Tag: hiking

N things

N things of the week – #16

It has been a busy, but fun week. I recently had a birthday, so I am now officially 30!  It’s kind of a strange milestone, but I feel like I’m ready for my thirties. I also bought a new camera

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Oklahoma

Quartz Mountain Nature Park

Quartz Mountain Nature Park was one of the original Oklahoma State Parks, although I’m not sure it’s still classified as a State Park.  It is still run by the state of Oklahoma and is very State Park like.  It is

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Colorado

Mesa Verde National Park

We made it out on a short trip last week that included two nights camping in the National Forest and a night at the lodge at Mesa Verde National Park. The first night camping was in the Jemez Mountains near

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New Mexico

Sandia Mountains

Moving to Albuquerque one of the things I worried about was being further from nature.  There are things I like about cities, but at the end of the day I think I like nature better.  This weekend, I had a

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New Mexico

The Catwalk

The Catwalk is located in the Gila National Forrest close to the little town of Glenwood, NM.  It was originally built back in the mining days to hold a water pipeline that went to a mine.  Since it’s nestled in

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N things

N things of the week – #2

This week I have journeyed from Socorro, NM to San Diego, CA via a couple of nights in Tuscon.  Things of this week involve lots of cool places, some of which I will make full posts about later. The Catwalk

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New Mexico

Chupadera Peak

Some years ago, my obsession for travel was really sparked.  Sure, I traveled for work before that and had enjoyed some other fun trips in my life.  When my obsession was really sparked was when I first discovered the Oklahoma

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New Mexico

Backpacking at White Sands

White Sands National Monument is a really unique place.  It features miles and miles of white sand dunes and, well, really nothing else.  The fact that there is nothing else there is what makes it so cool.  It’s a surreal

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New Mexico

Organ Mountains

The Organ mountains are rocky and jagged.  They look cool even from a distance since they jut up seemingly out of nowhere.  The area is supposed to provide good rock climbing although some of the peaks look nearly impossible to

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