Shae and I spent February, March and the first week of April 2021 in New Mexico. We'd spent a few weeks in Albuquerque, NM at the start of the pandemic last year, but didn't get to see much due to everything being shut down. I'd been looking forward to returning because we had … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From New Mexico
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Visiting Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument In New Mexico
On our final day in New Mexico, Shae, Truffles and I headed up to Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. It was a bit of a trek from where we were staying in Deming, NM as it was a 2 hour drive. The fastest route had us going via City of Rocks State Park, but another option … [Read more...] about Visiting Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument In New Mexico
Visiting Mogollon Ghost Town In New Mexico
After visiting Catwalk Recreation Area in Glenwood, NM, Shae and I decided to make the most of being out that way by visiting Mogollon Ghost Town. Mogollon was once a thriving mining town located only a few miles from the Catwalk Recreation Area as the crow flies. We're not … [Read more...] about Visiting Mogollon Ghost Town In New Mexico
Visiting PistachioLand: Home Of The World’s Largest Pistachio
After spending a week in Carlsbad, our next stop - and final stop after two months in New Mexico - was Deming. The route took us past White Sands National Park but just before that it took us through Alamogordo with a great roadside stop called PistachioLand. PistachioLand is … [Read more...] about Visiting PistachioLand: Home Of The World’s Largest Pistachio
12 Days In Albuquerque, NM – Here’s What We Did
When first arriving in New Mexico we spent three weeks in Bloomfield, then moved on to Los Alamos for a couple of weeks. After that we moved on to Albuquerque for 12 days. In addition to doing stuff in Albuquerque, we took a few days trips a little further afield to Santa Fe … [Read more...] about 12 Days In Albuquerque, NM – Here’s What We Did
Visiting Pecos National Historical Park In Pecos, NM
On one of our final days in Albuquerque, NM we drove out to Pecos. About 90 minutes northeast of Albuquerque and 30 minutes southeast of Santa Fe, it's home to Pecos National Historical Park. Pecos National Historical Park preserves Pecos Pueblo, a pueblo which once housed … [Read more...] about Visiting Pecos National Historical Park In Pecos, NM
White Rock Overlook, Blue Dot Trail & Canyon Rim Trail In White Rock, NM
I loved the (almost) two weeks that we spent in Los Alamos, New Mexico as there was so much beauty in the area. Bandelier National Monument, Tsankawi Prehistoric Sites, the Kwage Mesa Trail and more - everywhere we looked there were mountain, mesa and/or canyon views. Not … [Read more...] about White Rock Overlook, Blue Dot Trail & Canyon Rim Trail In White Rock, NM
Hiking The Kwage Mesa Trail In Los Alamos, NM
After spending a few weeks in Bloomfield, NM, we headed southeast to Los Alamos. We picked Los Alamos as it was close to several places we wanted to visit, but also because when taking a look at the city on Google Maps it seemed like there were endless hiking trails … [Read more...] about Hiking The Kwage Mesa Trail In Los Alamos, NM
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Maryland
Shae and I spent mid-October to mid-December 2020 in Maryland, the first state we feel we've completed since COVID hit. We'd spent time in other states in 2020 like Arizona and New Mexico, but didn't get to fully explore those, so we'll be heading back to those in the … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Maryland
Visiting Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park In Maryland
Although I was busy working for much of our month in Ocean City, one place we knew we wanted to visit was Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park which, as the name suggests, tells the story of Harriet Tubman and her involvement in the Underground … [Read more...] about Visiting Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park In Maryland