Toltec
Falls
Anthony,
Rorke and I swim-hiking... ah... er... just because we’re stupid enough to do
this... ah ... does NOT mean you should...!!!
This
25 foot high waterfall is the highest one we found in the Toltec Gorge.
Long
sections of DANGEROUS swims thru rocks, rapids and waterfalls make this a
life-threatening but beautiful experience.
WEAR A LIFE-JACKET...!!! and even tho we didn’t... you should WEAR A
HELMET...!!!
Often
we were forced to leap off waterfalls and swim the rapids below... as the ONLY
WAY THRU...!!!
...a
beautiful 20’ high waterfall in the upper part of the gorge.
…a
15’ high “twin” waterfall
…a 15 footer
…‘nuther 15 footer
beta facts:
name- Toltec Falls
height- 25’
elevation- 9150
GPS coordinates- ±36°58.926’N 106°18.369’W
flow- healthy trout stream
season- AUTUMN ONLY AVOID HIGH WATER…!!!!
accommodations- nothing… totally nothing…
no help of any kind… even in an emergency…!!!
ownership- Carson National Forest… Cruses Basin
Wilderness Area
access- 8 miles-no trail-steep bush-boulder-and-cliff plus a dangerous and life-threatening
“swim-hike”…!!!
nearest town- Osier Train Station, Colorado
fun fact- This is New Mexico’s most extreme
place.
essay bro:
This is a wonderful experience... but very
DANGEROUS...!!! A person could
easily loose their life in the Toltec Gorge... but even a sprained ankle is a
MAJOR PROBLEM in this place.
We swim-hiked the river from the ford below Osier down to the end of the
gorge, where we hiked up a steep grassy slope 1000’ to the tracks and
cross-tie-walked back to our wheels... all in one hard day.
Enhanced National Geographic 7.5’ topo map
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