El Malpais (pronounce mal-pie-ees) is Spanish for “badlands” or “bad country” due to its volcanic terrain. The…
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Chaco Canyon was a major Ancestral Puebloan cultural center between 850 and 1250 CE. Like Mesa Verde,…
Bosque del Apache is my favorite wildlife refuge I’ve ever visited! We saw so many birds and…
From Las Cruces, we headed north toward Gila Wilderness. I recommend taking NM Highway 35 through the…
After our day at White Sands National Park, we explored Las Cruces. Like in Tucson, we found…
Our first stop in New Mexico was the beautiful White Sands National Park. White Sands is a…
After Saguaro National Park, we continued our journey east. Chiricahua National Monument was a beautiful spot that…
While staying in Tucson, we were excited to explore Saguaro National Park (pronounced “sah-wah-roh”). The city actually…
In January 2023, we had a 15-day mother-daughter trip to Arizona and New Mexico. It was my…