Tag: New Mexico
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Five Favorites: The Weird, The Magical, & The Unexplained
Some of the most memorable places aren’t the ones you plan for. They’re the ones that feel a little unexpected. A little strange. The kind of places that make you pause and wonder—what is the story here? Over the years, I’ve found that some of my favorite travel experiences fall into that category. Not the…
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Five Favorites : Lesser Known U.S. National Parks
As a family, we love visiting national parks across the country. We carry our annual park pass everywhere, tuck our national park book into backpacks, and never miss a chance to collect stamps and stickers. You could say we’re committed. Over the years, we’ve explored quite a few parks, and each one leaves us in…
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History, Legends, & Frontier: Tales of the American Old West
There’s something endlessly captivating about the stories of the American Old West. It was a time when anything west of the Mississippi River was considered untamed territory—where cowboys and outlaws crossed dusty streets, saloons echoed with laughter and tension, and boomtowns could rise and fall almost overnight. These are the stories that have shaped how…
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Moments & Misadventures :: Home in the Rocks
A few years ago I found myself in the desert of New Mexico and it didn’t take long to realize why it’s called ‘The Land of Enchantment’. I ventured out one day to see the Gila Valley Cliff Dwellings National Monument. Sitting in the Gilla Wilderness area, about 45 north of Silver City, is this…
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Moments & Misadventures :: Snapshots From The Road
I have had a lot of road trips throughout my life. Up one coast, down the other, and through the middle in every which way- these road trips have taken me all over the place. In all of these road trips there are of course the places you purposefully go to, but there are also…
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Moments & Misadventures :: Take Me To The Mothership
I drove through the desert of New Mexico on my way to Roswell to see if they could make a believer out of me. I knew I was getting close when I started seeing aliens plastered on billboards and businesses everywhere I looked. Even McDonald’s was paying tribute to the local legend. I pulled into…
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White Sands National Park {New Mexico}
Whites Sands is a really interesting place not only because of the beautiful white of the gypsum crystal sand, but because it it entirely surrounded by the White Sands Missile Range. Because of that relationship, the national park could be closed if they are testing missiles. This is one of the country’s newer national parks,…
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Silver City {New Mexico}
Driving through New Mexico it is easy to understand why it is considered the land of enchantment. And Silver City colorful and eclectic atmosphere fits right in with that description. Silver City is a place or artists and that shows in the buildings as well as the artwork sold in the buildings. With brightly colored…
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UFO Museum {New Mexico}
No matter your feelings about extraterrestrials and their existence, you can not go through Roswell without giving in to some degree to the alien encounter culture. It was here in Roswell in 1947 when something happened just outside of the city limits making everyone start to believe in the possibility of UFOs. The museum has…
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Four Corners Monument {Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, & Colorado}
Have you ever wanted to be in two places at once? What about being in four places at once? Well then you need to make a trek to Four Corners, the only place in the states that four states meet giving you the change to be in all of them at once. The monument is…