Organ Mountains
The Organ mountains are rocky and jagged. They look cool even from a distance since they jut up seemingly out of nowhere. The area is supposed to provide good rock climbing although some of the peaks look nearly impossible to climb. ‘Rugged’ seems to be a good word to describe them. The vegetation stuck out […]
Canyon trail – Bosque del Apache NWR
The Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is famous for the cranes that migrate there for the winters. On a winter morning at sunrise, the refuge will be crawling with photographers looking to snap pictures of the majestic birds flying off for the day. Once the last bird takes off, the photographers throw their cameras […]
Manzano Mountains
The Manzano mountains lie about an hour’s drive from my house and yet I have visited them only twice very briefly in the years I’ve lived there. They are kind of the southern extension of the Sandia Mountains that dominate the eastern skyline of Albuquerque. My first visit to the Manzano mountains came because I […]
Clayton Lake State Park New Mexico
I feel a need to add ‘New Mexico’ to the title because there is also a Clayton Lake State Park in Oklahoma, which I have also been to. Clayton Lake State Park is probably most famous for having dinosaur footprints. They were not originally visible, but were partially uncovered in the work they did on […]
Trampas Lakes
This weekend I spent 3 nights in the Pecos Wilderness. The area was absolutely gorgeous. I spent most of my time on the Trampas Lake Trail. It followed a mountain stream and not a smooth, tame sort of stream, but the sort with rocks and logs and some steep descents making the water seem powerful […]
Jemez Mountains
I went on a short trip with the van to explore the Jemez mountains a few weeks ago. Some of the areas I found were nice enough that I’m reluctant to share lest more people go and it ruins it for me. Like a lot of trips, this one had some ups and downs. There […]
Magdalena Mountains
I’ve a big fan of the idea of exploring things close to home. Reading Marisa’s recent travel post on places close to home inspired me to want to post a few of my recent pictures. I have been on quite a few trips around NM lately but just haven’t had a chance to post anything […]
Caves, ghosts, and Carolina Reapers
The story of a week long trip in the van I left Socorro a week ago for a three night trip. A week later I’m finally back home. I left a night early for a weekend yoga retreat at Ghost Ranch, figuring that I would camp somewhere on the way. I had a map showing […]
VLA
Whether you’re a bit of a geek or just looking for something to do around the Socorro, NM area, the VLA is a great place to go check out. Even if you’re not in the area and never plan to be, you’ll pick up some interesting information from this post. Having lived in Socorro, which […]