Category: New Mexico

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Organ Mountains, New Mexico

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We motored South with a stop at Bosque De Apache NWS for lunch with the cranes before setting up this campsite east of Las Cruces.
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Wine O’clock with a sunset view!
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A picturesque plateau for our tent that overlooks the White Sands in the distance.
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A morning sunrise – we were three nights/mornings in this camp.
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Morning sunrise – I’m Photographer while Barista is fixing the java.
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Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument, the hike to the historic camp from the visitor center.
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Some rugged and beautiful country. Our camp is on the other side of these Organ Mountains. We also explored the museum in Las Cruces to see the Permian Seacoast fossil castings from Prehistoric Trackways National Monument.
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Northern New Mexico

15-12-05 Los Alamos Mark's remodel Pam Henry
What a way to start our trip! We met up with Henry’s college buddy in Las Alamos to help with some remodeling. We did explore some of LA and spent the night reminiscing by the wood stove.
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A peaceful morning hike at Valles Caldera – a new addition to the National Park System as a Preserve from a ranch.
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Bandelier National Monument on a gorgeous winter afternoon
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A family of deer joined us on the hike – the littlest one the most curious.
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After a very welcoming night in Santa Fe with an nice dinner and morning frittata, we stopped for a hike at Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument.
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The rock formations were very fascinating.
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The Slot Canyons were a great place to greet the morning sun.