Tag: New Mexico

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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New Mexico

Canyon trail – Bosque del Apache NWR

The Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is famous for the cranes that migrate there for the winters.  On a winter morning at sunrise, the refuge will be crawling with photographers looking to snap pictures of the majestic birds flying

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New Mexico

Manzano Mountains

The Manzano mountains lie about an hour’s drive from my house and yet I have visited them only twice very briefly in the years I’ve lived there.  They are kind of the southern extension of the Sandia Mountains that dominate

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New Mexico

Clayton Lake State Park New Mexico

I feel a need to add ‘New Mexico’ to the title because there is also a Clayton Lake State Park in Oklahoma, which I have also been to.  Clayton Lake State Park is probably most famous for having dinosaur footprints. 

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New Mexico

Trampas Lakes

This weekend I spent 3 nights in the Pecos Wilderness. The area was absolutely gorgeous.  I spent most of my time on the Trampas Lake Trail.  It followed a mountain stream and not a smooth, tame sort of stream, but

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New Mexico

Jemez Mountains

I went on a short trip with the van to explore the Jemez mountains a few weeks ago.  Some of the areas I found were nice enough that I’m reluctant to share lest more people go and it ruins it

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New Mexico

Magdalena Mountains

I’ve a big fan of the idea of exploring things close to home.  Reading Marisa’s recent travel post on places close to home inspired me to want to post a few of my recent pictures.  I have been on quite

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Road to Ghost Ranch
New Mexico

Caves, ghosts, and Carolina Reapers

The story of a week long trip in the van I left Socorro a week ago for a three night trip.  A week later I’m finally back home.  I left a night early for a weekend yoga retreat at Ghost

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New Mexico

VLA

Whether you’re a bit of a geek or just looking for something to do around the Socorro, NM area, the VLA is a great place to go check out.  Even if you’re not in the area and never plan to

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