TWA Canyon Adventure Run

Posted by howtobefit on November 12th, 2007 filed in Captain's Log

Sunday afternoons are my time to leave a little early and do a longer or more challenging run. Although quite short distance wise, the run from the Elena Gallegos Picnic Area to Domingo Baca Canyon presents the challenges of a rocky trail, altitude and then the limited “visibility” of the sun shining directly into your eyes on the rocky descent on the way back (before the trail begins heading south back to the picnic area).Starting at about 6,400 feet and stopping to take a picture with my Katana II, I reached just over 7,000 feet in Domingo Baca Canyon before heading back because of time constraints. The actual wreckage of the flight from Albuquerque to Santa Fe which crashed on the morning of February 19, 1955, according to the ASN aircraft accident description, is at 9,243 feet and the trail becomes much more challenging beyond Domingo Baca Canyon. Photos from TWA Canyon are available here.By carrying my Katana II in my Camelbak Alterra pack, I am able to track my runs and have the peace of mind that if something happens on my solo runs, I will have a way to contact someone and also my location tracked on my GPS enabled phone. In addition to GPS tracking, I use the Polar RS800sd with the Polar S3 Stride Sensor, which also performed flawlessly and gave the same exact distance as the GPS.

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Route:

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Elev. Avg:

6669 ft

Notes

Elena Gallegos Picnic Area to Domingo Baca Canyon and back.

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