently (April 2006) called the "Ridgeback Cafe".  Restaurants in the smaller towns tend to lead a precarious, hand-to-mouth (so to speak) existence owing to sparse clientele and open and close with distressing frequency; inquire locally as to what's still open, or new.
 If you're planning on cooking your own food, provision up in Los Alamos or closer to your point of origin, but one tip: Jemez Pueblo produces delicious bread that can often be purchased at roadside stands along SR 4 west of Jemez Springs.  If you're driving from Albuquerque into the mountains, keep an eye out for these stands, which may also sell other goods suitable for supplementing a picnic lunch.

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 ==Get around==
-Drive.  State highways within the range pose no problems getting around, with the one caveat regarding SR 126 in winter and early spring.  High-clearance vehicles are desirable for many of the obscure forest roads as well as some leading to private homes, etc., in the boonies.  There is no public transportation to speak of in this region, and traffic volume is so low over most of it that hitchhiking is likely to be unrewarding.
+Drive.  State highways within the range pose no problems getting around, with the one caveat regarding NM 126 in winter and early spring.  High-clearance vehicles are desirable for many of the obscure forest roads as well as some leading to private homes, etc., in the boonies.  There is no public transportation to speak of in this region, and traffic volume is so low over most of it that hitchhiking is likely to be unrewarding.
 ==See==

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-The '''Jemez Mountains''' are a major mountain range in [[North Central (New Mexico) | north central]] [[New Mexico]].  The range contains several important travel destinations such as [[Los Alamos]], [[Bandelier National Monument]] and part of [[Santa Fe National Forest]].  This article covers attractions in the Jemez not covered in the articles on one of those other destinations.
+The '''Jemez Mountains''' are a major mountain range in [[North Central New Mexico | north central]] [[New Mexico]].  The range contains several important travel destinations such as [[Los Alamos]], [[Bandelier National Monument]] and part of [[Santa Fe National Forest]].  This article covers attractions in the Jemez not covered in the articles on one of those other destinations.
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 * SR 126 on the west side leads to the lower Nacimiento Mountains, including '''San Pedro Parks Wilderness'''.  This is a fine hiking/backpacking area that's well worth investigating if your hikes in the Jemez have left you wanting more.
 * For "friendlier" pueblos than Jemez, return to the east side and the [[Española (New Mexico) | Española]] Valley, where all manner of Native American pueblos await, several of them excellent for arts and crafts.  You can also continue west beyond Jemez Pueblo to US 550, then southeast to Zia Pueblo on the way to [[Albuquerque]].  Zia pottery is particularly fine (and better value for dollar than the work of some of the other tribes) and can be obtained at a small cultural center at the pueblo.
-* Routes out of the mountains on the north side lead to the Jicarilla Apache Reservation, man-made El Vado and Heron Lakes (fishing, camping, small boating), and the red-rock country of [[North Central (New Mexico) | north central New Mexico]].
+* Routes out of the mountains on the north side lead to the Jicarilla Apache Reservation, man-made El Vado and Heron Lakes (fishing, camping, small boating), and the red-rock country of [[North Central New Mexico | north central New Mexico]].
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