Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
It’s one thing to learn about a destination’s history. It’s another to ride into it. A ride on the…
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Lofty Flying Contraptions Spotlighted at Balloon Museum
On my first hot air balloon flight, I was so exhilarated to be floating in the sky that I forgot to take photos until we were well underway…
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Kickin' It - A Trip On Route 66
I have had several recent reminders of how powerful a piece of pavement can be. Or even just the memory of long-ago-replaced pavement…
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Scuba & Dive
I always loved staring out the car window in the back seat on those long summer road trips through the desert southwest.…
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Fire & Ice
As a New Mexican, I love travelling new roads and getting in to the nooks and crannies of the lesser-known attractions of our state.Fueled by the sun, haunted by waters, I always say.Recently a colleague and I had the chance to visit the Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano near Grants, and it was a treat…
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Road Trip For True Rockhounds
Our friends at Mama's Minerals, with two stores in Santa Fe, and one in Albuquerque created this rollicking Enchanted 8 Road Trip of their own - Road Trip For True Rockhounds- a quest comprised of museums, fossil sites, mines, state parks and more for those with a thirst for geology in New Mexico…
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Bisti Badlands: Extraterrestrial New Mexico
Ask anyone who’s taken a national parks road trip and, trust me; they’ll agree that by the time you get to the desert regions, you’re just looking for a pool…
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An Earthship Voyage
Maybe 25 years ago I stopped by a site outside of Taos where a group was building what they called…
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Learn and Burn - New Mexico State's Chile Pepper Institute
Some like it hot and some not so hot. I’m one of the latter. Thanks to the Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, I can ban the burn and savor the spice with my new knowledge…
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A Hole in the Wall, Literally - A Stop at Fox Cave
First, it is not really a cave. At least not in the Carlsbad Caverns sense…
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