Living Desert State Park is a zoo with desert animals and vegetation. Overlooking the Pecos River Valley, this fascinating place exhibits the Chihuahuan Desert region’s…

Carlsbad Caverns National Park is an American national park in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico.  

Is it snow? Can it be? Surely not here, in southern New Mexico! But it certainly looks like snow, especially when the snow plough pushes…

Santa Fe is recognized as one of the most intriguing urban environments in the nation, due largely to the city’s preservation of historic buildings and…

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is in southern Colorado. It’s known for huge dunes like the towering Star Dune, and for the seasonal…

Not the baseball team, the mountains! A day on the US Highway 160 along the San Juan National Forest until we reach our next stop,…

Mesa Verde National Park is an informative showcase of ancestral Puebloan history. At this time of the year, access is limited to the North Rim…

Located just (8 km) north of Moab is Arches National Park, which contains the world’s largest concentration of natural sandstone arches (around 2000!). Delicate Arch…

The legend of Dead Horse Point states that in the late 1800’s the point was used as a corral for wild mustangs roaming the mesa…

With its 42×32 m wide opening, Corona Arch National Recreation Trail provides access to one of the most iconic arches outside Arches National Park. The…