Cañon de Valle Boulders

A collection mostly moderate problems on welded tuff/rhyolite boulders and cliff band a short drive, and hike, from Los Alamos. The south facing hillside gets lots of sun, with few trees, making the boulders too hot in the summer but perfect in winter. Lots of thin slabs, aretes and sharp pocked faces will wear your skin down quickly. This boulder field is perfect for a quick sesh, at lunch, after work or when you don't feel like leaving town but it is definitely not a destination area. Fallen trees have been a challenge on the hike up and throughout the boulders the last few years. Scrub oak and locust (Robinia neomexicana) bushes also make getting around a challenge. Regular traffic would likely help this problem.