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Archive for New Mexico

 June 11, 2016

Colorful People & Places: Silver City, NM

As we started our hike up the trail overlooking Silver City, a man appeared on the path, seemingly out of nowhere. He wore a pair of slides reinforced with silver duct tape (incongruous footwear for the rocky trail), a white straw cowboy hat, and carried a guitar slung around his neck. “First time here?” he […]

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Categories : New Mexico, Travel
Tags : Cafe 1zero6, Dragonfly Trail, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, Gila Wilderness, Manzano's RV Park, The Curious Kumquat
 June 5, 2016

Back To Hiking: Oliver Lee Memorial SP

The last “real” hiking we did was back in the fall as we were making our way cross-country to Florida for the winter. We spent the winter and spring doing a lot of biking, kayaking, and what passes for hiking in the flatlands of the South. But none of this keeps us in shape for […]

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Categories : New Mexico, Travel
Tags : Dog Canyon Trail, Oliver Lee Memorial State Park
 May 29, 2016

It’s A Long Way Down: Carlsbad Caverns

While perusing the website for Carlsbad Caverns National Park, we decided to make reservations for a guided tour. We knew we wanted to visit the Big Room, the main cavern that’s open for self-guided wandering. But—what the heck! Let’s do it all! I was in charge of making the reservations and considered signing up for […]

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Categories : National Parks, New Mexico, Travel
Tags : Brantley Lake State Park, Carlsbad Caverns, Living Desert Zoo and Wildlife Gardens
 January 10, 2016

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

I must admit that our expectations for Kasha-Ketuwe Tent Rocks National Monument weren’t high. We’ve hiked in Arches, Bryce, Canyonlands, Cedar Mesa, Zion—all locations renowned for spectacular canyon hiking and rock formations. When we’re visiting Santa Fe, our focus is more on art and culture than hiking. But this time, we decided to make the […]

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Categories : New Mexico, Travel
Tags : Kasha Ketuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
 January 5, 2016

Art, Adobe & Chiles: Santa Fe, NM

Let’s see…where were we? Oh yes, Santa Fe! Allow me to rhapsodize for a moment here as I relive our mid-November visit… The curve of adobe against cobalt skies; the spicy scent of pinyon smoke curling from kiva fireplaces; the exuberance of colorful art and sculpture adorning every corner of the city; the quiet calm […]

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Categories : New Mexico, Travel
Tags : Cafe Pasqual's, Canyon Road, Kakawa Chocolate House, La Boca, Museum Hill, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Nedra Matteucci, New Mexico State Capitol Building, Santa Fe Farmers Market, Santa Fe Spirits, Santuaria de Chimayo, Shidoni Bronze Foundry, Tune Up Cafe
 December 22, 2015

Aztec Ruins National Monument

If you’re interested in visiting an ancient Native American ruin that doesn’t require trekking into remote canyons or hiking arduous trails, you’ll enjoy Aztec Ruins National Monument. Here, you can drive right up to the monument entrance, walk through the visitor center, and step back 900 years into an Ancestral Puebloan community. For the ultimate […]

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Categories : New Mexico, Travel
Tags : Aztec Ruins National Monument, Ruins Road RV Park
 July 2, 2014

Silver City Blues

Local festivals are some of our favorite happenings. On Memorial Day weekend, we pulled into Silver City, New Mexico, just in time for their annual outdoor Blues Festival. The weather was gorgeous, the crowd mellow and happy, and the music excellent. It was a perfect recipe for a fun weekend. Less than 200 miles from […]

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Categories : New Mexico, Travel
Tags : Cafe 1zero6, Dragonfly Trail, Rose Valley RV Ranch, Silver City Blues Festival, Yankie Street
 June 6, 2014

Birding The Chiricahuas

The forecast was for “blowing dust.” “What the heck kind of forecast is that?” I asked Eric. We found out. We were camped in early May in the midst of a barren dust bowl in far southwest New Mexico, 200 miles from our last stop at Hueco Tanks in Texas. The winds blew for two […]

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Categories : Arizona, New Mexico, Travel
Tags : birding Chiricahuas, Cave Creek Canyon, Chiricahua Mountains, Elegant Trogon, Paradise Arizona, Portal Arizona, Rusty's RV Ranch
 November 19, 2013

Love Affair With Santa Fe

When I was 19, a college friend invited me to drive from Tallahassee to Santa Fe in her Volkswagen camper van. I didn’t go—(it took me a while to grow into my adventurous spirit)—and I regret to this day that I passed up that opportunity. In the ensuing years, I’ve tried to remember the maxim, […]

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Categories : New Mexico, Travel
Tags : Canyon Road, Dia de los Muertos, International Museum of Folk Art, Kakawa Chocolate House, Nedra Matteucci, Pasquales, Santa Fe
 November 10, 2013

Inside Taos

Okay, so I suspect these circa 1950’s salt-and-pepper shakers are not politically correct. Nonetheless, they are so kitschy that they’re really cute, and I find myself wanting a pair of my very own. They adorned our table at The Dragonfly, a locavore-downhome-gourmet café in Taos. The food was fabulous, as was our entire visit. Which […]

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Categories : Colorado, New Mexico, Travel
Tags : Alley House Grille, Dragonfly Cafe, Pagosa Springs, St. Francis de Assisi, Taos, Taos Inn, Treehouse Cafe
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