Finding Our Way
The drive from Roswell to Datil is a little over 200 miles and took us through breathtaking scenery and great small towns. It was great to be back in the west. We headed through Picacho and Hondo gaining elevation as we drove. Picacho is a little over 3,900 feet and
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Welcome to Roswell, “Alien Country”. Roswell is the 5th largest city in New Mexico with a population of around 50,000 people (and maybe a few aliens). It is famous for an incident that occurred in 1947 which consisted of the recovery of crash debris which many thought was a UFO.
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Another day of just driving and not sightseeing. We drove from Las Vegas to Grants and would love to have explored El Malpais and the surrounding area for a few days but with the Governor’s lockdown orders we can’t. Oh well. Grant is known as the “Uranium Capital of
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Off to Vegas!! Las Vegas!! In New Mexico!! We headed over the Raton Pass which had lots of warning signs for animals but all we saw were some antelope on the other side. We drove on to Vegas to the KOA which sits in the southern part of Vegas
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We headed east on I-40 through Albuquerque to the eastern part of New Mexico. Along the way we stopped at Camping World in Albuquerque for a few parts and then headed east and exited I-40 to drive the New Mexico Musical Road near Tijeras. Not quite the loud music
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Acoma is where Sky City Acoma Pueblo is located and is the homeland for the Acoma people. It sits about 370 feet above the desert floor atop a mesa and dates back to as early as 1100AD. At the base of the mesa sits the Sky City Cultural Center which
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Along I-40 sits the village of Acoma which is home to the Acoma Pueblo people. There is a casino located there along with a lovely, simple RV park which provides easy access for an overnighter, utilizing the casino, and/or visiting the Acoma Pueblo (covered in next post). RV
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Rockhound State Park, nestled in the Florida Mountains southeast of Deming, is a unique state park where you are free to collect rock samples, up to 15 pounds, and take home with you. This park, as the name implies, is frequented by “Rockhounds”. It is a beautiful setting with
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Dog Canyon Trail – A 5 ½ mile trail with a 3,000 foot elevation gain. Yes, this trail will make you dog tired but the views and the scenery are outstanding. Yes, it is very steep in places but there are two areas where the trail flattens out a
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This state park is located near Alamogordo and has 44 developed campsites, some with electric and water hookups, some dry camping only, and some sites reservable. The location makes for a beautiful setting and close enough to town to enjoy the tourist spots (White Sands National Monument, White Sands
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