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Fee-free National Park Week and Junior Ranger Day at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

Apr 172012

Fee-free National Park Week and Junior Ranger Day at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Picture yourself at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument for free! During National Park Week, April 21-29, ALL 397 of your national parks offer free admission, all week long. The staff at Gila Cliff Dwellings invites you to enjoy the 1-mile roundtrip trail to visit the over-700-year-old structures at Gila Cliff Dwellings. In addition, Western National Parks Association will offer a 15 % discount on merchandise in the store at the Gila Visitor Center throughout the week. [Read More]

Upcoming Hikes and Outings from the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance

Events, Hiking, Statewide

Mar 012012

Upcoming Hikes and Outings from the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance Slot Canyon Surprise Date: Saturday, March 17, 2012 Cost: $10 for members, $20 for non-members This is an easy to moderate hike to and through one of Doña Ana County's most hidden wonders-a slot canyon nestled between the Cedar Hills and the Rio Grande. Just thirty minutes north of Las Cruces, this incredible hike showcases just some of the natural wonders that make Dona Ana County a veritable wildland paradise. Sign up online now at www.nmwild.org. San [Read More]

Hikes Available at Prehistoric Trackways National Monument

Hiking, Las Cruces, National Monuments

Jan 222012

Hikes Available at Prehistoric Trackways National Monument LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The Prehistoric Trackways National Monument is now offering guided hikes to Discovery Site where 2,500 slabs of trackways were excavated by citizen scientist Jerry MacDonald and now make up the Jerry MacDonald Paleozoic Trackways collection at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. The trackways contain footprints of numerous amphibians, reptiles, and insects (including previously unknown species), plants, and petrified wood dating back 280 million years, which collectively provide new opportunities to understand animal behaviors and environments [Read More]

Top Five Most Romantic Things to Do In New Mexico

Alamogordo, Albuquerque, Hiking, Hot Air Balloon, Romantic Getaway, Santa Fe, Spas, State Monuments, Statewide

Jan 172012

Top Five Most Romantic Things to Do In New Mexico New Mexico is not only enchanting; it is enchantingly romantic for couples. The list of romantic to-do’s is endless, from cozy log cabins for two to world-renown spas, or just taking a nature hike or standing atop one of its many amazing vistas alone together in the vast spacious beauty, and there is nowhere better for gazing at the stars. We have narrowed the list though to the top five most romantic things to do. Start with these, then come [Read More]

Hiking in Taos County

Hiking, Taos

Dec 202011

Hiking in Taos County By Linda Thompson Hikers at Williams Lake near Taos Ski Valley ©Terry Thompson, HighMesaProductions.com (Taos, New Mexico) One of the most exhilarating ways to explore the northern New Mexican scenery is by foot. Within an hour of Taos are more than fifth hiking trails, mostly within the Carson National Forest, with others along the canyon of the Rio Grande River. Santa Fe-Taos Hiking Guide by Bob D'Antonio (Westcliffe Publishers, 2004), is an excellent resource, as are maps published by the U.S. Geological Service and the Bureau [Read More]