Visiting El Paso, TX New Mexico June 2021 Visiting Ysleta Mission June 10, 2021 0.73 mi 16:39 min 92 °F Visiting Socorro Mission June 10, 2021 0.51 mi 11:46 min 95 °F xx xx Visiting San Elceario Mission June 10, 2021 0.87 mi 20:41 min 97 °F xx xx Downtown El Paso June 10, 2021 […]
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Our Stay in Las Cruces, NM New Mexico June 2021 Driving Through Dust & Desert May 16, 2021 0.75 mi 18:50 min We spent about four hours on HW-10 heading toward our next destination in Las Cruces, NM. Just before crossing the New Mexico border, we made a quick stop to stretch our legs, use
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Saying Goodbye to Van Horn, TX Texas A long drive from Van Horn, TX Tucson, AZ We stayed in a pet-friendly Red Roof hotel in Van Horn, TX, to visit Guadalupe Mountains National Park which was located 65 miles up north. Two days later, we drove about 450 miles to our next destination, Red Roof
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Our Stay in Medanales, NM New Mexico June 2021 A Warm Medanales Welcome June 16, 2021 ~ 325 mi ~ 6 hrs We had a smooth six-hour drive through the New Mexico desert, following the Rio Grande north. When we arrived at our new destination, a working farm in Medanales, we were all warmly welcomed
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The Continuous Ridges of the Great Sand Dunes New Mexico June 2021 The Great Sand Dunes Illusion While driving toward the Great Sand Dunes National Park, we saw the dunes appearing at the foot of the majestic Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Because these mountain peaks are over 13,000 feet high, we doubted that these dunes
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The Silent Cathedrals of Plaza Blanca New Mexico June 2021 A Solitary Walk Through Plaza Blanca We registered to visit Plaza Blanca near Abiquiu yesterday to visit the landscape immortalized by Georgia O’Keeffe as “The White Place.” Plaza Blanca is located on the private property of the Dar al Islam education center, which purchased the
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Hiking Georgia O’Keeffe’s Red & Yellow Mountains of Abiquiú New Mexico June 2021 The Colors of O’Keeffe We drove to Ghost Ranch near Abiquiú, New Mexico. The area was once known as Rancho de los Brujos, or “Ranch of the Witches,” a name that came from old legends of hauntings and spirits that local cattle
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A Riverside Retreat, Leasburg Dam State Park New Mexico June 2021 History and Shade along the Rio Grande We headed to Leasburg Dam State Park, a quiet refuge along the Rio Grande just north of Las Cruces, for a hike along the river. The park is named after the first diversion dam completed for the
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A Morning at Dripping Springs Natural Area New Mexico June 2021 A Scenic Three-Mile Loop in The Organs Despite wanting to sleep in, I was wide awake by 7:00 AM. After the long travel day yesterday, we kept things local and headed to the Dripping Springs Natural Area in the Organ Mountains. Located just 15
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Carlsbad Caverns, A Magical World Underground New Mexico June 2021 Luck and Learning at Carlsbad Caverns We had a long 180-mile drive ahead to Carlsbad Caverns National Park in the vast Guadalupe Mountains. To get there on time, we left at 7:00 AM for a 3.5-hour drive through the Texas-New Mexico borderlands. It was a
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